Code amendment · Planning application
Garden City weighs new rules for enclosed urban storage buildings
The proposed code change would allow climate-controlled storage buildings of at least three stories as a conditional use in certain commercial and industrial zones. The Planning and Zoning Commission held its hearing Aug. 19; the City Council would get its recommendation.
Location
This filing changes the city's rules rather than a specific site, so there's nothing to map.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Garden City's record. See the official record
Garden City is considering a zoning code change that would create rules for a new use called Urban Storage, which is enclosed, climate-controlled storage buildings. The latest draft drops the 1,000-foot spacing requirement between facilities, bans outdoor storage, requires ground-floor commercial space at least 15 feet deep, and requires buildings of at least three stories. The Planning and Zoning Commission is set to take up the revised draft on August 19, 2026, and the City Council would get its final recommendation.
Jeff Hatch with Hatch Design Architecture is requesting to amend Garden City Code Title 8, Development Code, to establish a new zoning use of "Urban Storage" and associated regulations. Amendments will affect Chapter 8-2B and other provisions of Title 8 necessary to integrate the new use into Title 8 including standards related to operations, zoning districts where the use will be conditionally permitted, location standards, design standards, administration, and definitions.
Timeline
Aug. 19, 2026
Public hearing: Garden City Planning and Zoning Commission
Aug. 10, 2026
Public hearing: Garden City City Council
Jan. 26, 2026
Application filed
Documents
Site plans
- Download Draft ordinance amending urban storage allowed uses and standards
Draft ordinance adding "Urban Storage" as a conditional use in the C-2, C-1 and LI zones, with use standards, a definition, overlay treatment and parking requirements.
Aug. 18, 2026 · 9 pages · 176 KB · Ordinance
- Download Applicant presentation on code text amendment and staff comment responses
Slides presenting the proposed zoning code text amendment for a Class A self-service storage facility, with applicant responses to staff concerns on ground-floor uses, spacing, zoning districts and mixed-use conflicts.
April 14, 2026 · 11 pages · 3.5 MB
Plans
- Download Revised zoning code amendment text on uses and urban storage
Late-filed resubmittal of proposed code text defining tobacco, urban storage and vehicle uses, with a new urban storage section setting location standards.
July 14, 2026 · 9 pages · 493 KB · Revised plans
- Download Zoning code amendment excerpts for allowed uses and parking
Revised excerpts of the zoning code covering allowed uses in overlay and base districts and off-street motor vehicle and bicycle parking requirements.
June 21, 2026 · 9 pages · 292 KB · Revised plans
- Download Allowed-use and parking table excerpts for code amendment
Excerpts from the zoning code amendment text covering allowed uses in overlay and base zones and off-street motor vehicle and bicycle parking minimums for nonresidential uses.
June 17, 2026 · 9 pages · 289 KB · Revised plans
- Download Exhibit A and B: amended storage facility definitions and standards
Revised text for zoning code amendment defining storage facilities and yards and setting site layout, parking, limitation and maintenance standards for storage uses.
April 7, 2026 · 12 pages · 588 KB · Revised plans
Staff reports
- Download Staff memo on July 14 submittal and ordinance revisions
Staff memo to the Planning and Zoning Commission summarizing revisions to the draft zoning code amendment after the July 15, 2026 hearing, with open items for the August 19 meeting.
Aug. 18, 2026 · 2 pages · 247 KB · Staff Report
- Download Staff report on Urban Storage code text amendment
Staff report for the July 15, 2026 Planning and Zoning Commission hearing on a proposed conditional use for multi-story, climate-controlled self-storage, tracking revisions since April and recommending approval with…
July 14, 2026 · 9 pages · 211 KB
- Download Staff report on urban storage text amendment
Garden City staff report for proposed Title 8 development code amendment allowing urban storage use in C-2, C-1, and LI zoning districts, with evaluation, recommendation, and agency and public comment sections.
July 14, 2026 · 21 pages · 977 KB · Staff Report
- Download Staff report on urban storage text amendment
Garden City staff report on a Title 8 development code amendment adding urban storage use in C-2, C-1, and LI zones, with hearing schedule and recommendation sections.
July 5, 2026 · 18 pages · 713 KB · Staff Report
- Download Staff memo on applicant response and outstanding issues
Staff memo reviewing the applicant's April 8 response to the staff report on the zoning code amendment, listing resolved issues and those still outstanding before the April 15 hearing.
April 14, 2026 · 3 pages · 253 KB · Staff Report
- Download Staff analysis and code review presentation for storage facility amendment
Staff presentation evaluating the proposed Class A self-service storage code amendment in the C-2 zone against the three required findings, noting partially met comprehensive plan and detriment findings.
April 14, 2026 · 13 pages · 437 KB
- Download Staff report on Class A self storage text amendment
City staff report reviewing a Title 8 development code amendment to allow Class A self storage in the C-2 zoning district, with recommendation and public comment sections.
April 14, 2026 · 16 pages · 659 KB · Staff Report
- Download Staff report on Class A self storage in C-2 zone
Garden City staff report on a Title 8 development code text amendment allowing Class A self storage in the C-2 zoning district, covering requested action, recommendation, agency and public comments, and code review.
April 5, 2026 · 13 pages · 643 KB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and recommendation on Urban Storage code amendment
Commission findings and recommendation on a development code text amendment adding Urban Storage as a conditional use and defining it, with related parking and noticing provisions.
Aug. 18, 2026 · 10 pages · 554 KB · Recommendation (decision)
Notices
- Download Public hearing notice for code text amendment
Garden City notice of an April 15, 2026 Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing on a zoning code text amendment, with an affidavit of property posting dated March 27, 2026.
March 26, 2026 · 3 pages · 2.4 MB · Notice
Application
- Download Code text amendment application form
Signed application form for a zoning code text amendment to the allowed-uses table in Title 8, with narrative references and an applicant checklist.
Jan. 25, 2026 · 11 pages · 661 KB · Application packet
Correspondence
- Download Idaho DEQ general comments on air quality and dust
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality letter dated March 24, 2026 with general air quality guidance on fugitive dust, trade waste burning, odor control and permit applicability for the amendment.
March 23, 2026 · 4 pages · 719 KB · Agency comment
- Download Idaho Transportation Department comments
The Idaho Transportation Department reports no comments or concerns on the listed applications, which do not meet the threshold for a Traffic Impact Study.
March 17, 2026 · 5 pages · 329 KB · Agency comment
Other documents
- Download Draft ordinance amending zoning code to add urban storage use
Draft ordinance adding "Urban Storage" as a conditional use in C-2, C-1 and LI districts, with use standards, a definition, overlay provisions and parking requirements.
July 14, 2026 · 8 pages · 169 KB · Ordinance