Conditional use · Planning application
Commission approves 1,296-square-foot garage behind a single-family home
Together with an existing 3,360-square-foot structure, the total would exceed 1,000 square feet and be larger than the home. The Planning and Zoning Commission approved it July 16 with conditions on fire access and stormwater.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Garden City's record. See the official record
Jeff Likes proposes a new 1,296-square-foot private garage/shed behind the existing single-family home at 411 E 46th Street in Garden City. Together with an existing 3,360-square-foot accessory structure, the total exceeds 1,000 square feet and is larger than the home, which requires a conditional use permit and design review. The 0.68-acre lot is zoned for medium-density residential use, and the application is still at initial review and not yet approved.
Jeff Likes with ALC Architecture is seeking a conditional use permit for an Accessory Structure exceeding one thousand square feet, required per Garden City Development Code 8-4B-3, located at 411 E. 46th Street, Ada County Parcel #R273452261, in the R-3 zoning district.
Timeline
July 16, 2025
Approved
Garden City Planning and Zoning Commission: Approved. Decision signed August 13, 2025.
July 16, 2025
Public hearing: Garden City Planning and Zoning Commission
Documents
Plans
- Download Revised plans resubmittal, June 12 2025 set
Resubmitted plan set for a conditional use permit application covering a new residential storage shed, with general notes on doors, permits and grading.
June 11, 2025 · 28 pages · 10.1 MB · Revised plans
Staff reports
- Download Design review report and decision
Staff design review report approving the conditional use permit application as conditioned, with site information, agency and public comments, and required findings.
Aug. 12, 2025 · 19 pages · 1.4 MB · Decision
- Download Design review report and decision, initial review
Initial design review report for a conditional use permit application, marked not approved, with agency and public comments, code review, and required findings.
July 20, 2025 · 19 pages · 511 KB · Staff Report
- Download Staff report for the July 16 Planning and Zoning Commission hearing
Staff recommends approval with conditions for a conditional use permit allowing an accessory garage that, with other accessory space, would exceed 1,000 square feet and the principal dwelling's size.
July 15, 2025 · 16 pages · 679 KB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and decision
Garden City Planning and Zoning Commission decision on a conditional use permit for an additional private garage exceeding 1,000 square feet, dated July 16, 2025.
July 15, 2025 · 10 pages · 196 KB · Decision
Notices
- Download Affidavit of neighborhood meeting and meeting notice
Affidavit certifying a July 14, 2025 neighborhood meeting notice was mailed to property owners within 300 feet, with the meeting notice and a sign-in sheet attached for a residential storage shed project.
Aug. 4, 2025 · 6 pages · 362 KB · Revised plans
- Download Affidavit of property posting
Notarized affidavit attesting that the property notice for a conditional use permit was posted, with a signature block for the person who posted it.
Yesterday · 2 pages · 3.8 MB · Notice
Application
- Download Design review application form
Garden City design review application for a new storage building at a residential lot, with applicant and owner contacts, zoning details, and design objectives questionnaire.
Yesterday · 15 pages · 7.1 MB · Application packet
- Download Conditional use permit application form for residential accessory storage shed
City conditional use permit form for a storage shed at a Garden City property zoned R-3, with applicant and owner details and answers on use compatibility and pathway distance.
Yesterday · 15 pages · 2.2 MB · Application packet
Correspondence
- Download Design review consultant comment on conditions of approval
Consultant Brett Labrie says the drafted conditions of approval are appropriate, has no added comments, and sees no need for a consultation meeting, per a July 15, 2025 email thread.
July 14, 2025 · 4 pages · 374 KB · Agency comment
- Download Consultant email on accessory structure and residential use
Derek Hurd, a consultant, questions whether residential-use conditions from a prior permit should extend to a proposed second accessory structure, and raises concerns about the commercial look of the accessory buildings.
July 13, 2025 · 2 pages · 243 KB · Agency comment
- Download City engineer review comments
Centurion Engineers' review for Garden City on a 1,296 sq ft shed conditional use application, covering fire district approval, a water-service waiver, and irrigation facilities.
July 4, 2025 · 3 pages · 242 KB · Agency comment
- Download Idaho DEQ agency comment letter
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality's general comments on air quality, fugitive dust, prescribed burning and wastewater rules, asking the city to verify sewer capacity before approval.
June 29, 2025 · 4 pages · 761 KB · Agency comment
- Download Fire district comments on storage shed design review
North Ada County Fire & Rescue District approves the 72-by-18-foot storage shed review if access road width, clearance, load-bearing surface and travel distance requirements are met.
June 25, 2025 · 2 pages · 272 KB · Agency comment
- Download Idaho Transportation Department comments
The Idaho Transportation Department reviewed the application transmittal and has no comments.
June 24, 2025 · 1 page · 168 KB · Agency comment
- Download Agency notice of design review application DSRFY2025-0009
June 24, 2025 · 2 pages · 259 KB · Agency comment
- Download Fire district comments on fire access and fire flow
North Ada County Fire & Rescue District conditionally approves the request, setting fire apparatus access road width, clearance, surface and distance requirements.
June 8, 2025 · 2 pages · 272 KB · Agency comment
- Download Idaho DEQ agency comment on conditional use permit
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality's June 9, 2025 general comments cover air quality, dust and prescribed burning rules, and wastewater approvals and sewer capacity.
June 8, 2025 · 4 pages · 761 KB · Agency comment
- Download Idaho Transportation Department comments
ITD reviewed the application transmittal and submitted no comments on the conditional use permit.
June 6, 2025 · 1 page · 167 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 requirements plus standard conditions of approval.
June 4, 2025 · 3 pages · 213 KB · Agency comment
- Download City engineer review comments
Garden City's engineer asks that approval of the 1,296 sq ft shed be conditioned on fire district approval, an ability-to-serve letter, and resolving the landowner discrepancy.
June 4, 2025 · 3 pages · 528 KB · Agency comment
Other documents
- Affidavit of non-ownership
July 28, 2025
