Conditional use · Planning application
Garden City approves dance studio and performance space in vacant 6,834-sq-ft building
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the permit on Sept. 17 with conditions requiring 59 parking spaces, either on-site or through a city-approved agreement, and pedestrian safety and sidewalk improvements along Chinden Boulevard.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Garden City's record. See the official record
A conditional use permit was approved for Jeff Hatch to operate a commercial entertainment facility, a use that includes theaters, nightclubs and dance halls, in a vacant building at 3300 W. Chinden Blvd. in Garden City. The site is a small lot of about 0.172 acres, and the approval requires off-site shared parking, sidewalk and landscaping improvements, and rules for pedestrian crossings and parking.
Jeff Hatch with Hatch Design Architecture is requesting a conditional use for a dance studio at 3300 W. Chinden Blvd, Ada County parcel #R2734541100, located in the C-1 Highway Commercial Zoning District.
Timeline
Sept. 17, 2025
Approved
Garden City Planning and Zoning Commission: Approved. Decision signed September 18, 2025.
Sept. 17, 2025
Public hearing: Garden City Planning and Zoning Commission
Aug. 7, 2025
Application filed
Documents
Plans
- Download Site plan with setback recap and parking calculations
Architect's site sheet showing setbacks, parcel area in C-1 zoning, required and proposed public and ADA parking, and general site notes for a tenant improvement.
Aug. 25, 2025 · 2 pages · 826 KB · Revised plans
Staff reports
- Download Staff report for conditional use permit, dance studio
Planning staff evaluates a conditional use permit for a commercial entertainment facility, flagging parking shortfalls, off-site parking safety, and needed sidewalk and landscaping improvements, with recommended…
Sept. 16, 2025 · 35 pages · 3.3 MB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and decision
Planning and Zoning Commission decision on a conditional use permit for a commercial entertainment facility at a vacant C-1 parcel, dated Sept. 17, 2025 hearing.
Sept. 17, 2025 · 17 pages · 205 KB · Decision
- Download Staff presentation on conditional use permit decision
Slides summarizing the entertainment facility permit's key issues, proposed alternative conditions on trash, parking, landscaping and crosswalks, and the council's potential actions.
Sept. 16, 2025 · 12 pages · 1.3 MB
Notices
- Download Property posting notice and affidavit of posting
Public hearing notice signs for a Sept. 17, 2025 Planning and Zoning hearing on a conditional use permit, with a notarized affidavit that the property was posted on Sept. 5, 2025.
Sept. 7, 2025 · 3 pages · 2.6 MB · Notice
Application
- Download Conditional use permit application form for dance studio
Application form for a conditional use permit to operate a dance performance and rehearsal studio with lobby and restrooms at the listed property, with the applicant checklist.
Aug. 6, 2025 · 13 pages · 6.7 MB · Application packet
Studies and reports
- Download Parking demand study
Parking narrative requesting equivalent parking adjustments under Garden City code, with shared off-site parking distances, sidewalk connections and ADA parking responses.
Aug. 25, 2025 · 20 pages · 6.7 MB
Correspondence
- Download City engineer review comments on conditional use permit
Centurion Engineers' review for Garden City covering business name discrepancy, Idaho Transportation Department and fire district approvals, irrigation facilities, and water and sewer connections.
Sept. 8, 2025 · 3 pages · 528 KB · Agency comment
- Download Idaho DEQ agency comments
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality's general comments on air quality and wastewater rules, with contacts, for the conditional use permit.
Aug. 24, 2025 · 4 pages · 742 KB · Agency comment
- Download Idaho Transportation Department comments
ITD reports no concerns with the proposed project but requires an approved permit before any work within its right-of-way begins.
Aug. 24, 2025 · 1 page · 133 KB · Agency comment
- Download Republic Services trash service questions
Republic Services asked whether the studio's trash carts go at the street and whether the townhome cul-de-sac is large enough for trucks; the applicant answered both in red.
Aug. 21, 2025 · 3 pages · 348 KB · Agency comment
- Download Water and sewer ability-to-serve letter
City engineer confirms the project can receive water and sanitary sewer service from existing infrastructure, with fire flow capacity of 1,750 gpm subject to fire district review.
Aug. 11, 2025 · 2 pages · 644 KB
Other documents
- Download Shared parking affidavit from Parcero
Sworn affidavit from a Parcero representative authorizing a dance company's customers and artists to use Parcero's parking spaces, with event-day arrangements subject to case-by-case coordination.
Aug. 18, 2025 · 1 page · 46 KB
- Download Parking calculation and shared parking affidavits
Summary table of parking spaces from on-site and nearby businesses, plus signed shared-parking affidavits from Barbarian Brewing and Boise CrossFit, totaling 106 spaces.
Aug. 13, 2025 · 6 pages · 333 KB
