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Approved variance lets loading dock reach Robert Street property line

The Hearing Examiner approved the variance on March 2 for a recessed loading dock with a metal awning at a shopping center, built for a future grocery tenant. Loading hours are limited to 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends.

ApprovedCVA25-00062Filed Oct. 29, 2025Depot Bench · 1100 S Vista Ave+2 related filings
Site plan for Approved variance lets loading dock reach Robert Street property line
Site plan from the application documents.
Pin at the reported location; the shaded outline is the primary parcel (Ada County).

From the filing

The application's description as it appears in City of Boise's record. See the official record

Vista Village LLC is asking for a variance to add a recessed loading dock with a metal awning at the rear of the former Rite Aid building at 1100 S. Vista Avenue, on the Robert Street side of the shopping center. The site is about 1.53 acres and the staff memo recommends approval for a future grocery tenant. The hearing is scheduled for March 2, 2026, before the Hearing Examiner.

Exterior change

Project name on file: 1100 S VISTA AVE

Timeline

  1. March 2, 2026

    Decision: Approved

    Hearing marked “Approved” on 2026-03-02.

  2. March 2, 2026

    Hearing: Approved

  3. Feb. 23, 2026

    Review Complete: Completed

  4. Feb. 23, 2026

    Current Planning: Complete

  5. Jan. 27, 2026

    Current Planning: In Review

  6. Jan. 27, 2026

    Assign Reviewers: Completed

  7. Dec. 3, 2025

    Review Complete: Corrections Required

  8. Dec. 3, 2025

    Current Planning: Corrections Required

  9. Nov. 25, 2025

    Current Planning: In Review

  10. Nov. 25, 2025

    Assign Reviewers: Completed

  11. Nov. 10, 2025

    Fee Payment: Payment Received

  12. Nov. 3, 2025

    Prescreen Review: Passed

  13. Oct. 30, 2025

    Prescreen Review: In Progress

  14. Oct. 29, 2025

    Application Submittal: ePlanReview

  15. Oct. 29, 2025

    Application filed

Documents

Site plans

Plans

  • Architectural elevation drawings showing east and west building elevations with a recessed loading dock, a new metal awning, a relocated power pole, and a trash enclosure design.

    Jan. 27, 2026 · 1 page · 362 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Exterior elevations, version 2
  • Revised architectural floor plan showing the proposed overhead door, relocated power pole, trash enclosure and drive-thru clearances for a remodel.

    Jan. 27, 2026 · 1 page · 371 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Floor plan, version 2
  • Architectural elevation drawings (east and north) showing a relocated power pole, new metal awning, trash enclosure and landscape beds for a remodel.

    Nov. 26, 2025 · 1 page · 415 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Exterior elevations for variance application
  • Variance application site plan showing a proposed trash enclosure, new landscape beds, and a power pole to be relocated in coordination with Idaho Power.

    Nov. 26, 2025 · 1 page · 389 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Site floor plan with proposed trash enclosure and relocated power pole

Project narrative

  • Applicant's narrative requesting a variance for a recessed loading dock with metal awning in the rear setback, addressing the four variance criteria and a future grocery tenant.

    Nov. 26, 2025 · 2 pages · 132 KB · PDS-Letter of Intent

    Download Variance letter of explanation

Staff reports

  • Planning staff report on a variance to add a loading dock that would encroach further into the street side setback of a legally nonconforming former Rite-Aid building in an MX-3 zone.

    Feb. 23, 2026 · 29 pages · 8.6 MB · PDS-Project Report/Memo

    Download Staff report for March 2, 2026 variance hearing

Decisions

  • Hearing examiner's March 4, 2026 letter approving a variance to increase nonconformity of a legacy shopping center building, with the reason for the decision and conditions.

    March 4, 2026 · 8 pages · 219 KB · PDS-Action Letter

    Download Action letter approving variance for the March 2 hearing

Notices

  • Applicant's sworn statement that the property was posted on Feb. 13, 2026, for the March 2, 2026 Hearing Examiner variance hearing, with posting photos submitted.

    Feb. 20, 2026 · 4 pages · 16.5 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Statement of site posting for variance hearing
  • Public hearing notice for a variance to increase the degree of nonconformity of a legal nonconforming building in a mixed-use zone, with instructions for submitting testimony.

    Feb. 11, 2026 · 2 pages · 1.3 MB · PDS-Legal Notice

    Download Notice of March 2, 2026 Hearing Examiner public hearing

Application

  • Variance application for a rear setback encroachment, a proposed recessed loading dock with a permanent metal awning, filed by BRS Architects for an MX-3 property.

    Oct. 29, 2025 · 3 pages · 207 KB · PDS-Application

    Download Variance application form

Photos

  • Architect's sheet A901 with labeled photographs of the site, including the east and west sides, the day drive, and the existing trash enclosure, dated 11/10/2025.

    Nov. 26, 2025 · 1 page · 5.3 MB · PDS-Photos

    Download Site photos of existing conditions

Correspondence

  • Boise Fire Department reports no comments on the variance application, noting building code requirements will apply and are best addressed at building permit stage.

    Feb. 18, 2026 · 1 page · 151 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Fire department comments
  • Boise Parks and Recreation, with Community Forestry, reviewed the variance application and has no comments or recommendations.

    Feb. 18, 2026 · 1 page · 57 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Boise Parks and Recreation comments
  • Public Works states no objection to the variance, requires central sanitary sewer connection for plumbed construction, and notes possible sewer capacity fees at building permit.

    Feb. 18, 2026 · 1 page · 41 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Public Works sewer comments
  • City letter notifying the applicant that the variance application is scheduled for a March 2, 2026 Hearing Examiner hearing, with posting and proof-of-posting requirements.

    Feb. 12, 2026 · 1 page · 94 KB · PDS-Correspondence

    Download Notification letter for the March 2, 2026 hearing
  • Irrigation agency states no Boise Project or New York Irrigation District facilities are on the property, but it holds a valid water right, and local ditches must stay unobstructed and protected by easement.

    Dec. 11, 2025 · 2 pages · 217 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Boise Project Board of Control comment

Other documents

  • Aerial map

    Feb. 11, 2026 · 634 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Land use map

    Feb. 11, 2026 · 506 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Noticing radius map

    Feb. 11, 2026 · 594 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Zoning map

    Feb. 11, 2026 · 668 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Transmittal to agencies

    Dec. 3, 2025 · 99 KB · PDS-Transmittal Agencies

  • Statement of legal interest

    Nov. 26, 2025 · 65 KB · PDS-Statement of Legal Interest

  • Submittal checklist

    Nov. 26, 2025 · 198 KB · PDS-Submittal Checklist

  • Fee receipt

    Nov. 10, 2025 · 134 KB · PDS-Receipts

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