Development review · Planning application
Garden City approves new 2,987-square-foot health club
Design review was approved Nov. 20 with conditions, including a new sidewalk, a 20-foot driveway onto Clay Street and a corner bulb-out. The single-story building would have 14 parking spaces and a corner plaza.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Garden City's record. See the official record
A health club is proposed as new construction at 202 E 34th Street in Garden City, on a 0.344-acre site in a commercial zone. The single-story building would be about 2,987 square feet, with 14 parking spaces and a plaza at the corner of Clay and 34th Streets. This staff report is an initial review marked not approved, and it lists several design items that need changes.
Daphne Romani with Brio Architecture is requesting a design review approval for the new construction of a health club at 202 E. 34th Street, Ada County Parcel #R2734540701, in the C-2 Mixed Use Commercial Zoning District.
Timeline
Nov. 20, 2025
Approved
Garden City Development Services: Approved.
Documents
Plans
- Download Phase II narrative and site plan for enclosing the upper roof deck
Site plan and narrative describing a Phase II plan to enclose the building's upper roof deck for a sheltered outdoor space, with site data for the Juniper Sauna Co. headquarters.
Nov. 12, 2025 · 3 pages · 24.5 MB
- Download Landscape requirements and code compliance sheet
Landscape code requirements for street buffers, perimeter, parking lot, plaza seating and biodiversity, with required versus provided tree, shrub and seating counts.
Nov. 5, 2025 · 12 pages · 4.0 MB · Revised plans
- Download Revised initial submittals for design review
Revised design review application form for a health club conversion or addition, covering objectives on urban form, pedestrian access, parking, and site features.
Aug. 13, 2025 · 29 pages · 9.2 MB · Revised plans
Staff reports
- Download Design review staff report and decision
Staff report and signed decision approving the design review application as conditioned, covering site information, agency and public comments, code review, and findings.
Nov. 19, 2025 · 37 pages · 2.8 MB · Decision
- Download Design review staff report, initial review (not approved)
Garden City staff report for design review file DSRFY2025-0010 covering site information, agency and public comments, code review, and findings.
Oct. 5, 2025 · 30 pages · 1.3 MB · Staff Report
Correspondence
- Download Architect comment on rooftop deck permanence
Architect Brett Labrie argues that a roof deck counted toward floor area must be permanent and integrated into the architecture, not just posts and shade sails, citing a nearby deck as an example.
Nov. 13, 2025 · 3 pages · 3.1 MB · Agency comment
- Download Consultant comment on FAR compliance and roof space
Brett Labrie, an architect, says the added occupied roof space fails the FAR requirement because it looks temporary and asks for a more permanent solution.
Nov. 10, 2025 · 1 page · 196 KB · Agency comment
- Download ACHD staff approval and conditions for design review
Ada County Highway District staff approval letter for a 2,650-square-foot commercial building design review, with trip generation, level of service, planned improvements, and conditions of approval.
Sept. 16, 2025 · 12 pages · 731 KB · Agency comment
- Download Ada County Highway District staff report and conditions
ACHD staff approval for a 2,650-square-foot commercial building design review, covering trip generation, level of service, planned improvements and conditions of approval.
Sept. 9, 2025 · 12 pages · 731 KB · Agency comment
- Download City engineer review comments
Centurion Engineers' review on behalf of the city engineer covering the proposed 2,726 sq ft commercial building, with conditions on ACHD and fire district approval, irrigation, and water and sewer connections.
Sept. 8, 2025 · 3 pages · 528 KB · Agency comment
- Download Boise Fire Department design review comments
Fire Department comments on a proposed new health club, listing hydrant spacing, fire apparatus access road, turning radius and gate requirements under the International Fire Code.
Sept. 1, 2025 · 2 pages · 151 KB · Agency comment
- Download Idaho DEQ general comments on design review
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality letter with general guidance on air quality permitting, fugitive dust, and sewer capacity for the project.
Aug. 24, 2025 · 4 pages · 742 KB · Agency comment
- Download Republic Services comments on agency notice
Republic Services asks whether trash carts for the dance studio, health club and three-townhome projects will be set out at the street, and whether the cul-de-sac is large enough for trucks.
Aug. 14, 2025 · 2 pages · 289 KB · Agency comment
- Download Agency notice of conditional use application
Notice to agencies of a conditional use permit request for a dance studio in a Highway Commercial zoning district, with a Planning and Zoning hearing in September.
Aug. 14, 2025 · 2 pages · 256 KB · Agency comment
- Download Design review commissioner comments on second floor and wood stove
Commenter Derek Hurd supports the use but raises two open items: whether the design truly has a second floor with an integrated sun balcony, and objection to wood-burning stoves for sauna heating over neighborhood…
Yesterday · 1 page · 214 KB · Agency comment
