Variance · Planning application
County approves variance allowing one home on 4.41-acre lot
Joseph Guenther sought the variance because the parcel is below the 40-acre minimum for its zone, so no structure can be built without it. The Ada County Board of County Commissioners approved it Sept. 10, and the home will need a building permit and a new septic system.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in Ada County's record. See the official record
Joseph Guenther is asking Ada County for a variance to make a 4.41-acre parcel at 8560 N. Lost Sage Lane, near Boise, eligible for a building permit. The parcel is below the 40-acre minimum for its Rural Preservation zone, so no structures can be built without the variance. The document describes the request as a lot size variance only, and the staff report recommends approval to the Board of County Commissioners.
Variance for Lot Size. The property is located at 8560 N Lost Sage Ln and contains 4.41 acres in the Rural Preservation (RP) District; Section 18, T.4N, R.2E.
Timeline
Sept. 10, 2025
Ada County staff recommended approval
Sept. 10, 2025
Approved
Ada County Board of County Commissioners: Approved.
Sept. 10, 2025
Public hearing: Ada County Board of County Commissioners
Sept. 5, 2025
Document added: Memo (Board of County Commissioners, Sep 10, 2025)
Sept. 2, 2025
Document added: Staff report (Board of County Commissioners, Sep 10, 2025)
Sept. 2, 2025
Document added: Findings (Board of County Commissioners, Sep 10, 2025)
July 11, 2025
Application filed
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Staff memo on additional exhibit: sign posting certification
Ada County staff memo to commissioners transmitting Exhibit 22, a signed sign posting certification form for the variance application, submitted Sept. 3, 2025.
Sept. 5, 2025 · 2 pages · 11.2 MB · Staff Memo
- Download Staff report for variance to minimum lot size
Ada County staff report recommending on a variance request for a 4.41-acre parcel in the Rural Preservation district that falls short of the 40-acre minimum, so it could become eligible for a building permit.
Sept. 2, 2025 · 43 pages · 10.0 MB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and order
Board of Ada County Commissioners decision on a lot-size variance application, covering the record, procedural history, project description and site characteristics following the Sept. 10, 2025 hearing.
Sept. 2, 2025 · 6 pages · 237 KB · Findings