Variance · Planning application
Variance for second home closer to property line denied
The Planning and Zoning Commission denied a request to cut the required side setback from 10 feet to 4.73 feet on a 2.55-acre agricultural parcel. The owners wanted to convert an existing building into a second residence. Staff had recommended approval; one neighbor opposed it.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in Canyon County's record. See the official record
The property owners asked for a variance to shrink the required side setback from 10 feet to 4.73 feet on a roughly 2.55-acre agricultural parcel at 9516 Leston Ln near Nampa. The request involved placing a secondary residence closer to the side property line. The Planning and Zoning Commission denied the request.
The applicants, Scott Bates & Jacob Laird, are requesting a variance to reduce the side setback requirements from 10 feet to 4.73 feet to accommodate a secondary residence. The applicants would like to renovate an existing structure (located directly to the north of the primary residence) into the secondary residence. The subject property is approximately 2.55 acres and zoned “A” (Agricultural).
Timeline
Sept. 3, 2026
Public hearing: Canyon County Planning and Zoning Commission
Sept. 3, 2026
Denied
Canyon County Planning and Zoning Commission: Denied.
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Staff report for side setback variance hearing
Planning division staff report recommending approval of a variance reducing a side setback from 10 feet to 4.73 feet to convert an existing structure into a secondary residence.
Sept. 3, 2026 · 84 pages · 36.3 MB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and order (Sep. 3 hearing)
The Canyon County commission's written decision on a variance to reduce a side setback from 10 feet to 4.73 feet, with the applicable county code and Idaho law cited.
Sept. 3, 2026 · 4 pages · 231 KB · Decision