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Industrial facility on McGregor Drive gets approved 5,000-square-foot addition

The city approved an addition of about 5,000 square feet to an existing industrial facility for a bathroom, equipment storage, maintenance space and offices, built within the current footprint. Approval comes with limits on construction hours, loading and outdoor lighting.

ApprovedDRH25-00400Filed Nov. 12, 2025Southeast Boise · 445 W Mcgregor Dr+1 related filing
Site plan for Industrial facility on McGregor Drive gets approved 5,000-square-foot addition
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 city approved a request to build an addition of about 5,000 square feet onto an existing industrial facility at 445 W McGregor Dr in Boise. The addition would add a bathroom, equipment storage, maintenance space and administrative functions, and is contained within the existing facility footprint.

5,000 s.f. addition, Industrial use.

Project name on file: 445 W MCGREGOR DR

Timeline

  1. Dec. 24, 2025

    Appeal Period: Completed

  2. Dec. 23, 2025

    Review Complete: Completed

  3. Dec. 23, 2025

    DR: Complete

  4. Dec. 11, 2025

    DR: In Review

  5. Dec. 11, 2025

    Assign Reviewers: Completed

  6. Nov. 24, 2025

    Fee Payment: Payment Received

  7. Nov. 21, 2025

    Prescreen Review: Passed

  8. Nov. 20, 2025

    Prescreen Review: In Progress

  9. Nov. 12, 2025

    Application Submittal: ePlanReview

  10. Nov. 12, 2025

    Application filed

Documents

Site plans

Plans

  • Preliminary architectural elevation drawings for a building addition, showing new and existing construction, materials such as split-face CMU, coping, roof scuppers and an equipment yard screen.

    Dec. 12, 2025 · 1 page · 464 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Building addition elevations (north, east, west)
  • Floor plan of the building addition showing equipment areas, rooms and electrical equipment layout, dated Nov. 24, 2025, prepared by EXP U.S. Services.

    Dec. 12, 2025 · 1 page · 742 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Floor plan for building addition

Project narrative

  • Describes a roughly 5,452 SF building addition for a utility property, with proposed use areas, unchanged site access, and reconfigured parking.

    Dec. 12, 2025 · 1 page · 143 KB · PDS-Letter of Intent

    Download Letter of intent (project description)

Decisions

  • Staff-level approval letter for a roughly 5,000 sq. ft. industrial addition, listing conditions, the Dec. 23, 2025 approval, and a 10-day appeal deadline.

    Dec. 23, 2025 · 11 pages · 264 KB · PDS-Action Letter

    Download Administrative approval letter for design review

Notices

  • City staff determined the industrial building addition follows the Boise City Zoning Ordinance and approved it; appeals are due by January 2, 2026.

    Dec. 19, 2025 · 2 pages · 647 KB · PDS-Legal Notice

    Download Notice of design review approval

Application

  • Application form for a 5,000 sq. ft. industrial building addition, with site, landscape, and existing-structure details for an I-1 zoned property.

    Nov. 12, 2025 · 6 pages · 228 KB · PDS-Application

    Download Design review application form

Photos

  • Seven site photos from a site investigative report noting existing swales, utilities, tanks, generator and dry coolers to remain, be removed, or be relocated.

    Dec. 12, 2025 · 4 pages · 733 KB · PDS-Photos

    Download Site photos with remarks on existing features

Correspondence

  • Airport staff have no objections, noting the site is in airport influence area A, an existing avigation easement, and a 25 dB noise reduction requirement for new residential or school development.

    Dec. 30, 2025 · 1 page · 175 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Boise Airport comments
  • Boise Parks and Recreation reviewed the application with Community Forestry and has no comments or recommendations.

    Dec. 23, 2025 · 1 page · 57 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Boise Parks and Recreation comments
  • Public Works says the project must connect to the central sanitary sewer available in W. McGregor Dr., and sewer capacity fees may apply at building permit issuance.

    Dec. 23, 2025 · 1 page · 41 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Boise Public Works sewer comments
  • City of Boise Public Works street light trades supervisor reports no comments on the design review application.

    Dec. 23, 2025 · 1 page · 125 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Public Works street light comments
  • Veolia Water Idaho reports water pressure and flow available at the site's existing fire service connection, for use in fire sprinkler design.

    Dec. 12, 2025 · 1 page · 131 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Veolia Water fire flow letter
  • Public Works hillside and drainage review requires a stormwater management plan, approved before building or grading permit issuance, per the 2019 Stormwater Design Manual.

    Nov. 24, 2025 · 1 page · 138 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Public Works drainage comments

Other documents

  • Noticing radius map

    Dec. 19, 2025 · 540 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Transmittal to review agencies

    Dec. 17, 2025 · 98 KB · PDS-Transmittal Agencies

  • Statement of legal interest

    Dec. 12, 2025 · 262 KB · PDS-Statement of Legal Interest

  • Fee receipt

    Nov. 24, 2025 · 135 KB · PDS-Receipts

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