Conditional use · Planning application
AT&T equipment expansion at Garden City cell tower approved
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved AT&T Mobility's plan to add antennas, a equipment cabinet, a diesel backup generator and a new fenced compound at an existing 120-foot tower. Conditions include limited construction hours and a $10,000 tree fund payment in place of missing landscaping.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Garden City's record. See the official record
AT&T proposes to add equipment to an existing cell tower compound at 8247 W. State Street in Garden City. The work includes a small equipment cabinet, a diesel backup generator, new antennas and radio units on the existing 120-foot tower, and a new fenced compound. Staff recommends approval with conditions, but the Planning and Zoning Commission has not yet made a decision.
Gary Abrahams with GMA Network Services LLC, on behalf of Crown Castle, is requesting a conditional use permit for AT&T Mobility's collocation at the existing wireless facility located at 8247 W. State St, Ada County Parcel #R0719420250, in the C-2 General Commercial Zoning District.
Timeline
June 18, 2025
Approved
Garden City Planning and Zoning Commission: Approved.
June 18, 2025
Public hearing: Garden City Planning and Zoning Commission
May 12, 2025
Application filed
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Staff report for June 18 Planning and Zoning Commission hearing
Staff recommends approval with suggested conditions for an AT&T equipment collocation at an existing wireless facility, finding code compliance.
June 17, 2025 · 19 pages · 701 KB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and decision
Planning and Zoning Commission decision on a conditional use permit for a wireless communication facility, dated June 18, 2025, with findings on zoning, flood hazard and existing use.
June 17, 2025 · 12 pages · 271 KB · Decision
Notices
- Download Affidavit of property posting for conditional use permit
Notarized affidavit certifying that the property was posted with notice of a public hearing at least ten days before the hearing, per Garden City Code Section 8-6A-7.
Yesterday · 3 pages · 954 KB · Notice
Application
- Download Conditional use permit application form
Application form for a conditional use permit (CUPFY2025-0009 omitted) for AT&T Mobility's collocation of antennas and equipment on an existing monopole, including a walk-up cabinet and emergency generator.
May 11, 2025 · 155 pages · 42.6 MB · Application packet
Studies and reports
- Download Wireless facility landscaping feasibility report
Tower operator report explaining why the CUP landscaping requirements cannot feasibly be met at the site, citing shade from overhanging trees, easement limits, and drainage swale conflicts.
Yesterday · 5 pages · 1.9 MB
Correspondence
- Download Idaho DEQ agency comment letter
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality general comments on air quality, fugitive dust, prescribed burning and wastewater rules, dated June 2, 2025, for the conditional use permit.
June 1, 2025 · 4 pages · 761 KB · Agency comment
- Download Fire district comments on conditional use permit
Agency comment from the Boise-area fire and rescue district on a wireless facility modification, covering fire-code access gates, waste storage and hazard signage.
May 26, 2025 · 3 pages · 322 KB · Agency comment
- Download Boise Fire Department comments on cell tower fuel tank
Boise Fire Department approves the 200-gallon diesel belly tank and 30 kW emergency generator permit, subject to five listed conditions on signage, fencing, NFPA codes and generator listing.
May 26, 2025 · 2 pages · 257 KB · Agency comment
- Download Idaho Transportation Department comments
ITD reviewed the referenced applications and reported no comments, in a May 27, 2025 email to the city planning office.
May 26, 2025 · 4 pages · 306 KB · Agency comment
