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Variance · Planning application

Variances sought for 300,000-square-foot industrial warehouse on 18-acre site

The applicant asks for relief from two building setback rules and a limit of two driveways, seeking three access points on one street. The Design Review Commission is reviewing the request, which is tied to a pipeline easement and planned road changes.

In reviewCVA26-00043Filed Sept. 15, 2026South Eisenman · 2649 E Freight St+4 related filings
Site plan for Variances sought for 300,000-square-foot industrial warehouse on 18-acre site
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

Industrial warehouse building with phasing options that would total approximately 300,000 square feet space for industrial uses. *Project Management* - Joe Bruce

Project name on file: 2649 E FREIGHT ST

Timeline

  1. Oct. 15, 2026

    Document added: PDS-Correspondence - NOTIFICATION LETTER FOR THE NOVEMBER 2, 2026 HE HEARING

  2. Oct. 14, 2026

    24 documents added

  3. Sept. 29, 2026

    Planning and Zoning: In Review

  4. Sept. 29, 2026

    Assign Reviewers: Completed

  5. Sept. 21, 2026

    Fee Payment: Payment Received

  6. Sept. 21, 2026

    Prescreen Review: Passed

  7. Sept. 18, 2026

    Prescreen Review: In Progress

  8. Sept. 18, 2026

    Prescreen Review: Corrections Required

  9. Sept. 15, 2026

    Prescreen Review: In Progress

  10. Sept. 15, 2026

    Application Submittal: ePlanReview

  11. Sept. 15, 2026

    Application filed

Documents

Site plans

  • Site plan showing proposed ±268,114 SF building on ±18.83 acres in the I-1 zone, with setbacks, parking counts and proposed fire hydrant, bike rack, storm drain seepage bed, transformer and monument sign.

    Oct. 5, 2026 · 1 page · 1.3 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Site plan for variance application
  • Site plan for the north portion of the property showing keynoted proposed items: a fire hydrant, a two-bike rack, an underground storm drain seepage bed, and an electrical transformer.

    Oct. 5, 2026 · 1 page · 1.2 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Site plan, north sheet
  • Site plan for the south portion showing keynoted proposed items: fire hydrant, bike rack, underground storm drain seepage bed, and electrical transformer, with a Babcock Design title block.

    Oct. 5, 2026 · 1 page · 930 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Site plan, south area

Renderings

  • Design review rendering sheet for the Boyer Boise Gateway project, prepared by Babcock Design and dated Aug. 22, 2026.

    Oct. 5, 2026 · 1 page · 16.3 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Design review renderings, sheet DR04

Plans

  • Drawing sheet DR03 with four building elevations and square-footage tables for storefront, door and facade material zones (P-1, P-2, P-3), dated Aug. 22, 2026.

    Oct. 5, 2026 · 1 page · 1.7 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Design review elevations, north, south, west and east
  • Landscape plan sheet listing plant schedule, irrigation notes, and calculations for Class III tree and street buffer requirements.

    Oct. 5, 2026 · 1 page · 1.6 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Landscape plan with plant schedule and irrigation notes
  • Sheet of landscape planting notes and tree staking details, including staking, cinch tie, trunk protection and watering instructions, filed with a variance application.

    Oct. 5, 2026 · 1 page · 807 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Landscape plan details sheet with tree planting notes
  • Plant schedule and materials legend for the north landscape plan, listing trees, conifers, shrubs, perennials and grasses with sizes, plus keynotes on irrigation, utility conflicts and clear vision triangle.

    Oct. 5, 2026 · 1 page · 3.4 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Landscape plan, north
  • Plant schedule and materials legend for the south landscape plan, listing tree, shrub, perennial and grass species with sizes, plus keynote notes on irrigation meter, easement conflict and clear vision triangle.

    Oct. 5, 2026 · 1 page · 2.5 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Landscape plan, south
  • Drawing showing existing roads and adjacent sidewalks, noting that no bus routes or bike trails serve the surrounding area.

    Oct. 5, 2026 · 1 page · 3.0 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Mobility plan, sheet DR06
  • Design review overall floor plan sheet (DR02) at 1 inch to 50 feet, showing grid lines, bay dimensions, and a warehouse area of about 263,942 square feet.

    Oct. 5, 2026 · 1 page · 127 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Overall floor plan, design review

Project narrative

  • Letter explaining three requested variances: two building placement setback variances and one for three access points, citing site constraints including a pipeline easement.

    Oct. 13, 2026 · 7 pages · 529 KB · PDS-Letter of Intent

    Download Letter of intent for variance requests
  • Letter explaining two requested variances from the 100-foot industrial building placement standard, citing a pipeline easement and pavement-edge measurement issues.

    Oct. 5, 2026 · 5 pages · 521 KB · PDS-Letter of Intent

    Download Variance request letter of explanation

Notices

  • Notice of a Nov. 2 public hearing on a variance to deviate from general site, building design, access and connectivity standards on 18.83 acres in an industrial zone.

    Oct. 14, 2026 · 2 pages · 848 KB · PDS-Legal Notice

    Download Notice of the Nov. 2 Hearing Examiner public hearing

Application

  • Application for an other-type variance tied to a proposed roughly 300,000 square foot industrial warehouse with phasing options, filed by an authorized representative for the City of Boise-owned parcel.

    Sept. 15, 2026 · 3 pages · 206 KB · PDS-Application

    Download Variance application for industrial warehouse site

Photos

  • Photographs of the project site taken looking north, south, east and west, with an overall site view, from the variance application.

    Oct. 5, 2026 · 1 page · 14.5 MB · PDS-Photos

    Download Site photos from four compass directions

Correspondence

  • Letter to the applicant scheduling the variance hearing before the Hearing Examiner, with posting, proof-of-posting and agency comment deadlines.

    Oct. 15, 2026 · 1 page · 97 KB · PDS-Correspondence

    Download Notification letter for the Nov. 2 hearing

Other documents

  • Aerial map

    Oct. 14, 2026 · 1.5 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Land use map

    Oct. 14, 2026 · 418 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Noticing radius map

    Oct. 14, 2026 · 556 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Zoning map

    Oct. 14, 2026 · 435 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Transmittal sheet

    Oct. 6, 2026 · 137 KB · PDS-Transmittal Agencies

  • Statement of legal interest

    Oct. 5, 2026 · 545 KB · PDS-Statement of Legal Interest

  • Submittal checklist

    Oct. 5, 2026 · 848 KB · PDS-Submittal Checklist

  • Fee receipt

    Sept. 21, 2026 · 130 KB · PDS-Receipts

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