Vacation · Planning application
County approves vacating utility easement to allow expansion of detached shop
Ada County commissioners approved vacating a 12-foot utility, drainage and irrigation easement on a 6.2-acre residential lot on Oct. 14. Lumen reported no buried facilities there. Utility locates must be done before construction, and the owners cover any relocation or repair costs.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in Ada County's record. See the official record
The owner of a 6.2-acre property at 3373 W Twin View Ln near Meridian asks Ada County to vacate a 12-foot-wide utility, drainage and irrigation easement along a former lot line. The easement is where an existing detached accessory building (such as a shop) is planned to be expanded. Staff recommends approval, and the County Commissioners are scheduled to hear the request on October 14, 2026.
A Vacation application to vacate an existing 12 foot public utility, drainage and irrigation easement between the previously existing interior lot lines of Lot 5 and Lot 1 of the Coltrin View Estates Subdivision to allow for the expansion of an existing detached accessory structure. The property is located at 3373 W Twin View Ln and contains approximately 6.239 acres in the Rural Urban Transition (RUT) District and is within the Coltrin View Estates Subdivision. Section 27, Township 3N, Range 1W.
Timeline
Oct. 14, 2026
Ada County staff recommended approval
Oct. 14, 2026
Approved
Ada County Board of County Commissioners: Approved.
Oct. 14, 2026
Public hearing: Ada County Board of County Commissioners
Oct. 9, 2026
Document added: Memo (Board of County Commissioners, Oct 14, 2026)
Oct. 7, 2026
Document added: Staff report (Board of County Commissioners, Oct 14, 2026)
Oct. 7, 2026
Document added: Findings (Board of County Commissioners, Oct 14, 2026)
Sept. 11, 2026
Application filed
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Lumen easement vacation relinquishment response letter
Lumen (Qwest Corporation) states no objection to the public easement vacation where its facilities are absent, conditioned on the applicant bearing relocation and repair costs if facilities are found.
Oct. 9, 2026 · 5 pages · 614 KB · Staff Memo
- Download Staff report for Board of County Commissioners hearing
Staff report on a request to vacate a 12-foot utility, drainage and irrigation easement between Lots 5 and 1 of Coltrin View Estates, to allow expansion of an accessory structure, with a hearing set for Oct. 14, 2026.
Oct. 7, 2026 · 36 pages · 20.7 MB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and order
Board of Ada County Commissioners findings on the Oct. 14, 2026 hearing for a vacation of a utility and drainage easement, covering procedural history, project description and site characteristics.
Oct. 7, 2026 · 7 pages · 270 KB · Findings