Variance · Planning application
County approves soccer field lighting, scoreboard and fence variances at Expo Idaho
The Ada County Board of County Commissioners approved variances for taller light poles, a larger scoreboard and eight-foot fencing for new soccer fields, plus about 5,900 square feet of modular locker room and concessions structures. Approval carries conditions, including building permits and a revised second lighting…
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The applicant, The Land Group for Boise Pro Soccer, asks for a variance to allow taller field lights, a larger scoreboard, and eight-foot security fencing within required setbacks for new soccer fields at the Expo Idaho site at 5610 N Glenwood St in Garden City. The project also adds 28 modular structures for locker rooms and concessions, plus new bleachers and pitch-side seating. Staff recommends approval, but this document does not record a final decision.
Variance to the allowed height for field lighting, the size of a scoreboard, and fence height for a Public/Quasi-Public Use (Soccer Fields at the Park at Expo Idaho). Also included is a Master Site Plan Modification. The property is located at 5610 N Glenwood St, 5121 N Alworth St, and E Remington St and contains approximately 97.0 acres of the larger Expo Idaho site in the Rural-Urban Transition (RUT) District and C-2 (Garden City -General Commercial) District; Sections 30 and 31, T.4N, R.2E.
Timeline
Oct. 8, 2025
Ada County staff recommended approval
Oct. 8, 2025
Approved
Ada County Board of County Commissioners: Approved.
Oct. 8, 2025
Public hearing: Ada County Board of County Commissioners
Oct. 1, 2025
Document added: Staff report (Board of County Commissioners, Oct 8, 2025)
Oct. 1, 2025
Document added: Findings (Board of County Commissioners, Oct 8, 2025)
July 25, 2025
Application filed
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Staff report for Oct. 8 Board of County Commissioners hearing
Staff analysis of a variance for field lighting height, scoreboard size and fence height at the Expo Idaho soccer fields, plus a master site plan modification adding 28 modular structures.
Oct. 1, 2025 · 167 pages · 77.1 MB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and order
Board of County Commissioners findings on the variance and modified site plan for soccer fields at Expo Idaho, following the Oct. 8, 2025 public hearing.
Oct. 1, 2025 · 10 pages · 281 KB · Findings
