Variance · Planning application
County approves shifting line between two undersized lots to match 40-year-old fence
The Board of County Commissioners approved the change on May 13 with conditions. Lots of 0.871 and 0.934 acres would become 0.944 and 0.858 acres, with no new homes or lots. A variance was needed because both are under the one-acre minimum.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in Ada County's record. See the official record
Ada County staff asked the Board of County Commissioners to postpone a variance application (Project No. 202600061-PBA-V) to the May 13, 2026 public hearing. The project was mistakenly left out of the legal notices for the April 8, 2026 hearing, and it will be included in the notices for the May hearing.
Property Boundary Adustment and Variance to adjust the lines between two nonconforming lots. The property is located at 5244 and 5288 S Fruithill Pl and contains 1.805 acres in the Estate Residential (R1) District; Section 34, T.3N, R.1E.
Timeline
May 13, 2026
Ada County staff recommended approval
May 13, 2026
Approved
Ada County Board of County Commissioners: Approved.
May 13, 2026
Public hearing: Ada County Board of County Commissioners
May 5, 2026
Document added: Staff report (Board of County Commissioners, May 13, 2026)
May 5, 2026
Document added: Findings (Board of County Commissioners, May 13, 2026)
April 8, 2026
Ada County staff recommended tabling it to May 13, 2026
April 8, 2026
Public hearing: Ada County Board of County Commissioners
April 1, 2026
Document added: Memo (Board of County Commissioners, Apr 8, 2026)
Jan. 14, 2026
Application filed
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Staff report for property boundary adjustment and variance
Board of County Commissioners staff report on a boundary adjustment between two nonconforming R1 lots, where a variance is needed because the lot sizes would increase nonconformity.
May 5, 2026 · 42 pages · 20.6 MB · Staff Report
- Download Staff memo requesting continuance to May 13 hearing
Staff asks that the variance application be tabled to the May 13, 2026 hearing because it was left out of the legal notices for the April 8 hearing.
April 1, 2026 · 1 page · 221 KB · Staff Memo
Decisions
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and order
Board of County Commissioners decision on a variance for a property boundary adjustment between two nonconforming properties, covering procedural history and the record.
May 5, 2026 · 8 pages · 276 KB · Findings