Planning project · Planning application
Approved: Vehicle sales use at former commercial site confirmed as legal nonconforming
The city confirmed that a vehicle retail sales and automotive service use on the 3.79-acre commercial property can continue as a legal nonconforming use, based on directory records showing vehicle sales there since 1995.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Boise's record. See the official record
This document is a city directory research report from July 31, 2025, prepared for True North Environmental, LLC on the property at 9380 West Fairview Avenue in Boise. It lists businesses and residents found at or near the address over many decades, and it shows a vehicle sales business at 9380 W Fairview going back to 1995. It is not a planning application, so it does not describe a proposed development.
Establish legal non-conforming vehicle sales
Project name on file: 9380 W FAIRVIEW AVE
Timeline
March 3, 2026
Planning Applications: Project Entitled
Feb. 11, 2026
Pending Application Submittal: Planning Applications in Review
Feb. 11, 2026
Concept Review Complete: CR Complete - Type 2
Feb. 10, 2026
Application Submittal: Online
Feb. 10, 2026
Application filed
Documents
Site plans
- Download Site plan with reference notes for new Subaru icon tower
Site plan sheet A2 showing existing and new site features, including a new icon tower structure, bike rack, signage and paving notes, with a numbered legend.
Feb. 11, 2026 · 1 page · 173 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs
Project narrative
- Download Concept review summary report
Planner's summary of a Type 2 concept review for a legal nonconforming retail vehicle sales and automotive service use, noting a legal nonconformity confirmation application is required.
Feb. 11, 2026 · 1 page · 451 KB · PDS-Concept Review Summary Report
- Download Concept review summary report
Planner's summary of a Type 2 concept review for a legal nonconforming retail vehicle sales and automotive service use, noting a legal nonconformity confirmation application is required.
Feb. 11, 2026 · 1 page · 451 KB · PDS-Concept Review Summary Report
Decisions
- Download Historical city directory research report
ERIS reverse-listing city directory search of prior occupants at the site and nearby properties, covering directories from 1927 through 2024.
Feb. 11, 2026 · 31 pages · 5.8 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs
- Download Historical city directory research report
ERIS reverse-listing city directory search of prior occupants at the site and nearby properties, covering directories from 1927 through 2024.
Feb. 11, 2026 · 31 pages · 5.8 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs
Application
- Download Planning project application form
Application form for a planning project proposing retail vehicle sales and automotive service in an MX-3 zoning district, filed by the applicant's office for the property owner.
Feb. 10, 2026 · 2 pages · 158 KB · PDS-Application
Photos
- Download Historical aerial imagery, 1939 to 2024
ERIS aerial photo series for the property, spanning 1939 to 2024 and prepared for a Phase I environmental report; the filename notes the current vehicle retail sales facility is the only structure on the property.
Feb. 11, 2026 · 21 pages · 3.8 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs
- Download Site photo, aerial view
Aerial photo of the site with nearby auto dealerships labeled, including Mitsubishi, Kendall Hyundai, Toyota, Mazda and Kia dealers.
Feb. 11, 2026 · 1 page · 2.4 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs
- Download Site photo, street view
A one-page street-view site photo; the visible text is mostly signage and does not describe the project.
Feb. 11, 2026 · 1 page · 432 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs
Correspondence
- Download Exhibits for legal nonconforming use cover letter
Exhibits supporting a legal nonconforming use claim, mainly Idaho Transportation Department vehicle dealer license records for a used car business.
Feb. 10, 2026 · 58 pages · 14.6 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs
- Download Legal nonconforming use designation request letter
Applicant letter requesting legal nonconforming use status for vehicle retail sales and automotive service, with a history of dealership operations and six supporting exhibits.
Feb. 10, 2026 · 1 page · 159 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs
Other documents
- Statement of legal interest
Feb. 11, 2026 · 355 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs
