Design review · Planning application
Odor control building for sewer line approved in Garden City park, with conditions
Garden City approved Boise's plan for a small building that would treat sewer air with ozone to reduce rotten-egg smells along the Greenbelt. The May 22 approval requires moving the building and a signed agreement on noise, odor and upkeep before a permit.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Garden City's record. See the official record
The City of Boise proposes to build a small odor mitigation facility in a city park at 3858 N Reed St in Garden City, next to the Greenbelt pathway. The site is about 1.5 acres and the project adds one new accessory structure with an enclosure and gate. Garden City staff's initial review did not approve the application because of missing information on noise, lighting, odor control and landscaping.
City of Boise and Brad Watson with J-U-B Engineers, Inc are requesting Design Review approval for a SBI Odor Mitigation Project located at 3858 N. Reed St., Ada County Parcel #R2734560310 in R-3 Medium Density Residential District.
Project name on file: SBI Odor Mitigation
Timeline
May 22, 2026
Approved
Garden City Development Services: Approved.
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Design review report and decision
Staff design review report approving the project as conditioned, covering site information, agency and public comments, code review, and required findings.
May 21, 2026 · 21 pages · 1.6 MB · Decision
- Download Design review staff report, initial review
Initial design review report and decision for the city-owned site, marking the application as not approved at plan review number 1, with agency and public comments and code review.
April 5, 2026 · 18 pages · 619 KB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Applicant's response to agency and public comments
Email from the applicant's representative responding to Garden City Engineer, DEQ, and public comments on lighting, noise, erosion control, utilities, and a neighborhood meeting.
Yesterday · 7 pages · 1.2 MB
Application
- Download Design review application packet
Design review application for an odor control building addition at a city-owned site, with applicant and owner details, objectives questionnaire, and submittal checklist.
Yesterday · 43 pages · 36.1 MB · Application packet
Photos
- Download Site photos
March 9, 2026 · 8 pages · 59.4 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 review comments on odor mitigation plans
Centurion Engineers' first review, on behalf of the city engineer, of construction plans for mechanical equipment to reduce odors from the South Boise Interceptor sewer line at Heron Park; comments pending.
Feb. 28, 2026 · 4 pages · 145 KB · Agency comment
- Download Boise Fire Department comments
Boise Fire Marshal Mike Bisagno reports no fire department comments on the design review applications DSRFY2026-0007 and -0009.
Feb. 25, 2026 · 4 pages · 387 KB · Agency comment
- Download Idaho Transportation Department comments
The Idaho Transportation Department's District 3 office reported no comments or concerns on the two referenced design review applications.
Feb. 23, 2026 · 4 pages · 345 KB · Agency comment
- Download Agency notice of design review application
Garden City notice to agencies of a Design Review request by the City of Boise and J-U-B Engineers for an odor mitigation project at a wastewater site.
Feb. 22, 2026 · 2 pages · 280 KB · Agency comment
