Conditional use · Planning application
Approved: 2,000-square-foot garage and privacy fence proposed for single-family home
The city approved a detached two-car garage of about 2,000 square feet with a 6-foot privacy fence behind an existing home, with conditions including a sidewalk along Fenton Street and removal of stored materials from a neighboring parcel. The decision was made by the Planning and Zoning Commission on March 18.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Garden City's record. See the official record
Hatch Design Architecture proposes a detached two-car garage of about 2,000 square feet with a 6-foot privacy fence at 4708 N. Fenton Street in Garden City, on a lot with an existing single-family home. Staff recommends approval with conditions, but says the site's current outdoor storage looks commercial and would need to stop for the garage use to be residential.
Hatch Design Architecture is requesting a Conditional Use Permit for a new 2,000 sqft. 2-Car Garage and 6' Privacy fence on a .54 acre lot located at 4708 N. Fenton St.; Ada County Parcel #R7334150751, located in the C-2 General Commercial Zoning District.
Project name on file: Fenton Garage
Timeline
March 18, 2026
Approved
Garden City Planning and Zoning Commission: Approved. Decision signed May 8, 2026.
March 18, 2026
Public hearing: Garden City Planning and Zoning Commission
Documents
Site plans
- Download Applicant's hearing presentation
Slides from the applicant's March 18 conditional use hearing covering site plan, landscaping, elevations, noise and lighting responses, and a compliance checklist.
March 17, 2026 · 8 pages · 2.0 MB
- Download Updated site plan
Revised site plan showing a proposed 2,000 SF building, new 6-foot fencing, setbacks, and removal of an existing outbuilding, prepared by Hatch Design Architecture.
Feb. 23, 2026 · 1 page · 200 KB · Revised plans
Plans
- Download Fence options, option 2
Fence design options sheet, showing option #2 among the proposed fence choices; the rest of the text is garbled scan noise.
April 28, 2026 · 3 pages · 4.7 MB
- Download Applicant response to design review consultant comments
Architect's email answering consultant comments on fencing material, sidewalk details, site plan distinctions, and articulation of the southwest facade, with revised elevations attached.
April 5, 2026 · 5 pages · 1.8 MB · Revised plans
- Download Revised site plan sheet A-1.0
Revised site plan for a conditional use permit application showing lot dimensions, setbacks, fencing, a proposed 2,000 SF building, pathways and trash storage notes.
March 8, 2026 · 12 pages · 2.2 MB · Revised plans
- Download Water and sewer ability-to-serve letter from city engineer
Consultant engineer for Garden City confirms water and sanitary sewer service is available from adjoining infrastructure, with fire flow subject to North Ada County Fire and Rescue District review.
Feb. 9, 2026 · 13 pages · 13.0 MB · Revised plans
- Download Water and sanitary sewer ability to serve letter
City engineer's letter confirming the project can receive city water and sewer service, with fire flow capacity conditioned on fire district review.
Feb. 9, 2026 · 12 pages · 12.9 MB · Revised plans
Staff reports
- Download Design review report and decision, approved as conditioned
Garden City design review staff report and decision approving the project with conditions, dated May 8, 2026, covering site information, agency and public comments, and required findings.
May 7, 2026 · 26 pages · 9.7 MB · Decision
- Download Staff report for conditional use permit
Planning staff recommend approval, with conditions, of an accessory structure over 1,000 sq ft that exceeds the principal dwelling's square footage, plus a Mar. 18, 2026 hearing.
March 17, 2026 · 20 pages · 885 KB · Staff Report
- Download Design review report and decision, initial review
Initial design review report for a conditional use permit application from the Garden City Development Services Department, not yet approved, covering site information, agency and public comments, and code review.
March 1, 2026 · 25 pages · 1.2 MB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Signed planning and zoning decision on conditional use permit
Signed Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Decision from the Garden City Planning and Zoning Commission, dated March 18, 2026, for a private garage over 1,000 square feet.
March 17, 2026 · 12 pages · 690 KB · Decision
Application
- Download Combined initial submittals for conditional use permit
Application packet with the conditional use permit questions, signed certification, and checklist of required materials including compliance statement and site plan.
Yesterday · 29 pages · 8.5 MB · Application packet
- Download Combined initial submittals packet for conditional use permit
Application packet with the applicant's consent certification, required-items checklist, and staff questions on landscaping, building design and sustainability points.
Yesterday · 25 pages · 9.1 MB · Application packet
Correspondence
- Download Consultant comments on resubmitted garage plans
Email thread between city staff and consultants on the garage design, noting fencing material is noncompliant, facade articulation and blank walls remain unresolved, and item 8-4B-5 is not yet met.
April 6, 2026 · 2 pages · 303 KB
- Download Boise Fire Department comment, no comment offered
Boise Fire Marshal Mike Bisagno replies that Boise Fire has no comment on applications DSRFY2026-0006 or -0007, sent Feb. 26, 2026.
Feb. 25, 2026 · 4 pages · 366 KB · Agency comment
- Download Idaho DEQ agency comments
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality's general comments on air quality, wastewater and recycled water rules, with contacts for the Garden City conditional use permit.
Feb. 16, 2026 · 4 pages · 743 KB · Agency comment
- Download City engineer review comments
Centurion Engineers' review for Garden City on a proposed 2,000 sq ft garage, covering ACHD and fire district approvals, irrigation, water and sewer, and erosion control.
Feb. 13, 2026 · 3 pages · 411 KB · Agency comment
- Download City engineer review comments
Garden City engineer's review for a proposed 2,000 sq ft garage behind an existing dwelling, listing conditions on ACHD and fire district approval, irrigation, water/sewer, and erosion control.
Feb. 13, 2026 · 3 pages · 411 KB · Agency comment
- Download Agency notice of conditional use permit application
Garden City agency notice for a conditional use permit to build a 2,000 sq ft two-car garage and a 6-foot privacy fence on a 0.54-acre lot.
Feb. 8, 2026 · 2 pages · 259 KB · Agency comment
- Download Consultant comments from Derek Hurd and Brett Labrie
Staff email relaying consultant review comments on fencing material, a required affidavit and drawings for an adjacent site, curb cuts and ADA entries, and unaddressed architectural revisions.
Yesterday · 1 page · 212 KB
