Reptile zoo approved for former axe-throwing building

Site plan for the Idaho Reptile Zoo in Garden City showing the existing building, parking area, and design criteria notes for a conditional use permit.

Sept. 9, 2025 · 1 page · 361 KB

Revised submittal for the reptile zoo conditional use permit listing parking counts and stall dimensions, a landscape plan for the west planter and north entry, property photos, and an owner permission affidavit.

Sept. 14, 2025 · 8 pages · 3.7 MB · Revised plans

Planning staff's recommendation of approval, with conditions, for a commercial entertainment use (reptile zoo) under the conditional use permit application, for the Oct. 15, 2025 hearing.

Yesterday · 27 pages · 1.7 MB · Staff Report

Findings of fact, conclusions of law and decision by the Garden City Planning and Zoning Commission, treating a reptile zoo as comparable to animal care and commercial entertainment uses.

Oct. 14, 2025 · 15 pages · 328 KB · Decision

Notarized affidavit certifying that the property was posted for public hearing notice on the Oct. 15, 2025 hearing, at least ten days before the hearing.

Yesterday · 3 pages · 7.6 MB · Notice

Applicant Idaho Reptile Zoo requests a conditional use permit for an indoor live animal exhibit in a Commercial Entertainment zone, with no structural changes.

Aug. 19, 2025 · 17 pages · 9.4 MB · Application packet

Applicant's letter argues the conditional use permit is procedural for a reptile zoo, compares it to a prior axe-throwing use, and disputes staff's streetscape and landscaping recommendations.

Yesterday · 3 pages · 210 KB · Application packet

Fire Marshal's letter stating the fire district can approve the conditional use permit for a reptile zoo, subject to building and fire code compliance at permit stage.

Sept. 28, 2025 · 1 page · 129 KB · Agency comment

Engineering review by Centurion Engineers for the city engineer, listing conditions on owner permission, ITD right-of-way approval, fire district review, irrigation and water/sewer.

Sept. 28, 2025 · 3 pages · 414 KB · Agency comment

ACHD states no adjacent street improvements are required, and lists traffic impact fee, driveway approach permit, and right-of-way permit requirements plus standard conditions.

Sept. 21, 2025 · 3 pages · 222 KB · Agency comment

ITD requires closing both curb cuts in front of the building, directs access to the parking lot approach or Stockton St., and requires an ITD permit for any work in right-of-way.

Sept. 18, 2025 · 1 page · 184 KB · Agency comment

Department of Environmental Quality comments on air quality, fugitive dust, wastewater and sewer capacity rules that cities should consider for the project.

Sept. 14, 2025 · 4 pages · 742 KB · Agency comment

Republic Services says it has no concerns with the reptile zoo conditional use permit if trash service stays the same, and no issues with the residential plat if it uses carts.

Sept. 11, 2025 · 2 pages · 263 KB · Agency comment