Variance · Planning application
Ada County approves variance to expand secondary dwelling past size limit
A finished basement of about 720 square feet will be added under the existing secondary dwelling, which will house the owner's daughter and her family. The approval bars separate sale or rental and lapses if no zoning certificate is issued by June 11, 2026.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in Ada County's record. See the official record
The applicant, Linda Cotner, asked Ada County for a variance and accessory use approval for 4905 W View Pl in Meridian to allow an existing secondary dwelling on a roughly one-acre property to expand beyond the 1,200 square foot living space limit. This document is a memo tabling the request to a June 11, 2025 hearing, so no decision has been made yet.
Accessory Use and Variance to allow an existing Secondary Dwelling to expand beyond the 1200 square foot maximum. The property is located at 4905 W View Pl and contains 1.0 acres in the Estate Residential (R1) District; Section 16, T.3N, R.1W.
Timeline
June 11, 2025
Ada County staff recommended approval
June 11, 2025
Approved
Ada County Board of County Commissioners: Approved.
June 11, 2025
Public hearing: Ada County Board of County Commissioners
June 4, 2025
Document added: Staff report (Board of County Commissioners, Jun 11, 2025)
June 4, 2025
Document added: Draft findings (Board of County Commissioners, Jun 11, 2025)
May 7, 2025
Ada County staff recommended tabling it to June 11, 2025
May 7, 2025
Public hearing: Ada County Board of County Commissioners
April 29, 2025
Document added: Tabling memo (Board of County Commissioners, May 7, 2025)
March 11, 2025
Application filed
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Staff report for secondary dwelling living-space variance
Staff analysis of a request to add a basement to an approved secondary dwelling, raising living space to about 1,440 square feet beyond the 1,200 square foot limit, with findings required for a variance.
June 4, 2025 · 59 pages · 29.8 MB · Staff Report
- Download Staff memo requesting table to June 11 hearing
Associate planner memo to commissioners saying the applicant asked to table the variance application to the June 11, 2025 public hearing, with the related email exchange attached.
April 29, 2025 · 4 pages · 413 KB · Staff Memo
Decisions
- Download Draft findings of fact, conclusions of law and order
Draft Board of County Commissioners findings on a variance to expand a detached secondary dwelling beyond the 1,200 square foot limit by adding a finished basement, following the June 11, 2025 hearing.
June 4, 2025 · 11 pages · 292 KB · Findings