Rezone · Planning application
Heavy equipment sales site with 3,500-square-foot building approved on 2 acres
County commissioners approved rezoning 1.98 acres from rural transition to limited industrial, replacing a house with an office and shop. The use is limited to five years, and repairs must be done indoors.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in Ada County's record. See the official record
Ada County staff asked the Planning and Zoning Commission to postpone a rezone, development agreement and master site plan application for property at 5275 W Franklin Rd near Meridian. The request is to move it to the April 9, 2026 hearing because a report from the highway district and more septic system information from the health district are still pending.
Application for approval of a Zoning Map Amendment with a Development Agreement and Master Site Plan to rezone the current 1.98 acre parcel from Rural Urban Transition (RUT) to Limited Industrial (M1) for use as a Heavy Equipment Sales and Service business with a proposed 3,500 square foot building.
Timeline
Aug. 12, 2026
Ada County staff recommended approval
Aug. 12, 2026
Approved
Ada County Board of County Commissioners: Approved.
Aug. 12, 2026
Public hearing: Ada County Board of County Commissioners
Aug. 6, 2026
7 documents added
July 15, 2026
Ada County staff recommended tabling it to August 12, 2026
July 15, 2026
Public hearing: Ada County Board of County Commissioners
June 11, 2026
Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval
June 11, 2026
Ada County staff recommended approval
June 11, 2026
Public hearing: Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission
May 14, 2026
Ada County staff recommended tabling it to June 11, 2026
May 14, 2026
Public hearing: Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission
April 9, 2026
Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission tabled it to May 14, 2026 (5-0)
Commission action: Tabled to May 14th, 2026; (5-0)
April 9, 2026
Ada County staff recommended tabling it to May 14, 2026
April 9, 2026
Public hearing: Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission
March 12, 2026
Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission tabled it to April 9, 2026 (6-0)
Commission action: Tabled to April 9, 2026; (6-0)
March 12, 2026
Ada County staff recommended tabling it to April 9, 2026
March 12, 2026
Public hearing: Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission
Dec. 23, 2025
Application filed
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Staff report for Board of County Commissioners hearing
Staff analysis recommending approval of a rezone from RUT to M1, a development agreement, and a master site plan for heavy equipment sales and service use.
Aug. 5, 2026 · 121 pages · 22.3 MB · Staff Report
- Download Staff report for Planning and Zoning Commission, June 11 hearing
Staff analysis of a rezone from Rural Urban Transition to Light Industrial with a development agreement and master site plan for heavy equipment sales and service, noting required landscape and lighting revisions.
June 3, 2026 · 60 pages · 13.5 MB · Staff Report
- Download Staff memo requesting tabling to June 11 hearing
Ada County Development Services asks that the rezone application be tabled to the June 11, 2026 public hearing while the applicant works with ACHD on conditions of approval.
May 6, 2026 · 1 page · 232 KB · Staff Memo
- Download Staff request to table hearing to May 14
Ada County Development Services asks that the rezone application be tabled to the May 14, 2026 public hearing because the Highway District staff report had not yet been received.
April 1, 2026 · 1 page · 242 KB · Staff Memo
- Download Staff memo requesting continuance to April 9 hearing
Ada County Development Services asks that the rezone application be tabled to the April 9, 2026 hearing, pending a highway district staff report and septic information from Central District Health.
March 4, 2026 · 1 page · 150 KB · Staff Memo
Decisions
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and order (Board of County Commissioners)
Board of County Commissioners findings and order on the rezone application, covering the record, procedural history of the hearings, and the Board's decision.
Aug. 6, 2026 · 14 pages · 566 KB · Findings
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and order
Commission's findings on the record, procedural history and hearing dates for a rezone application, following the June 11, 2026 public hearing.
June 3, 2026 · 14 pages · 475 KB · Findings