Conditional use · Planning application
Auto repair shop approved with screening and buffer conditions
The Garden City Planning and Zoning Commission approved a permit on March 18 for a 0.69-acre site to allow vehicle repair, body work and related servicing. Conditions require enclosed repair equipment, screened vehicles and parts, a tree buffer along the southern property line, and safe pedestrian access to each suite…
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Garden City's record. See the official record
The applicant, Hope and Matthew Smith, requests a conditional use permit to run an automotive repair shop, which the city classifies as vehicle services, at 214 W. 37th Street in Garden City. The 0.69-acre site is zoned C-2 Mixed-Use Commercial. Staff recommends approval with conditions, but the Planning and Zoning Commission had not yet decided at the time of this staff report.
Matthew and Hope Smith are requesting a Conditional Use Permit for Vehicle Service at 214 W. 37th St.; Ada County Parcel #R2734511419, located in the C-2 General Commercial Zoning District.
Timeline
March 18, 2026
Approved
Garden City Planning and Zoning Commission: Approved.
March 18, 2026
Public hearing: Garden City Planning and Zoning Commission
Feb. 9, 2026
Application filed
Documents
Plans
- Download Neighborhood meeting sign-in sheet
Sign-in sheet from a January 30, 2026 neighborhood meeting, with a project synopsis describing planned general vehicle repair operations inside the building.
Feb. 25, 2026 · 6 pages · 5.4 MB · Revised plans
Staff reports
- Download Staff report for conditional use permit
Staff recommends approval with conditions for an automotive repair shop (Vehicle Services use) in the C-2 Mixed-Use Commercial zone, covering landscaping, parking, and screening.
March 17, 2026 · 16 pages · 798 KB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and decision on conditional use permit
Planning and Zoning Commission decision, dated March 18, 2026, approving or addressing a conditional use permit for a vehicle service use in the C-2 district, with findings on the parcel and applicable code standards.
March 17, 2026 · 12 pages · 720 KB · Decision
Application
- Download Conditional use permit application packet
Combined initial submittal for a conditional use permit to operate an indoor automotive repair shop in an existing C2 commercial building, with applicant, owner and site information.
Feb. 8, 2026 · 24 pages · 4.7 MB · Application packet
Correspondence
- Download Idaho DEQ comments on conditional use permit
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality general comments on air quality and wastewater rules, with contacts and sewer capacity verification requests, dated Feb. 23, 2026.
Feb. 22, 2026 · 4 pages · 742 KB · Agency comment
- Download Ada County Highway District comments
ACHD finds no adjacent street improvements required and lists traffic impact fee, driveway approach permit, and right-of-way permit conditions, with standard conditions of approval.
Feb. 22, 2026 · 3 pages · 213 KB · Agency comment
- Download City engineer review comments
Garden City engineer's review of a conditional use permit for an auto repair business, covering fire district approval, irrigation, water and sewer, and erosion control.
Feb. 19, 2026 · 3 pages · 505 KB · Agency comment
