Variance · Planning application
Carport setback variance request decided by Ada County board
Dan Sessions sought permission to build a carport within front and side setbacks, saying it would store a vehicle in winter and avoid scraping ice. Staff recommended denial, and the board's findings record a denial, though the status field lists the request as approved.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in Ada County's record. See the official record
Dan Sessions asked Ada County for a variance from setback rules to build a carport on his corner lot at 10786 W Onondaga Dr. in Boise, in a single-family neighborhood. The Board of County Commissioners denied the request, finding it would give a special privilege not allowed in the zoning district and that the hardship cited, scraping ice off vehicles, did not come from unique features of the site.
Variance for property setback requirements in order to construct a carport.
Timeline
Nov. 25, 2025
Approved
Ada County Board of County Commissioners: Approved.
Nov. 25, 2025
Public hearing: Ada County Board of County Commissioners
Nov. 12, 2025
Ada County staff recommended denial
Nov. 12, 2025
Public hearing: Ada County Board of County Commissioners
Nov. 7, 2025
Document added: Staff report (Board of County Commissioners, Nov 12, 2025)
Nov. 7, 2025
Document added: Findings (Board of County Commissioners, Nov 12, 2025)
Sept. 16, 2025
Application filed
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Staff report for Board of County Commissioners hearing
Staff analysis recommending against a variance for a carport within front and side setbacks on a corner lot, finding no unique hardship and a special privilege would be granted.
Nov. 7, 2025 · 56 pages · 25.2 MB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and order
Board of County Commissioners findings on a variance application, covering the record, procedural steps, notice, and the proposed project description (single-family residential with a carport).
Nov. 7, 2025 · 5 pages · 225 KB · Findings