Design review · Planning application
Renovation of two-building business center with 245 parking spaces approved
City staff approved the design on Oct. 9 with conditions: visible chain-link fencing must be removed or replaced, dumpsters screened and utilities placed underground. Plans include facade updates, new landscaping, pedestrian paths and a longer bus stop pad on about 7.3 acres.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Garden City's record. See the official record
The owner of the Glenwood Center business center at 4983 and 5111 N. Glenwood St., at Chinden Blvd., proposes renovating the existing center on about 7.3 acres. Work includes new building facades on one of its two buildings, a rebuilt parking lot with 248 spaces, new landscaping, detached sidewalks and a new drainage system. City staff found the initial submittal not approved and requested changes.
Connor Lindstrom with KM Engineering, LLP is requesting Design Review approval to upgrade the parking and drainage facilities within the Glenwood Center, as well as to make exterior elevation alterations to the existing buildings on the site located at 4983 & 5111 N. Glenwood St. and W Chinden Blvd., Ada County Parcels #R1285070040, #R8191508765, and #R1285070030, in the C-2 Mixed-Use Commercial Zoning District.
Project name on file: Glenwood Center
Timeline
Oct. 9, 2026
Approved
Garden City Development Services: Approved.
Documents
Plans
- Download Review comment and response log
Design review log from KM Engineering responding to city review comments on the Glenwood Center project, covering fencing, trash screening, facade, parking and crossings.
Sept. 20, 2026 · 19 pages · 5.9 MB · Revised plans
- Download Updated landscape plan
Revised landscape plan sheet L1.0 for the Glenwood Center entitlement set, dated 09/11/26, with plant schedule, street tree and parking calculations, and fence schedule.
Sept. 20, 2026 · 3 pages · 3.3 MB · Revised plans
Staff reports
- Download Design review staff report and decision
Staff report and decision approving the design review application as conditioned, dated October 9, 2026, covering findings, agency and public comments, and code review.
Oct. 8, 2026 · 34 pages · 5.5 MB · Decision
- Download Staff design review report and decision, initial review
Initial design review report from the Development Services Department finding the application not approved, with agency comments, code review and required findings.
Aug. 2, 2026 · 29 pages · 1.3 MB · Staff Report
Notices
- Download Neighborhood meeting submittals and notice list
Mailing list of nearby property owners, a July 6, 2026 meeting notice, and a recap of the July 27 Glenwood Center neighborhood meeting covering parking, facade and drainage comments.
July 27, 2026 · 9 pages · 2.7 MB
Application
- Download Design review narrative for Glenwood Center site and facade updates
Narrative from the applicant supporting design review for parking, drainage, landscaping and lighting upgrades plus exterior elevation changes at the existing commercial center.
Yesterday · 30 pages · 21.9 MB · Application packet
Correspondence
- Download Idaho Transportation Department comments
ITD senior planner has no concerns with the design review proposal, will not impose access restrictions to Chinden or Glenwood, and notes frontage work needs an ITD permit.
July 29, 2026 · 4 pages · 1.2 MB · Agency comment
- Download Valley Regional Transit comments on bus stop pad extension
Valley Regional Transit's principal planner says the existing bus stop pad is about 10 by 10 feet and supports extending it 18 feet for a shelter, bike rack and amenities.
July 21, 2026 · 3 pages · 5.2 MB · Agency comment
- Download City engineer review comments
Garden City engineer's review of the design review application, covering a possible parcel consolidation, ownership affidavit, and required ACHD, ITD and fire district approvals.
July 12, 2026 · 3 pages · 416 KB · Agency comment
- Download Idaho DEQ general comments on air quality and wastewater
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality letter with general comments on air quality permitting, fugitive dust, and sewer capacity verification for the design review application.
July 12, 2026 · 4 pages · 738 KB · Agency comment
- Download Ada County Highway District comments
ACHD finds no adjacent street improvements required, and lists traffic impact fee, driveway approach permit, right-of-way permit and standard conditions of approval.
July 1, 2026 · 3 pages · 205 KB · Agency comment
- Download Garden City agency notice of design review application
Notice to agencies of a Design Review request to upgrade parking and drainage and alter exterior elevations at a commercial center, under Garden City Code 8-6A-7.
June 29, 2026 · 2 pages · 260 KB · Agency comment
Other documents
- Corrected affidavit
Yesterday
