Variance · Planning application
Request to combine two parcels for a single-family home on 5 acres denied
Ada County commissioners ruled on Sept. 1 on a request to merge a 1-acre and a 4-acre parcel into one 5.04-acre lot and use a shared 1989 access easement instead of a private road. The findings say the request was denied.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in Ada County's record. See the official record
The applicant wants to combine two parcels (one 1-acre and one 4-acre) at 1275 W Amity Rd near Meridian into a single 5.04-acre lot. They also want a variance to use an existing shared driveway easement from 1989 that the neighbors use, rather than going through a private road application. Plans show a new single-family home with a pool and a detached shop on the site.
Application for approval of a Parcel Consolidation to combine two parcels of section ground to meet 5 acre minimum in an RUT zone with a Variance application to allow for these parcels to use the same easement the neighbors are using to forgo the requirement of a Private Road application.
Timeline
Sept. 1, 2026
Approved
Ada County Board of County Commissioners: Approved.
Sept. 1, 2026
Public hearing: Ada County Board of County Commissioners
Aug. 12, 2026
Ada County staff recommended denial
Aug. 12, 2026
Public hearing: Ada County Board of County Commissioners
Aug. 5, 2026
Document added: Staff report (Board of County Commissioners, Aug 12, 2026)
Aug. 5, 2026
Document added: Findings (Board of County Commissioners, Aug 12, 2026)
June 2, 2026
Application filed
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Staff report for Board of County Commissioners hearing
Staff analysis of a property consolidation and variance request to combine two parcels and use an existing access easement without a private road, recommending the Board weigh frontage and variance standards.
Aug. 5, 2026 · 49 pages · 23.1 MB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and order
Board of County Commissioners decision on a variance application to consolidate two lots into one for a future single-family home, following the Aug. 12, 2026 public hearing.
Aug. 5, 2026 · 8 pages · 268 KB · Findings