Legal non-conforming use · Planning application

Administrative approval confirms older driveway as legal nonconforming feature

The city approved on April 17 an existing circular driveway that has been in use since about 1986, recognizing it as it exists with no new buildings or expansion. Approval carries conditions, including loss of status after a year of discontinued use or after fire or other damage costing half the assessed value or more…

ApprovedCZC25-00239Filed Feb. 10, 2026Central Foothills · 2750 N Lancaster Dr+2 related filings

Site plan for Administrative approval confirms older driveway as legal nonconforming feature — 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

This is an administrative approval for an existing circular driveway at 2750 N Lancaster Drive in Boise, confirming it as a legal nonconforming site feature. The driveway has been on the property since about 1986 and was built before the city's current zoning code took effect. The approval recognizes the driveway as it exists and does not propose any new buildings, new uses, or expansions.
Property line adjustment, hillside overlay.
Project name on file: 2750 N LANCASTER DR

Timeline

April 28, 2026
Appeal Period: Completed
April 17, 2026
Review Complete: Completed
April 17, 2026
Current Planning: Complete
March 27, 2026
Current Planning: In Review
March 27, 2026
Assign Reviewers: Completed
March 5, 2026
Fee Payment: Payment Received
Feb. 24, 2026
Prescreen Review: Passed
Feb. 20, 2026
Prescreen Review: In Progress
Feb. 10, 2026
Application Submittal: ePlanReview
Caught up during Application Audit
Feb. 10, 2026
Application filed

Documents

Site plans

Single-page site plan bearing a March 5, 2026 date stamp and a digital signature dated November 5, 2025, with no further detail readable in the text.
March 30, 2026 · 1 page · 357 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings
Download Site plan

Plans

Two-page drawing with lot dimension and bearing tables for a subdivision; the extracted text is mostly garbled, so specific details are unclear.
March 30, 2026 · 2 pages · 461 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings
Download Subdivision plat and lot dimension tables
Plat map for North Mountain Subdivision Unit No. 1 showing lot and block numbers, curve data, easements, and a note referencing restrictive covenants.
March 30, 2026 · 2 pages · 529 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings
Download North Mountain Subdivision Unit No. 1 plat

Project narrative

Applicant's letter requesting a boundary line adjustment to move a shared boundary so an existing driveway lies fully on the owner's parcel, citing approval findings.
March 30, 2026 · 2 pages · 33 KB · PDS-Letter of Intent
Download Letter of explanation for boundary line adjustment

Decisions

Letter approving confirmation of legal nonconforming status for an existing circular driveway, based on aerial imagery showing it dates to about 1986.
April 21, 2026 · 5 pages · 195 KB · PDS-Action Letter
Download Administrative approval letter for legal nonconforming driveway

Notices

City of Boise notice that staff approved a minor modification to a conditional use permit for a well house, with an appeal deadline of April 27, 2026.
April 15, 2026 · 2 pages · 845 KB · PDS-Legal Notice
Download Notice of approval

Application

Application form for a legal non-conforming use on a hillside-overlay parcel, proposing a property line adjustment; lists property, applicant, and owner details.
Feb. 10, 2026 · 2 pages · 202 KB · PDS-Application
Download Legal non-conforming use application form

Photos

Six site photographs dated 3/10/2026, submitted with the legal non-conforming use application.
March 30, 2026 · 6 pages · 27.1 MB · PDS-Photos
Download Site photos

Administrative approval confirms older driveway as legal nonconforming feature

From the filing

Timeline