Conditional use · Planning application
Unmanned cell tower approved despite 100-signature petition
Maverick Towers sought a permit for an unmanned tower in a 50-by-50-foot fenced lease area, built to hold up to four wireless users including Verizon. The county commission approved it April 2 with conditions on fencing and weed control.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in Canyon County's record. See the official record
Maverick Towers proposes an unmanned cell tower at 4306 S Happy Valley Road in Nampa, on an agriculturally zoned parcel. The plan is a 110-foot monopole within a 50-by-50-foot fenced lease area, designed to hold up to four wireless users, including Verizon. Staff recommends approval, and the county received 22 written comments and a 100-signature petition in opposition.
The applicant, Maverick Towers, requests a conditional use permit for an unmanned telecommunication facility within a 50’ x 50’ lease area on parcel R29515. The facility includes a single 110-foot-tall, galvanized Monopole tower in the “A” (Agricultural) zone.
Timeline
April 2, 2026
Public hearing: Canyon County Planning and Zoning Commission
April 2, 2026
Document added: Findings, Conclusions and Order, Planning and Zoning Commission hearing of Apr 2, 2026
April 2, 2026
Document added: Staff Report, Planning and Zoning Commission hearing of Apr 2, 2026
April 2, 2026
Approved
Canyon County Planning and Zoning Commission: Approved.
Jan. 16, 2026
Application filed
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Staff report for conditional use permit, telecommunication facility
Canyon County planning staff report recommending approval of an unmanned 110-foot monopole telecommunication facility in the agricultural zone, for the April 2, 2026 hearing.
April 1, 2026 · 286 pages · 54.7 MB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and order
Commission's written decision on conditional use permit CU2026-0002 for an unmanned 120-foot monopole telecommunication facility in the agricultural zone, citing the applicable county code and Idaho law.
April 1, 2026 · 8 pages · 589 KB · Decision