Vacation · Planning application
County approves merging two lots on 6.28 acres to allow a new shop
Commissioners approved, with conditions, combining a residential lot and an open space lot and vacating a utility, drainage and irrigation easement between them on Oct. 14. The owners plan to build a shop; they must show it avoids the flood hazard area or get a floodplain permit.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in Ada County's record. See the official record
Matthew and Susan Brown want to combine two lots they own, a residential lot and an adjacent open space lot, at 4903 N Craig James Ln near Eagle. To do so they are asking the county to vacate a 10-foot utility, drainage and irrigation easement along the shared lot line so they can build a shop over the old property line. The combined property is 6.28 acres in the Rural Residential district.
Vacation of a public utilities, drainage, and irrigation easement along with a parcel consolidation to combine an open space lot and residential lot, in order to build a shop. The property contains approximately 6.28 acres in the Rural Residential (RR) District and is located at the southwest corner of N Craig James Ln and W Quarter Dr; Section 29, T.5N, R.1E.
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. 6, 2026
Document added: Staff report (Board of County Commissioners, Oct 14, 2026)
Oct. 6, 2026
Document added: Findings (Board of County Commissioners, Oct 14, 2026)
Aug. 25, 2026
Application filed
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Staff report for Board of County Commissioners hearing
Staff analysis of a request to combine two lots in Stillwell Estates No. 9 and vacate the interior utility, drainage, and irrigation easement between them, for the Oct. 14 hearing.
Oct. 6, 2026 · 59 pages · 17.9 MB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Board findings of fact, conclusions of law and order
Board of County Commissioners findings for a vacation application, covering the record, procedural notices, and project description for an accessory storage structure after the Oct. 14 hearing.
Oct. 6, 2026 · 7 pages · 256 KB · Findings