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Approved: 37,700-square-foot data center building on 3.6 acres

Lombard Conrad Architects, for client Valor C3, won design review approval for a single-story data center with office space and a large server room. Approval came with conditions limiting outdoor lighting and setting hours for loading and construction.

ApprovedDRH25-00037Filed March 3, 2025West Boise · 9601 W Emerald St+2 related filings
Site plan for Approved: 37,700-square-foot data center building on 3.6 acres
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

Lombard Conrad Architects, for client Valor C3, proposes a new single-story data center building of about 37,700 square feet on a roughly 3.6-acre undeveloped site at 9601 W Emerald Street in Boise. The building would include office space and a large server room, and the document notes space for a future expansion that is not part of this project.

Data center

Project name on file: 9601 W EMERALD ST

Timeline

  1. April 22, 2025

    Appeal Period: Completed

  2. April 15, 2025

    Decision: Approved

    Hearing marked “Approved” on 2025-04-15.

  3. April 15, 2025

    Hearing: Approved

  4. April 9, 2025

    Public hearing: Design Review Commission

  5. April 3, 2025

    Review Complete: Completed

  6. April 2, 2025

    Review Complete: Completed

  7. March 24, 2025

    DR: Complete

  8. March 6, 2025

    DR: In Review

  9. March 6, 2025

    Assign Reviewers: Completed

  10. March 4, 2025

    Fee Payment: Payment Received

  11. March 4, 2025

    Prescreen Review: Passed

  12. March 3, 2025

    Prescreen Review: In Progress

  13. March 3, 2025

    Application Submittal: ePlanReview

  14. March 3, 2025

    Application filed

Documents

Site plans

  • Updated site plan for a light industrial project showing property data, parking and bike stall counts, EV-capable stalls, and fire access notes.

    March 24, 2025 · 1 page · 1.1 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Architectural site plan, updated March 24
  • Site plan for a light industrial and office project showing sidewalks, landscape buffers, fencing, and parking stall and bike parking counts against zoning requirements.

    March 6, 2025 · 1 page · 545 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Site plan with parking and bike parking calculations

Renderings

Plans

  • Exhibit showing dimensions and elevations for a long-term bike parking layout, with west/east and south/north elevation views, updated March 2025.

    March 24, 2025 · 1 page · 472 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Long-term bike parking exhibit
  • Sheet of general landscape notes, a material legend, fence legend and keynotes for the landscape plan, including planting, irrigation coordination and fence specifications.

    March 24, 2025 · 1 page · 941 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Landscape plan notes and material legend
  • Sheet E213 electrical exterior lighting plan for a data center project, revision 3 at 90% detailed design, with lighting fixture schedule callouts and project notes.

    March 24, 2025 · 1 page · 654 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Exterior electrical lighting plan, updated March 2025
  • Architectural exterior elevation drawings for north, east, south and west building faces, showing materials and percentage breakdowns for the data center design review.

    March 6, 2025 · 1 page · 1.2 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Building elevations, design review
  • Interior floor plan sheet for a data center project, showing room layouts, numbered rooms, and consultant contacts for civil, landscape, structural, mechanical and electrical work.

    March 6, 2025 · 1 page · 472 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Floor plan
  • Landscape plan showing a plant schedule of drought-resistant trees, shrubs and groundcover, drip irrigation requirements, a 40-foot vision triangle note, and a future phase tied to building expansion.

    March 6, 2025 · 1 page · 1.1 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Landscape plan with plant schedule and irrigation notes
  • Architectural sheet A1.02 showing site views and how the rooftop unit is concealed by the parapet and a 6-foot screen, with view locations and roof heights.

    March 6, 2025 · 1 page · 536 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Mechanical screening method, rooftop unit views
  • Site diagram showing bicycle, pedestrian and bus transit routes, on-site pathways, nearby bus stops, and parking and bike parking counts for the Design Review application.

    March 6, 2025 · 1 page · 1.8 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Mobility plan diagram

Project narrative

  • Architect's letter asking that the required parking count be cut to 19 spaces, arguing a data center's low staffing and occasional client use justify it over an office/warehouse standard.

    March 24, 2025 · 1 page · 56 KB · PDS-Correspondence

    Download Parking count reduction request narrative
  • Letter to the Design Review Committee describing a 38,000 sq ft single-story data center, its office and data hall uses, and its efficient tilt-up concrete design.

    March 6, 2025 · 2 pages · 82 KB · PDS-Letter of Intent

    Download Letter of intent explaining data center project design

Staff reports

  • Planning staff report recommending approval with conditions for a new single-story data center building of about 37,700 square feet in an I-1 zone.

    April 2, 2025 · 42 pages · 22.3 MB · PDS-Project Report/Memo

    Download Staff report for April 9 design review hearing

Decisions

  • Notifies the applicant that the Design Review Commission approved the approximately 37,700 sq ft single-story data center, with conditions, and lists appeal and permit timelines.

    April 15, 2025 · 9 pages · 215 KB · PDS-Action Letter

    Download Action letter from the April 9 design review hearing

Notices

Application

  • Design review application for a phased data center on a 3.64-acre industrial (I-1) property, with a 37,706 sq ft building footprint and Phase 2 planned within five years.

    March 3, 2025 · 9 pages · 220 KB · PDS-Application

    Download Design review application form for data center

Photos

  • Site photos for the design review, with images taken from Google Earth showing the surrounding context.

    March 6, 2025 · 1 page · 10.1 MB · PDS-Photos

    Download Context site photos

Correspondence

  • April 3, 2025 · 14 pages · 551 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Ada County Highway District staff report and comments
  • Public Works hillside and drainage review requiring an approved stormwater management plan before a building or grading permit is issued.

    April 2, 2025 · 1 page · 136 KB · PDS-Agreements

    Download Public Works drainage comments
  • Boise Fire plan review memo listing code requirements for the new data center building, covering access roads, hydrants, aerial access, sprinkler and alarm permits, radio coverage, and key boxes.

    March 24, 2025 · 2 pages · 110 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Fire Department review comments on design review
  • Boise Parks and Recreation, with Community Forestry, has no comments; it notes no prominent existing trees and accepts the proposed new tree species.

    March 24, 2025 · 1 page · 59 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Boise Parks and Recreation comments
  • Public Works memo requiring connection to the central sanitary sewer, noting possible sewer capacity fees at building permit and conditions before final sewer plan approval.

    March 24, 2025 · 1 page · 41 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Public Works sewer comments
  • Public Works solid waste staff require 24-hour truck access to the enclosure and confirmation that the 30K underground tank can support a 75,000 lb GVWR vehicle.

    March 24, 2025 · 1 page · 97 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Solid Waste comments from Public Works
  • Public Works street light trades supervisor reports no comments on the design review application.

    March 24, 2025 · 1 page · 125 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Street light department comments
  • Letter from the city planning department to the applicant scheduling the April 9, 2025 hearing, with instructions on site posting, agency comments and the project report.

    March 10, 2025 · 1 page · 79 KB · PDS-Correspondence

    Download Notice of the April 9 Design Review Commission hearing
  • Fire Plan Review memo listing International Fire Code requirements for the design review, covering fire access roads, hydrants, aerial access, standpipes, sprinkler and alarm permits, radio coverage, and key boxes.

    March 7, 2025 · 2 pages · 110 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Boise Fire Department IFC fire code comments
  • Veolia Water Idaho reports available water pressure and flow at the site's mainline for fire sprinkler design, to be attached to architectural plan sets.

    March 6, 2025 · 1 page · 128 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Fire flow information from water provider

Other documents

  • Aerial map

    March 21, 2025 · 893 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Land use map

    March 21, 2025 · 532 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Noticing radius map

    March 21, 2025 · 669 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Zoning map

    March 21, 2025 · 527 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Statement of legal interest

    March 6, 2025 · 126 KB · PDS-Statement of Legal Interest

  • Fee receipt

    March 4, 2025 · 132 KB · PDS-Receipts

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