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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.

SubmittedPLN25-00833Filed Sept. 22, 2025West Boise · 11711 W Fairview Ave+2 related filings
Site plan for Request to keep car sales on 1.6-acre lot where dealerships are no longer allowed
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

Establish legal nonconforming use status for vehicle sales

Project name on file: 11711 W FAIRVIEW AVE

Timeline

  1. Jan. 9, 2026

    Planning Applications: Generate Additional Application

  2. Nov. 25, 2025

    Pending Application Submittal: Planning Applications in Review

  3. Oct. 17, 2025

    Concept Review Complete: CR Complete - Type 2

  4. Sept. 30, 2025

    Concept Review Complete: Notes

    Emailed to schedule CR

  5. Sept. 22, 2025

    Application Submittal: Online

  6. Sept. 22, 2025

    Application filed

Documents

Site plans

Project narrative

  • 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 Concept review summary for legal nonconforming 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

    Download Project description for automotive sales use

Application

  • 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

    Download Planning project application form

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