Conditional use · Planning application
Maverick Towers' 170-foot cell tower approved for rural Ada County site
The Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission approved a conditional use on Sept. 11 for a 170-foot commercial wireless tower on a 38-acre rural property with a single-family home. Conditions require solid fencing around a 3,600-square-foot lease area and FAA and state airport approvals before work or operation begins.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in Ada County's record. See the official record
Maverick Towers, represented by Andy Cockell, proposes a 170-foot commercial wireless tower at 16000 S. Curtis Road near Kuna on a 38-acre rural property that already has a single-family home. The tower would sit inside a fenced lease area of about 3,600 square feet and is designed to hold equipment for up to four wireless carriers, with access from a road off W. Kuna-Mora Road. Staff recommends approval, but this staff report is not a final decision.
Conditional Use for a 170' commercial cell tower. The property is located at 16000 S Curtis Rd and contains 38.02 acres in the Rural Preservation (RP) District; Section 5, T.1N, R.2E.
Timeline
Sept. 11, 2025
Ada County staff recommended approval
Sept. 11, 2025
Approved
Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission: Approved.
Sept. 11, 2025
Public hearing: Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission
Sept. 2, 2025
Document added: Staff report (Planning and Zoning Commission, Sep 11, 2025)
Sept. 2, 2025
Document added: Findings (Planning and Zoning Commission, Sep 11, 2025)
July 7, 2025
Application filed
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Staff report for conditional wireless tower hearing
Ada County staff report for the Sept. 11, 2025 Planning and Zoning Commission hearing on a 170-foot commercial wireless facility conditional use, with staff analysis against the Kuna comprehensive plan.
Sept. 2, 2025 · 126 pages · 17.9 MB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and order (Planning and Zoning Commission)
Commission findings and order on a conditional use application for a 170-foot commercial wireless tower, covering procedural history, notice, and project description, decided at the Sept. 11, 2025 hearing.
Sept. 2, 2025 · 19 pages · 342 KB · Findings