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Nampa Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting – July 28, 2026

Public Meetings — Tuesday, July 28, 2026
BodyNampa, Idaho
SessionPublic Meetings
DateTuesday, July 28, 2026
StatusFILED
Video Record
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Transcript — Verbatim
1:42

Okay.

1:43

I've got six o'clock.

1:46

I would like to officially welcome like to welcome everybody to the City of Napa Planning and Zoning Commission meeting July twenty-eighth, twenty twenty-six.

1:54

Um we start Madam Clerk with a roll call.

2:00

Vice Chair Garner.

2:02

Here.

2:03

Chairman Miller.

2:05

Here.

2:06

Commissioner Daffer.

2:08

Absent.

2:09

Commissioner Turner?

2:10

Here.

2:11

Commissioner Kehoe?

2:13

Here.

2:13

Commissioner Morgan?

2:15

Here.

2:15

Commissioner Kirkman.

2:17

Here.

2:17

Commissioner Copeland.

2:20

Absent.

2:21

Commissioner Fiend.

2:22

Here.

2:23

Thank you.

2:24

Thank you.

2:28

Mr.

2:29

Ashby.

2:35

Director.

2:36

Director Ashley.

2:37

Director.

2:43

Uh for the record, Rodney Ashby, Planning and Zoning Director.

2:47

Um just need to report back on City Council agenda items.

2:52

We had three consent agenda items.

2:55

The first one was a subdivision short plat for Greenhurst Cottages.

2:59

You had recommended approval and City Council approved that.

3:02

Subdivision final plat for Deer Flat Ranch number two was also recommended by you.

3:08

And City Council approved that.

3:10

And finally the final plat for Lakeview number one was recommended and approved by City Council.

3:46

And Prescott Creek was another one that got continued to uh November.

3:52

This is uh Senator Rich's property that uh it's been going on for a while now.

4:01

Uh you heard it probably six months ago, I think.

4:05

I think it was in January when when you heard it.

4:08

And uh and so that is uh being continued, they requested to to go after the um election in November.

4:18

So that's happening in November.

4:21

And then the last two uh public hearings that happened were the comprehensive plan map amendment from low density residential to medium density residential at 5601 east locust lane.

4:35

And you had recommended denial on this one.

4:39

And uh City Council did deny that the next one was a variance for uh uh sign height and that was approved.

4:52

That was at um um Bathitters, I think it's on Chisholm Drive.

5:00

Right.

5:02

Yeah.

5:03

East East End of East Chiselm Chisholm Drive.

5:09

And that one was approved.

5:11

So that's all I have for that.

5:13

And then I've got our density report.

5:15

If you want me to start right into that, Mr.

5:17

Chair, can we ask a question on those?

5:19

Does the fact that the Grace Bible church got pushed affect the other applicant?

5:25

Were they back-to-back meetings?

5:27

Yeah, good question.

5:29

So there is one that uh what we're doing is we're recommending that they uh have a condition.

5:36

If I'm that correct, we have a condition if if it gets approved, then it'll it'll continue and be approved as well.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Land Use Planning█████████████████████████████████████████████70%
Procedural██████████16%
Airport Management█████8%
Traffic Management████6%
Summary of Proceedings

Nampa Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting – July 28, 2026

The Nampa Planning and Zoning Commission met on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, beginning at 6:00 PM. The meeting included a staff report on recent City Council actions, a density report presentation, approval of the consent agenda, and two public hearings: a short plat subdivision for an industrial lot and an annexation/rezone for airport-related parcels. All votes were unanimous among the commissioners present.

Consent Calendar

  • Director Rodney Ashby reported on City Council actions from prior consent items: Greenhurst Cottages short plat, Deer Flat Ranch No. 2 final plat, and Lakeview No. 1 final plat were approved as recommended by the Commission. The Prescott Creek subdivision (Senator Rich's property) was continued to November 2026. A comprehensive plan map amendment (5601 East Locust Lane, low to medium density) was denied by the City Council as recommended by the Commission. A sign height variance on Chisholm Drive was approved. The Commission also noted that a condition was added to a related application tied to the Grace Bible Church item.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public signed up to speak or testified online during the public hearings.

Discussion Items

  • Density Report (Annual Update): Director Ashby presented a visual summary of preliminary and final plats submitted over the past year. Preliminary plats (longer-term, 3–7 year buildout) concentrated in the north and southeast. If all were approved, they would yield 1,267 single-family units and 26 multi-family units. Final plats (shorter-term) showed 1,656 single-family and 146 multi-family units approved, with many infill developments inside the city. Commissioner Kirkman asked about tracking long-term buildout trends; Ashby noted that annual reports and the comprehensive plan process address this, but many variables (market conditions, impact area changes) make precise projections difficult.
  • Public Hearing: Item 3-2 – Short Plat Approval (DevOne No. 2, 0 East Carcher Road): Applicant Jason Nork, owner of Rocky Mountain Cutting, explained the request to split an industrial lot into two parcels to allow expansion of his manufacturing business and sale of the remaining portion to another small business. Staff planner Terry Friend confirmed the property is zoned Light Industrial, meets short plat requirements, and no public comments were received. The Commission approved the plat unanimously (roll call: 7-0, with Commissioners Daffer and Copeland absent).
  • Public Hearing: Item 3-3 – Annexation and Zoning (73 and 91 North Happy Valley Road): Applicant Alex Jones (JUB Engineers) represented the Nampa Airport, requesting annexation of a 7-acre parcel at 73 N. Happy Valley Road with IL zoning, and a rezone of a portion of 91 N. Happy Valley Road from RA to IL. Staff planner Christy Watkins noted the property is surrounded by IL zoned land, services are available, and the request aligns with the city’s comprehensive plan and airport master plan. Engineering comments addressed access, right-of-way, and frontage improvements. The Commission discussed road classification and future planning. The motion to approve passed unanimously (roll call: 7-0).
  • Item 3-1 (Rescheduled): The agenda item for a short plat at 3-1 was rescheduled to August 25, 2026, due to non-compliance with property posting requirements.

Key Outcomes

  • Approved the consent agenda (motion by Commissioner Garner, second by Commissioner Kehoe; unanimous voice vote).
  • Approved the short plat for DevOne No. 2 (motion by Commissioner Garner, second by Commissioner Kehoe; roll call 7-0).
  • Approved the annexation and zoning map amendment for 73 and 91 N. Happy Valley Road (motion by Commissioner Kirkman, second by Commissioner Morgan; roll call 7-0).
  • The meeting was adjourned at approximately 6:25 PM (motion by Commissioner Morgan, second by Commissioner Kehoe; unanimous).

Meeting Transcript

Okay. I've got six o'clock. I would like to officially welcome like to welcome everybody to the City of Napa Planning and Zoning Commission meeting July twenty-eighth, twenty twenty-six. Um we start Madam Clerk with a roll call. Vice Chair Garner. Here. Chairman Miller. Here. Commissioner Daffer. Absent. Commissioner Turner? Here. Commissioner Kehoe? Here. Commissioner Morgan? Here. Commissioner Kirkman. Here. Commissioner Copeland. Absent. Commissioner Fiend. Here. Thank you. Thank you. Mr. Ashby. Director. Director Ashley. Director. Uh for the record, Rodney Ashby, Planning and Zoning Director. Um just need to report back on City Council agenda items. We had three consent agenda items. The first one was a subdivision short plat for Greenhurst Cottages. You had recommended approval and City Council approved that. Subdivision final plat for Deer Flat Ranch number two was also recommended by you. And City Council approved that. And finally the final plat for Lakeview number one was recommended and approved by City Council. And Prescott Creek was another one that got continued to uh November. This is uh Senator Rich's property that uh it's been going on for a while now. Uh you heard it probably six months ago, I think. I think it was in January when when you heard it. And uh and so that is uh being continued, they requested to to go after the um election in November. So that's happening in November. And then the last two uh public hearings that happened were the comprehensive plan map amendment from low density residential to medium density residential at 5601 east locust lane. And you had recommended denial on this one. And uh City Council did deny that the next one was a variance for uh uh sign height and that was approved. That was at um um Bathitters, I think it's on Chisholm Drive. Right. Yeah. East East End of East Chiselm Chisholm Drive.

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