Development review · Planning application
236-apartment complex sent back to cut height from four stories to three
Garden City's City Council voted 2-1 to remand the plan for two four-story buildings, finding them out of scale with nearby one- and two-story homes. The Council did not require fewer units. The applicant must resubmit with three stories.

From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Garden City's record. See the official record
A new multi-family apartment project (referred to as the Antioch Apartments) is proposed on the Boise Bible College property on West Marigold Street in Garden City. The applicant plans 392 on-site parking spaces, perimeter landscaping, and a fence and trees along the eastern boundary next to neighboring homes. The City Council was scheduled to decide on the design review at a December 30, 2025 meeting.
Zach Turner with Rennison Companies LLC is requesting a design review for a new 236 dwelling unit multi-family residential development at 8647 & 8687 W. Marigold Street, , Ada County Parcel #S0525233602, in the R-3 Medium density residential district.
Timeline
Jan. 26, 2026
Remanded to reduce height
Garden City City Council: Remanded to Reduce Height.
Jan. 10, 2026
Public hearing: Garden City City Council
Dec. 30, 2025
Public hearing continued to January 10, 2026
Garden City City Council: the December 30, 2025 hearing was moved to January 10, 2026.
Dec. 8, 2025
Public hearing: Garden City City Council
May 7, 2025
Application filed
Documents
Site plans
- Download City Council design review hearing presentation
Slide deck for the Dec. 30, 2025 City Council design review hearing, covering site plan, elevations, parking, traffic, design standards and comprehensive plan alignment.
Dec. 29, 2025 · 43 pages · 9.4 MB
- Download Alternative approach design concept site plan
Site plan for the Antioch Apartments alternative approach, showing two phases with 119 and 117 covered stalls, uncovered parking, and a dog park and common open space.
Dec. 21, 2025 · 1 page · 2.1 MB
Plans
- Download Additional and revised material submittal form
Cover form for resubmitted design review materials, noting revisions made to address City Council public hearing comments and a revised statement of intent and compliance statement.
Sept. 10, 2026 · 55 pages · 70.2 MB · Revised plans
- Download Applicant PowerPoint for City Council design review hearing
Slide deck for the Dec. 30, 2025 design review hearing covering site plan, perspectives, elevations, parking, traffic, landscaping and comprehensive plan alignment for Antioch Apartments.
Dec. 29, 2025 · 43 pages · 60.6 MB · Revised plans
- Download Supplemental information letter and exhibits
Cover letter responding to the Design Review staff report, transmitting Exhibit A parking memo, Exhibit B fire department email, and Exhibit C updated landscape drawings.
Dec. 21, 2025 · 40 pages · 20.7 MB · Revised plans
- Download Additional and revised submittal form
Form transmitting revised plans and responses for the Antioch Apartments design review, including a staff report response, arborist report, Siberian elm memo, and updated civil, landscape and architectural drawings.
Dec. 10, 2025 · 46 pages · 72.2 MB · Revised plans
- Download Site sections for Buildings 1 and 2
Two site section drawings showing proposed multi-family buildings with landscaping, parking aisles and setbacks next to single-family residences, dated Nov. 19, 2025.
Nov. 19, 2025 · 2 pages · 3.0 MB · Revised plans
- Download Design review response letter and revised parking counts
Applicant's November 2025 response to Garden City design review staff comments, covering revised site plan, parking and bicycle counts, and ACHD driveway and turn-lane issues.
Nov. 12, 2025 · 54 pages · 85.8 MB · Revised plans
- Download Design review drawings with common open space calculations
Landscape design review drawing set for four parcels, showing common open space required and provided per parcel and building, with a revision log.
Aug. 10, 2025 · 43 pages · 7.4 MB · Revised plans
Staff reports
- Download Staff memo on continued deliberation and decision
Development Services memo to City Council for the Jan. 10, 2026 special meeting to deliberate and decide the continued design review application, with the draft decision revised and changes highlighted.
Jan. 9, 2026 · 1 page · 212 KB · Staff Report
- Download City Attorney memo on Design Review application
Memo from the City Attorney to Council on the Boise Bible College multi-family design review, covering procedural history, opposition arguments and criteria analysis.
Dec. 29, 2025 · 8 pages · 321 KB · Staff Report
- Download Design review report and decision, plan review 3
Garden City Development Services design review report for the Boise Bible College multi-family development, covering site information, agency and public comments, code review, and the decision process.
Dec. 29, 2025 · 34 pages · 787 KB · Staff Report
- Download Staff report and design review decision
Garden City staff report recommending a public hearing on the Boise Bible College multi-family design review, covering site information, agency and public comments, and code review.
Dec. 7, 2025 · 31 pages · 787 KB · Staff Report
- Download Design review staff report, initial review (not approved)
Initial design review report and decision for a school campus project, with site information, agency and public comments, code review, and findings; status is not approved.
Nov. 2, 2025 · 33 pages · 864 KB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Signed remanded design review decision
Garden City Council findings, conclusions and decision voting two-to-one to remand the design review application for a multi-family development.
Jan. 25, 2026 · 25 pages · 365 KB · Decision
Notices
- Download Affidavit of property posting for design review hearing
Affidavit attesting that the property was posted with a public hearing notice for a Dec. 30, 2025 design review of a 236-apartment project, with a photo of the posting.
Dec. 13, 2025 · 3 pages · 1.9 MB · Notice
Application
- Download Affidavit of property posting for design review
Notarized affidavit certifying that the public hearing notice sign for the Boise Bible College apartments design review application was posted on the property at least ten days before the hearing.
Sept. 10, 2025 · 3 pages · 1.4 MB · Application packet
- Download Design review application form
Garden City design review application for a new multi-family housing project, with applicant and owner contact details, site information, and design objectives.
May 6, 2025 · 48 pages · 53.5 MB · Application packet
Studies and reports
- Additional submittal traffic impact study
July 16, 2024 · 7.2 MB · Revised plans
Correspondence
- Download Consultant comments on December 11 resubmittals
Architect Brett Labrie's December 22 review says the main entrance still lacks prominence and hierarchy, and recommends vertical facade articulation and stairwell emphasis on the design review application.
Dec. 21, 2025 · 4 pages · 451 KB · Revised plans
- Download Idaho DEQ agency comments
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality general comments on air quality (fugitive dust, open burning) and wastewater/sewer capacity for the design review application.
Dec. 14, 2025 · 4 pages · 742 KB · Agency comment
- Download Architect's design review comments on entrances and fencing
Architect Brett Labrie's December 2025 email to city planner Hanna Veal raising two concerns: building main entrances must be clearly identifiable, and front fencing should be reduced and not solid.
Dec. 1, 2025 · 2 pages · 326 KB · Revised plans
- Download Consultant comments on resubmittals
Consultant Derek Hurd's Dec. 1, 2025 review comments on the revised plans, covering the main entry, gated access, a cornice break, and tree count and landscape median requirements.
Nov. 30, 2025 · 2 pages · 285 KB · Revised plans
- Download ACHD revised comments
Revised Ada County Highway District comments on the design review application, covering planned improvements, conditions of approval and site plans, dated November 24, 2025.
Nov. 23, 2025 · 14 pages · 1.3 MB · Revised plans
- Download North Ada County Fire and Rescue District comments
Fire department review of the design review application, approving it subject to listed International Fire Code conditions on hydrants, fire access roads, turning radii and addressing signage.
Nov. 5, 2025 · 2 pages · 152 KB · Agency comment
- Download Republic Services trash enclosure comments and clarification request
Republic Services raises truck maneuvering and access concerns about the trash enclosure design, and the applicant's representative responds that Republic had previously approved this configuration.
June 22, 2025 · 11 pages · 6.2 MB · Agency comment
- Download Ada County Highway District staff report for design review
ACHD staff report on the 236-apartment design review, covering estimated trip generation of about 1,071 daily vehicle trips, level-of-service findings, and conditions of approval.
June 16, 2025 · 21 pages · 3.7 MB · Agency comment
- Download Idaho Transportation Department comments
ITD has no comments or requirements on the application, notes it previously accepted the traffic impact study, and says the corridor is congested with no funding to mitigate it.
June 9, 2025 · 1 page · 169 KB · Agency comment
- Download Idaho DEQ general comments on air quality and wastewater
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality comments on Garden City agency notice DSRFY2025-0008, covering fugitive dust, open burning rules, and verifying sewer capacity before approval.
June 8, 2025 · 4 pages · 832 KB · Agency comment
- Download City engineer review comments
Garden City's city engineer lists conditions for the 236-unit apartment project, covering the pending minor land division, street naming, ACHD and fire district approvals, and irrigation facilities.
June 6, 2025 · 5 pages · 442 KB · Agency comment