Conditional use · Planning application
County approves residential care facility for up to 16 adults
Ada County commissioners approved the request on appeal on Feb. 17, after the Planning and Zoning Commission had denied it. The facility would operate in an existing single-family home on a 0.54-acre lot, offering short-term behavioral health treatment with stays of about 28 days or less.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in Ada County's record. See the official record
Icarus Behavioral Health is asking Ada County for a conditional use permit to run a short-term adult behavioral health residential care facility for up to 16 adults at 11101 W. Chapin Avenue, Boise. The facility would operate inside an existing 4,197-square-foot, five-bedroom single-family home on a 0.54-acre lot, with stays of 28 days or less. Staff recommends approval to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Conditional Use and Master Site plan for a Residential Care Facility for up to 16 adults. The property is located at 11101 W Chapin Ave and contains .54 acres in the Medium Density Residential (R6) District; Section 3, T.2N, R.1E.
Timeline
Feb. 17, 2026
Approved
Ada County Board of County Commissioners: Approved.
Feb. 17, 2026
On the agenda: Ada County Board of County Commissioners
Jan. 14, 2026
Ada County staff recommended approval
Jan. 14, 2026
Public hearing: Ada County Board of County Commissioners
Jan. 9, 2026
10 documents added
Nov. 13, 2025
Ada County staff recommended denial
Nov. 13, 2025
Public hearing: Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission
Sept. 25, 2025
Ada County staff recommended approval
Sept. 25, 2025
Public hearing: Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission
June 26, 2025
Ada County staff recommended tabling it
June 26, 2025
Public hearing: Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission
May 8, 2025
Ada County staff recommended approval
May 8, 2025
Public hearing: Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission
March 10, 2025
Application filed
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Board of County Commissioners staff memo with additional exhibits list
Staff memo to the Commissioners transmitting eight additional exhibits (18-A through 25-A) submitted after the staff report, mostly public comments and a sign posting certification.
Jan. 9, 2026 · 38 pages · 3.9 MB · Staff Memo
- Download Staff report for Board of County Commissioners appeal hearing
Staff report for the Jan. 14, 2026 hearing on an appeal of the denial of a conditional use and master site plan for a residential care facility serving up to 16 adults.
Jan. 7, 2026 · 854 pages · 137.4 MB · Staff Report
- Download Staff report for conditional use and master site plan
Staff analysis of a proposed residential care facility for up to 16 adults in an existing single-family home in the R6 district, with notes on sprinklers, fencing and the applicant's program.
Sept. 19, 2025 · 334 pages · 45.4 MB · Staff Report
- Download Staff memo on continuance request
Staff memo noting the applicant asked to continue the conditional use application indefinitely while septic permitting and design are worked out with Central District Health.
June 16, 2025 · 1 page · 218 KB · Staff Memo
- Download Staff memo transmitting additional exhibits 39 through 65
Ada County staff memo to the Planning and Zoning Commission listing exhibits 39 to 65 submitted after the staff report for the conditional use application, mostly public letters and emails.
May 2, 2025 · 58 pages · 8.9 MB · Staff Memo
- Download Staff report for conditional use and master site plan
Planning staff analysis for a conditional use and master site plan to operate a residential care facility for up to 16 adults in an existing residence in the R6 district.
April 29, 2025 · 150 pages · 17.0 MB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Board of County Commissioners findings of fact, conclusions of law and order
Findings and order from the Jan. 14, 2026 Board hearing on Icarus Behavioral Health's appeal of the Commission's denial of a residential care facility conditional use and master site plan.
Jan. 7, 2026 · 20 pages · 357 KB · Findings
- Download Revised findings of fact, conclusions of law and order
Revised findings and order on the conditional use application by Icarus Behavioral Health, covering procedural history, notice and the Commission's hearing record.
Nov. 4, 2025 · 14 pages · 306 KB · Findings
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and order
Commission findings on the Icarus Behavioral Health conditional use application, covering the record, procedural history, notice and hearing dates.
Sept. 19, 2025 · 16 pages · 391 KB · Findings
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and order
Commission findings on the conditional use application for a residential care facility, covering the record, procedural steps, notices and project description; decision after the May 8, 2025 hearing.
April 29, 2025 · 15 pages · 402 KB · Findings