Conditional use · Planning application
Farm expansion with new barn building, pavilions and bakery approved with conditions
Ada County commissioners on the Planning and Zoning Commission approved the expansion on Aug. 13 for a 163.6-acre working farm and agritourism venue. Conditions bar event parking on the public road and fireworks, and require outdoor events to end by about 9:30 p.m.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in Ada County's record. See the official record
Lowe Family Farmstead, a working farm and fall agritourism venue with a corn maze and pumpkin sales near Kuna, wants to expand. The plan adds a 6,000 square foot barn-style retail and meeting building, a 7,200 square foot pavilion, three 1,500 square foot pavilions, a 2,400 square foot bakery and an 1,100 square foot exit booth on the roughly 163.6-acre property, and allows year-round sales of farm products. Parking would stay on pasture and perimeter tree landscaping would be replaced by farm fences and fields.
A Conditional Use and Master Site Plan for the expansion of the Lowe Family Farmstead (Agritainment Venue) and a request for Alternative Compliance for the off-street parking and landscape plans. The property is located at 2500 S. Eagle Road in Section 33 of T. 2N, R. 1E, in the Rural Residential (RR) District. x_ref: Project #201800902 CU-MSP.
Project name on file: Lowe Family Farmstead
Timeline
Aug. 13, 2026
Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve (5-0)
Commission action: Approved; (5-0)
Aug. 13, 2026
Ada County staff recommended approval
Aug. 13, 2026
Approved
Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission: Approved.
Aug. 13, 2026
Public hearing: Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission
Aug. 5, 2026
Document added: Staff report (Planning and Zoning Commission, Aug 13, 2026)
Aug. 5, 2026
Document added: Findings (Planning and Zoning Commission, Aug 13, 2026)
June 30, 2026
Application filed
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Staff report for Aug. 13 Planning and Zoning Commission hearing
Staff analysis of a conditional use and master site plan to expand an agritainment farm venue, plus a request for alternative parking and landscape compliance.
Aug. 5, 2026 · 64 pages · 18.8 MB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and order
Commission findings on procedure and proposed agritourism uses, including farm product sales, corn mazes, and seasonal events, for a conditional use application.
Aug. 5, 2026 · 15 pages · 301 KB · Findings