Conditional use · Planning application
Church approved for two-phase campus totaling 18,000 square feet
Ada County's Planning and Zoning Commission approved a church project to be built in two phases over seven years, with phase one an 11,200-square-foot church and phase two a 7,000-square-foot building. Approval came with conditions, including a finalized landscape plan, lighting plan and septic approval.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in Ada County's record. See the official record
The Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission approved a conditional use permit and master site plan for a church at 8995 W. Chinden Boulevard in Meridian, to be built in two phases over seven years. Phase one is an 11,200-square-foot church, and phase two adds a 7,000-square-foot building, with 100 parking spaces on the 4.67-acre site.
Conditional Use and Master Site Plan for a Church to be built in phases. The property is located at at 8995 W Chinden Blvd and contains 4.67 acres within the Rural-Urban Transition (RUT) District; Section 30, T.4N, R.1W.
Timeline
July 17, 2025
Ada County staff recommended approval
July 17, 2025
Approved
Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission: Approved.
July 17, 2025
Public hearing: Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission
July 9, 2025
Document added: P&Z staff report (Planning and Zoning Commission, Jul 17, 2025)
July 9, 2025
Document added: P&Z findings (Planning and Zoning Commission, Jul 17, 2025)
May 13, 2025
Application filed
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Staff report for conditional use and master site plan
Ada County staff report for a church built in phases on 4.67 acres, covering parking, deferred landscape, lighting and sign plans, and agency and public comments for the July 17, 2025 hearing.
July 9, 2025 · 68 pages · 24.7 MB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and order
Commission's written findings and order on the conditional use application for a two-phase church, covering procedural history and project description from the July 17, 2025 hearing.
July 9, 2025 · 15 pages · 418 KB · Findings