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Council approves rezoning for 21 townhomes in mixed-use zone

The Jeffrie Brownstones project rezones about 1.96 acres from R-2 and R-3 residential to MX-1 mixed-use and creates 21 residential lots plus one commercial lot. The council also approved the plat Dec. 9, 2025, with a 35-foot height limit and construction-hour limits.

ApprovedCAR25-00017Filed June 26, 2025West End · 1907 W Jefferson St+7 related filings
Site plan for Council approves rezoning for 21 townhomes in mixed-use zone
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

The applicant proposes a 21-townhome project with one small commercial space, plus two common lots, on a triangle-shaped block at 1907 W Jefferson Street in Boise, bounded by Jefferson, Bannock, 19th and 21st Streets. The project would rezone the site from residential zones to a mixed-use zone and subdivide it. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the rezone and subdivision and approved a rear-setback variance.

Rezone to MX-1 and SUB for single-family attached 22 Units

Project name on file: 1907 W JEFFERSON ST - CAR/SUB

Timeline

  1. June 9, 2026

    Final Ordinance or Resolution: Complete

  2. Dec. 9, 2025

    Public hearing: City Council

    Outcome: Approved Pending ORD/RES.

  3. Dec. 9, 2025

    Decision: Approved Pending ORD/RES

    Hearing marked “Approved Pending ORD/RES” on 2025-12-09.

  4. Dec. 9, 2025

    Hearing: Approved Pending ORD/RES

  5. Nov. 20, 2025

    Hearing Review: Completed

  6. Oct. 13, 2025

    Public hearing: Planning and Zoning Commission

    Outcome: Recommended Approval.

  7. Oct. 13, 2025

    Recommended Approval

    Hearing marked “Recommended Approval” on 2025-10-13.

  8. Oct. 13, 2025

    Hearing: Recommended Approval

  9. Oct. 7, 2025

    Review Complete: Completed

  10. Oct. 7, 2025

    Current Planning: Complete

  11. July 30, 2025

    Current Planning: In Review

  12. July 30, 2025

    Assign Reviewers: Completed

  13. July 14, 2025

    Fee Payment: Payment Received

  14. July 14, 2025

    Prescreen Review: Passed

  15. July 8, 2025

    Prescreen Review: In Progress

  16. June 26, 2025

    Application Submittal: ePlanReview

  17. June 26, 2025

    Application filed

Documents

Site plans

Plans

  • Map showing nearby bikeways, bus routes, existing and proposed sidewalks, and a proposed on-site pathway around the project site.

    Aug. 25, 2025 · 1 page · 6.4 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Mobility plan map
  • Preliminary plat for a 21-lot single-family residential subdivision plus one commercial lot, with proposed MX-1 zoning, setback standards, and general site notes.

    Aug. 25, 2025 · 1 page · 1.3 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Preliminary plat
  • Survey sketch showing the rezone boundary, bearings and distances, and a note referring to a record of survey for additional boundary details.

    Aug. 25, 2025 · 1 page · 593 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Rezone sketch map

Project narrative

  • Applicant's letter describing the rezone to MX-1, the preliminary plat for 21 townhome lots with one commercial lot, and a setback variance request.

    Aug. 25, 2025 · 3 pages · 234 KB · PDS-Letter of Intent

    Download Letter of intent (letter of explanation)

Staff reports

  • Staff report recommending council action on a rezone to MX-1 and a 24-lot preliminary plat, after the October 13, 2025 Planning and Zoning Commission approval.

    Dec. 3, 2025 · 252 pages · 40.1 MB · PDS-Project Report/Memo

    Download Project report for the Dec. 9, 2025 City Council meeting
  • Staff recommends approval of a rezone to MX-1 and a rear setback variance, plus a preliminary plat for 21 residential, one commercial buildable, and two common lots.

    Oct. 7, 2025 · 103 pages · 35.5 MB · PDS-Project Report/Memo

    Download Staff report for the Oct. 13 Planning and Zoning Commission hearing

Decisions

  • Notice that the City Council gave third reading to an ordinance rezoning the property from R-2 and R-3 to MX-1, with a reasoned statement supporting the change.

    June 12, 2026 · 2 pages · 144 KB · PDS-Action Letter

    Download Ordinance third reading action letter
  • Letter notifying the applicant that Boise City Council approved the MX-1 rezone and preliminary plat, with the reason for decision and conditions attached.

    Dec. 12, 2025 · 11 pages · 229 KB · PDS-Action Letter

    Download Action letter from the Dec. 9, 2025 City Council meeting
  • Notifies the applicant that the Commission approved the variance and recommended approval of the rezone and preliminary plat to City Council, with appeal deadlines.

    Oct. 14, 2025 · 13 pages · 241 KB · PDS-Action Letter

    Download Planning and Zoning Commission action letter, Oct. 13 hearing

Notices

  • First-reading ordinance from Boise Planning and Development Services that rezones the property from R-2 and R-3 to MX-1 (Mixed-Use: Neighborhood), with a reasoned statement supporting the change.

    June 24, 2026 · 7 pages · 1.1 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Final rezone ordinance ORD-19-26 (R-2 and R-3 to MX-1)
  • Public hearing notice for a Dec. 9, 2025 City Council hearing on a rezone and preliminary plat, with instructions for submitting written and verbal testimony.

    Nov. 19, 2025 · 2 pages · 1.7 MB · PDS-Legal Notice

    Download Notice of public hearing before Boise City Council
  • Postcard notice of a Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing on the item, with instructions for submitting written or verbal testimony and appealing the decision.

    Sept. 24, 2025 · 2 pages · 844 KB · PDS-Legal Notice

    Download Public hearing notice for Planning and Zoning Commission

Application

  • Application form for rezoning about 1.03 acres from R-2 and R-3 to MX-1 with a subdivision for 22 single-family attached units.

    June 26, 2025 · 2 pages · 199 KB · PDS-Application

    Download Annexation and rezone application form

Photos

  • A 25-page set of site photos for the annexation and rezone application, dated 7/14, with no captions or descriptions in the extracted text.

    Aug. 25, 2025 · 25 pages · 10.2 MB · PDS-Photos

    Download Site photographs

Correspondence

  • Planning Team memo forwarding two late neighbor letters opposing the rezone to MX-1, citing traffic, townhome height and design, and neighborhood character; recommendation unchanged.

    Dec. 5, 2025 · 4 pages · 485 KB · PDS-Correspondence

    Download Late correspondence for the Dec. 9 City Council hearing
  • Planning office letter to the applicant scheduling the annexation/rezone and subdivision for City Council, with site posting and agency comment deadlines.

    Nov. 20, 2025 · 1 page · 115 KB · PDS-Correspondence

    Download Notice of the Dec. 9 City Council hearing
  • Staff memo summarizing late public opposition to the MX-1 rezone and rear-setback variance, with the planner's recommendation unchanged and attached resident comment letters.

    Oct. 10, 2025 · 19 pages · 4.2 MB · PDS-Correspondence

    Download Late correspondence for the Oct. 13 Planning and Zoning Commission hearing
  • ACHD staff report on a 24-lot rezone and subdivision, covering trip generation estimates for residential and possible commercial uses, roadway level of service, and site-specific conditions of approval.

    Oct. 7, 2025 · 14 pages · 750 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Ada County Highway District comments
  • School district reports arrangements to comply with its requirements, projects a few added students at three nearby schools, and has no traffic or Safe Routes to School comments.

    Oct. 7, 2025 · 1 page · 195 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Boise School District comments
  • Boise Fire Department says it can serve the site and supports the MX-1 rezone, with no further comments beyond adopted fire and building codes.

    Oct. 7, 2025 · 1 page · 141 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Fire department comments on rezone request
  • Boise Parks and Recreation, with Community Forestry, finds proposed new plantings (84 caliper inches) fully mitigate canopy lost from two trees slated for removal, with no further recommendations.

    Oct. 7, 2025 · 1 page · 60 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Parks and Recreation comments on tree mitigation
  • Public Works says no objection to the rezone, requires connection to central sanitary sewer at development, and notes possible sewer capacity fees at building permit.

    Oct. 7, 2025 · 1 page · 41 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download City of Boise Public Works sewer comments
  • Public Works solid waste staff set alley collection limits for dumpsters and carts, and request a screening wall between compost and grease containers.

    Oct. 7, 2025 · 1 page · 66 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Solid Waste Division comments on alley service and containers
  • Public Works street light trades supervisor reports no comments on the annexation/rezone application, dated Aug. 28, 2025.

    Oct. 7, 2025 · 1 page · 125 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Street light department comments
  • City letter to the applicant confirming the Oct. 13, 2025 hearing, site posting deadlines (15 days before, proof due 10 days before), and where to find agency comments and the project report.

    Sept. 22, 2025 · 1 page · 107 KB · PDS-Correspondence

    Download Notification letter for the Oct. 13 Planning and Zoning Commission hearing

Public comments

  • Public comment

    Oct. 10, 2025 · 87 KB · PDS-Public Comment

  • Public comment

    Oct. 10, 2025 · 55 KB · PDS-Public Comment

  • Public comment

    Oct. 10, 2025 · 955 KB · PDS-Public Comment

  • Public comment

    Oct. 10, 2025 · 113 KB · PDS-Public Comment

  • Public comment

    Oct. 10, 2025 · 903 KB · PDS-Public Comment

  • Public comment

    Oct. 10, 2025 · 311 KB · PDS-Public Comment

  • Public comment

    Oct. 10, 2025 · 999 KB · PDS-Public Comment

  • Public comment

    Oct. 10, 2025 · 47 KB · PDS-Public Comment

  • Public comment

    Oct. 10, 2025 · 711 KB · PDS-Public Comment

  • Public comment

    Oct. 7, 2025 · 524 KB · PDS-Public Comment

  • Public comment

    Oct. 7, 2025 · 308 KB · PDS-Public Comment

  • Public comment

    Oct. 7, 2025 · 473 KB · PDS-Public Comment

  • Public comment

    Oct. 7, 2025 · 305 KB · PDS-Public Comment

Other documents

  • Aerial map

    Sept. 24, 2025 · 1.1 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Land use map

    Sept. 24, 2025 · 623 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Noticing radius map

    Sept. 24, 2025 · 609 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Zoning map

    Sept. 24, 2025 · 619 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Transmittal to agencies for review

    Aug. 26, 2025 · 100 KB · PDS-Transmittal Agencies

  • Warranty deed

    Aug. 25, 2025 · 120 KB · PDS-Deeds

  • Application checklist

    Aug. 25, 2025 · 1.3 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs

  • Survey legal description of a 1.960-acre parcel, prepared by a licensed surveyor, for the rezone application.

    Aug. 25, 2025 · 1 page · 207 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Rezone description (legal metes and bounds)
  • Statement of legal interest

    Aug. 25, 2025 · 593 KB · PDS-Statement of Legal Interest

  • Fee receipt

    July 14, 2025 · 132 KB · PDS-Receipts

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