Floodplain · Planning application

Pedestrian bridge over Boise River approved with conditions

The 12-foot-wide Sandbar Bridge would link the Riverside Hotel campus in Garden City to Bernadine Quinn Riverside Park, with two viewing platforms and greenbelt connections. Conditions include a "No Rise" flood analysis and a bridge bottom at least two feet above base flood level.

ApprovedCFH26-00053Filed June 17, 2026West End · 3206 W Pleasanton Ave+3 related filings

Site plan for Pedestrian bridge over Boise River approved with conditions — 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 12-foot-wide pedestrian bridge, called the Sandbar Bridge, over the Boise River. It would link the Riverside Hotel campus in Garden City to Bernadine Quinn Riverside Park in Boise, with two viewing platforms and connections to the greenbelt pathway on both sides. The construction area is about two acres within a roughly 71-acre park parcel.
Pedestrian Bridge
Project name on file: 3206 W PLEASANTON AVE - CFH Major

Timeline

Yesterday
Status changed from In review to Approved
Reported as “Approved”.
Two days ago
13 documents added
Two days ago
Review Complete: Completed
Two days ago
Planning and Zoning: Complete
June 25, 2026
Planning and Zoning: In Review
June 25, 2026
Assign Reviewers: Completed
June 23, 2026
Fee Payment: Payment Received
June 22, 2026
Prescreen Review: Passed
June 22, 2026
Prescreen Review: In Progress
June 17, 2026
Application Submittal: ePlanReview
June 17, 2026
Application filed

Documents

Site plans

Overall colored site plan for the Riverside Hotel showing concrete flatwork, revegetation areas, plantings, overlook deck and the Boise River high water mark.
June 29, 2026 · 1 page · 999 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings
Download Colored site plan, overall

Plans

Sheet notes on landscape work near the Boise River greenbelt, covering tree and shrub protection, excavation by hand, and preserving existing irrigation.
June 29, 2026 · 5 pages · 15.9 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings
Download Landscape plan sheet notes and irrigation retention notes
Exhibit reviewing the city's Boise River system GIS resource layer and fish and wildlife habitat study, noting no active heron rookeries or designated eagle habitat near the project and Class A lands overlapping the…
June 29, 2026 · 1 page · 993 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs
Download Boise River system overlay resource values exhibit

Project narrative

Applicant's narrative for a nonmotorized pedestrian bridge across the Boise River, with property, zoning and overlay background for the River System and Floodplain permits.
June 29, 2026 · 7 pages · 863 KB · PDS-Letter of Intent
Download Narrative in support of Sandbar Bridge river system and floodplain permits

Decisions

Staff approval of a floodplain permit for a 12-foot pedestrian bridge over the Boise River, with findings of fact and conditions of approval.
Two days ago · 6 pages · 235 KB · PDS-Action Letter
Download Floodplain permit approval letter

Notices

Notice that a floodplain permit was approved for construction of the Sandbar pedestrian bridge over the Boise River, with appeals due by October 26, 2026.
Oct. 14, 2026 · 2 pages · 1.4 MB · PDS-Legal Notice
Download Notice of approval for floodplain permit

Application

Application for floodplain review for a pedestrian bridge over the Boise River on a 84.64-acre property in flood zone AE, filed by Givens Pursley LLP for the owners.
June 17, 2026 · 2 pages · 203 KB · PDS-Application
Download Floodplain development application form

Photos

Three pages of photos of the existing site where the proposed bridge will land and span, with captions noting views from the Boise and Garden City sides.
June 29, 2026 · 3 pages · 1.5 MB · PDS-Photos
Download Existing site photos, bridge landing and span areas

Correspondence

Garden City Public Works Water Division letter stating the fire flow it can provide, 1500 gpm at 20 psi residual for 2 hours, with sprinkler design pressures.
June 29, 2026 · 1 page · 138 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs
Download Fire flow availability letter

Pedestrian bridge over Boise River approved with conditions

From the filing

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