Design review · Planning application
Garden City approves open-air gazebo for Riverside Hotel courtyard
The approved design-review project is a simplified open-air gazebo with lighting and ceiling fans in an existing hotel courtyard plaza of about 2,323 square feet, intended for weddings and outdoor events. Approval came with conditions on lighting, underground utilities and stormwater, decided Apr. 13.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Garden City's record. See the official record
The applicant proposes an open-air plaza cover and gazebo structure at 2900 W Chinden Blvd in Garden City, covering part of an existing courtyard area of about 2,323 square feet. The document is an initial staff review that has not yet been approved, and it lists a single new structure on a 13.76-acre commercial site.
Bryan Hallowell with Cushing Terrell is requesting Design Review approval for the Riverside Hotel's Rivers Edge Terrace (R.E.T.) courtyard plaza gazebo project located at 2900 W. Chinden Blvd., Ada County Parcel #R2734542000 in C-1 Highway Commercial Zoning District.
Project name on file: Rivers Edge Terrace
Timeline
April 13, 2026
Approved
Garden City Development Services: Approved.
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Design review report and decision, plan review 2
Staff design review report approving the project as conditioned, covering site information, agency and public comments, code review, and required findings.
April 12, 2026 · 17 pages · 3.4 MB · Decision
- Download Design review staff report and decision (initial review, not approved)
Initial design review report for a highway commercial site, covering site information, agency and public comments, code review, and required findings, with the decision not yet approved.
March 15, 2026 · 17 pages · 775 KB · Staff Report
Application
- Download Design review application form
Application form for a proposed outdoor plaza gazebo at a Chinden Boulevard property, with applicant and owner details and design review questions on urban form, pedestrian access, parking and community interaction.
Yesterday · 20 pages · 12.4 MB · Application packet
Photos
- Download Site photos of existing plaza and courtyard views
Six labeled site photos of the hotel outdoor plaza and nearby walkways and courtyards, taken from northeast, southeast, south and southwest viewpoints for the gazebo design review.
March 8, 2026 · 3 pages · 7.3 MB
Correspondence
- Download Idaho DEQ agency comment letter
General DEQ comments on air quality permitting, fugitive dust, and sewer capacity verification, plus wastewater and recycled water rules to review.
March 1, 2026 · 4 pages · 742 KB · Agency comment
- Download City engineer pre-review comments on design review application
Centurion Engineers' pre-review for Garden City of the River's Edge Terrace courtyard project, noting an incomplete building permit submittal and conditioning any approval on resolving listed items.
Feb. 28, 2026 · 2 pages · 120 KB · Agency comment
- Download Boise Fire Department comment
Boise Fire Marshal Mike Bisagno reports no comment on the design review applications DSRFY2026-0006 or -0007.
Feb. 25, 2026 · 4 pages · 366 KB · Agency comment
- Download Idaho Transportation Department no-comment response
The Idaho Transportation Department's District 3 office reports no comments or concerns on the two listed design review cases, sent Feb. 24, 2026.
Feb. 23, 2026 · 4 pages · 345 KB · Agency comment
- Download Corrected agency notice of design review application
Corrected Garden City agency notice for a design review request by the City of Boise and J-U-B Engineers for an odor mitigation project.
Feb. 22, 2026 · 2 pages · 280 KB · Agency comment
- Download Idaho DEQ comments on design review
General DEQ agency comments on air quality permitting, fugitive dust, and wastewater and sewer capacity requirements for the project.
Feb. 16, 2026 · 4 pages · 743 KB · Agency comment
- Download City engineer review comments, pre-review
Centurion Engineers' pre-review on behalf of the city engineer, noting comments are pending and missing permit information could bring new comments.
Feb. 13, 2026 · 2 pages · 121 KB · Agency comment
- Download Agency notice of conditional use permit application
Garden City notice to agencies of a conditional use permit for a 2,000 sq ft two-car garage and 6-foot privacy fence on a 0.54-acre lot.
Feb. 8, 2026 · 2 pages · 259 KB · Agency comment
