Conditional use · Planning application
Trailhead upgrades with 33 parking spaces and a restroom approved
Boise Parks & Recreation won approval from the Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission on March 12 to pave and expand the parking lot, add accessible stalls, drainage swales, a crosswalk and a small vault-style restroom. The approval comes with conditions, including health and highway district sign-off before work…
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in Ada County's record. See the official record
Boise Parks & Recreation proposes improvements at the existing Cartwright Road trailhead at 8451 N. Cartwright Road in Ada County. The work includes paving and expanding the parking lot, adding ADA-compliant parking stalls, drainage swales, a crosswalk on Cartwright Road, and a new vault-style restroom building. Staff recommends approval, and the Planning and Zoning Commission hearing is scheduled for March 12, 2026.
A Conditional Use and Master Site Plan application to make improvements at an existing trailhead. Improvements include paving and expanding the parking lot, addiing drainage swales, ADA compliant parking stalls, crosswalk on Cartwright Road, and a vault-style restroom building. The property is located 8451 N. Cartwright Road in the Rural Preservation (RP) District.
Timeline
March 12, 2026
Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve (5-0)
Commission action: Approved; (5-0)
March 12, 2026
Ada County staff recommended approval
March 12, 2026
Approved
Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission: Approved.
March 12, 2026
Public hearing: Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission
March 6, 2026
Document added: Memo (Planning and Zoning Commission, Mar 12, 2026)
March 4, 2026
Document added: Staff report (Planning and Zoning Commission, Mar 12, 2026)
March 4, 2026
Document added: Findings (Planning and Zoning Commission, Mar 12, 2026)
Jan. 16, 2026
Application filed
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Staff memo on additional exhibits, sign posting certification
Ada County staff memo listing additional exhibits filed for the conditional use application, including a sign posting certification form and photos (11 pages).
March 6, 2026 · 12 pages · 942 KB · Staff Memo
- Download Staff report for conditional use and master site plan at trailhead
Staff report for a Boise Parks & Recreation request to pave and expand a trailhead parking lot, add swales, ADA stalls, a crosswalk and restroom building, with a landscaping waiver recommended.
March 4, 2026 · 110 pages · 15.9 MB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and order
Commission findings on the Boise Parks & Recreation trailhead conditional use application, covering procedural steps, the project description, and the order from the March 12, 2026 hearing.
March 4, 2026 · 14 pages · 308 KB · Findings