Planning project · Planning application
Request to keep car sales on 1.6-acre lot where dealerships are no longer allowed
The applicant asks the city to confirm the site's earlier use as a legal nonconforming use, then change it to vehicle sales. No site changes are proposed. The request, filed Sept. 22, is under administrative review.

From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Boise's record. See the official record
Establish legal nonconforming use status for vehicle sales
Project name on file: 11711 W FAIRVIEW AVE
Timeline
Jan. 9, 2026
Planning Applications: Generate Additional Application
Nov. 25, 2025
Pending Application Submittal: Planning Applications in Review
Oct. 17, 2025
Concept Review Complete: CR Complete - Type 2
Sept. 30, 2025
Concept Review Complete: Notes
Emailed to schedule CR
Sept. 22, 2025
Application Submittal: Online
Sept. 22, 2025
Application filed
Documents
Site plans
- Download Site plan
Sept. 22, 2025 · 1 page · 25.7 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs
Project narrative
- Download Concept review summary for legal nonconforming use
Planning staff summary of a Type 2 concept review on whether a prior car dealership use can be confirmed as legal nonconforming and changed to vehicle sales in the MX-3 zone.
Oct. 17, 2025 · 2 pages · 450 KB · PDS-Concept Review Summary Report
- Download Project description for automotive sales use
Narrative describing a proposed automotive sales business, with planned lot paving, fence removal, an ADA parking space and exterior building upgrades.
Sept. 22, 2025 · 1 page · 61 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs
Application
- Download Planning project application form
Application for a used car dealership use on a MX-3 zoned parcel, filed by an attorney for the property owners.
Sept. 22, 2025 · 2 pages · 154 KB · PDS-Application


