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Nampa Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting – September 9, 2025

Public Meetings — Tuesday, September 9, 2025
BodyNampa, Idaho
SessionPublic Meetings
DateTuesday, September 9, 2025
StatusFILED
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0:05

He told me he's like, oh yeah, the one is like seven or eight feet.

0:09

I remember my dad was standing on the bottom of the whole setup form, and it was over his head.

0:13

Like, okay, so if it's eight feet, I think six or seven.

0:25

So it's very good.

0:27

Eight or nine words at call right here's number three.

0:33

They set it with a crate.

0:38

Three eighths will two.

0:41

Then it goes down to sixteen, then it goes down to twelve.

0:44

All three eights will be twelve and be done.

0:46

Wow.

0:47

And it's gone.

0:51

And then just set it up.

0:54

And then raced it off, walked away, and then they set the cycle there.

1:06

Hey, Brett, can you hear me?

1:56

All right, it is six o'clock.

1:59

I'd like to welcome everybody to the September 9th, 2025 NAMPA Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.

2:07

Let's start with roll call.

2:12

Garner.

2:13

Here Miller.

2:14

Here.

2:15

Daffer.

2:16

Turner.

2:16

Here.

2:17

Keho.

2:18

Morgan.

2:18

Here.

2:19

Kurtman.

2:20

Here.

2:21

Salmon.

2:23

Copeland.

2:24

Here.

2:24

Eight present.

2:26

Thank you.

2:29

Rodney.

2:32

Communications.

2:34

Oh, yeah.

2:34

Let's before we do that.

2:36

Um, if anyone is here for item three three on our agenda tonight, um, that has been withdrawn by staff by the city because of some timing issues and things like that.

2:49

Um so if you're here for that item, it has been withdrawn and rescheduled for October 28th.

2:57

Uh so everybody will get renoticed for that.

3:03

All right, thank you, Mr.

3:05

Chair.

3:05

Um I just have one um public hearing to report on from City Council.

3:11

That was the reconsideration of City Council's denial of a zoning map amendment.

3:17

This one is the one right off of uh Roosevelt, and as 12th goes around the corner there.

3:24

Um yeah, it was right along the alleyway there.

3:28

And um it was for a little um Hispanic uh restaurant, and um that was recommended by Planning and Zoning Commission.

3:39

And excuse me.

3:43

And City Council had denied that as well, and then they gave them some directions and concerns about uh the impact to the residential area right next to it because it's right on the edge of commercial and residential.

3:58

Um they came back with what they thought was um uh the appropriate um response to those concerns, and they had proposed to put in a fence and um to put in some landscaping where vehicles would be uh driving uh on the lot.

4:18

Um and city council didn't feel like that did enough to address the concerns, and so they denied the reconsideration request.

4:28

Um so that will not be coming back as was proposed.

4:36

And I'll just jump into the next topic.

4:39

Um just a quick report on comprehensive plan update and what we're doing for public outreach.

4:46

Um over the last uh couple weeks, um we have been going to quite a few different public outreach events.

5:00

Um we're trying to get to um third Thursdays and to um the farmers market and visiting associations, realtors associations, and builders' associations, and um HOAs, library, yeah.

5:16

We're we're trying to hit them all, and um, so we've uh in just the past couple weeks about 10 different events we've been to and presented at and trying to get people to uh give their comments.

5:31

Um then uh as of August 28th, we've collected a total of 294 survey responses.

5:38

I know that's increased since then, so uh we are over 300 survey responses.

5:45

Um we have developed the survey and postcard in Spanish as well, and we are working to reach out to the Hispanic community directly because that's just been an underrepresentative represented population in the past.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Land Use Planning█████████████████████████████████████████████51%
Engineering And Infrastructure███████████████17%
Public Engagement████████9%
Community Engagement██████7%
Procedural█████6%
Transportation Safety█████6%
Zoning██2%
Parks and Recreation█1%
Urban Renewal█1%
Summary of Proceedings

Nampa Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting – September 9, 2025

The Nampa Planning and Zoning Commission met on September 9, 2025, at 6:00 PM. Roll call was taken with eight commissioners present. The agenda included two public hearings: a pre-annexation and development agreement for New Life Landscape (Carlos Torres) and an annexation, zoning, and preliminary plat for Breckenwood Subdivision. A staff report on the comprehensive plan update was also provided. Both items were approved with amendments.

Consent Calendar

  • The consent agenda was approved by unanimous voice vote (motion by Garner, second by Daper).

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Item 3-1 (New Life Landscape): Kim Marshall (11101 Greenhurst Rd) spoke in support of Carlos Torres, describing him as an exceptional landscaper and a Nampa native. Steve Kider (6407 Airport Rd) requested a six-foot solid fence along the east property line to reduce sound and dust.
  • Item 3-2 (Breckenwood Subdivision): Victor Dowdy (6182 E Mayfield Dr) expressed support for the project contingent on extending Landry Street to 11th Avenue North before or during early phases, citing safety concerns at the Canada/Landry intersection. He also requested an updated traffic study. Barbara Davis (6473 E Path Dr) raised concerns about traffic safety, lack of a pool in the subdivision (fearing residents would use existing HOA pool), stretched city services (fire, police, irrigation), and school capacity. Another resident (name not stated) voiced fatigue over rapid growth and construction impacts.

Discussion Items

  • Comprehensive Plan Update: Staff reported 10 community outreach events in the past two weeks and over 300 survey responses. A consultant has begun existing conditions analysis. A joint planning session with city council was held on September 30, 2025, and a form-based code session is scheduled for September 18, 2025.
  • Item 3-1: New Life Landscape – Pre-Annexation & Development Agreement: The applicant Carlos Torres requested pre-annexation to BC (Community Business) zoning for a landscape construction business at 246 N Robinson Rd. The property is in the city's impact area and designated Community Mixed Use on the comp plan. Staff (Rodney Ashby) explained the pre-annexation process and presented two motion options: approval with conditions or denial. Key discussion points included fencing requirements (design-review fence per city code vs. vinyl fence requested by neighbor), whether sidewalks and other improvements should be required at annexation or immediately, and the need for a concept plan. Commissioners expressed support for the business but debated timing of code compliance. A neighbor's request for a fence was acknowledged.
  • Item 3-2: Breckenwood Subdivision – Annexation, Zoning & Preliminary Plat: The applicant (Becky Isigari, representing Todd Campbell Custom Homes) proposed annexing 81.78 acres for a mixed-use development: 352 residential lots (68 twin homes, 284 single-family detached) and 4 commercial lots. Zoning requested: RS4, RD, BC. Seven phases over ~7 years. Staff analysis confirmed consistency with comp plan (Residential Mixed Use), density (4.52 du/ac), and open space (15.7% of total). Concerns from public and commissioners focused on traffic, left-turn lane at Canada and Landry, and the need to extend Landry to 11th Avenue. Commissioners discussed requiring a northbound left-turn lane on Canada at Landry.

Key Outcomes

  • Item 3-1 Approved (unanimous voice vote): New Life Landscape pre-annexation to BC zone and development agreement approved with all proposed conditions, except condition G regarding sidewalks and side paths was amended to state that improvements shall be completed within 12 months of annexation rather than at time of development. Motion by Morgan, second by Garner.
  • Item 3-2 Approved (unanimous voice vote): Breckenwood Subdivision annexation, zoning, and preliminary plat approved with an additional condition requiring installation of a northbound left-turn lane on Canada Road at Landry Street. Motion by (unclear) with second by (unclear).
  • The meeting adjourned following the vote.

Note: The meeting took place on 2025-09-09, as confirmed by the roll call at 6:00 PM.

Meeting Transcript

He told me he's like, oh yeah, the one is like seven or eight feet. I remember my dad was standing on the bottom of the whole setup form, and it was over his head. Like, okay, so if it's eight feet, I think six or seven. So it's very good. Eight or nine words at call right here's number three. They set it with a crate. Three eighths will two. Then it goes down to sixteen, then it goes down to twelve. All three eights will be twelve and be done. Wow. And it's gone. And then just set it up. And then raced it off, walked away, and then they set the cycle there. Hey, Brett, can you hear me? All right, it is six o'clock. I'd like to welcome everybody to the September 9th, 2025 NAMPA Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. Let's start with roll call. Garner. Here Miller. Here. Daffer. Turner. Here. Keho. Morgan. Here. Kurtman. Here. Salmon. Copeland. Here. Eight present. Thank you. Rodney. Communications. Oh, yeah. Let's before we do that. Um, if anyone is here for item three three on our agenda tonight, um, that has been withdrawn by staff by the city because of some timing issues and things like that. Um so if you're here for that item, it has been withdrawn and rescheduled for October 28th. Uh so everybody will get renoticed for that. All right, thank you, Mr. Chair. Um I just have one um public hearing to report on from City Council. That was the reconsideration of City Council's denial of a zoning map amendment. This one is the one right off of uh Roosevelt, and as 12th goes around the corner there. Um yeah, it was right along the alleyway there. And um it was for a little um Hispanic uh restaurant, and um that was recommended by Planning and Zoning Commission. And excuse me. And City Council had denied that as well, and then they gave them some directions and concerns about uh the impact to the residential area right next to it because it's right on the edge of commercial and residential. Um they came back with what they thought was um uh the appropriate um response to those concerns, and they had proposed to put in a fence and um to put in some landscaping where vehicles would be uh driving uh on the lot.

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