Garden City Council approves 134 townhome-style homes

Eight conceptual renderings from several viewpoints, including State Street, the golf course, the courtyard, the northern boundary and Fair Oaks, marked as subject to change.

March 17, 2025 · 8 pages · 2.6 MB · Revised plans

A March 14, 2025 letter from an attorney for objecting neighbors to the Garden City attorney, claiming proposed townhome plans violate approved neighborhood protections such as green buffers and fencing.

March 13, 2025 · 15 pages · 8.1 MB

Applicant's May 28, 2025 letter responding to draft staff report items on density transfer, universal design, waterways, parking, and sidewalks, plus design review recommendations.

June 3, 2025 · 101 pages · 81.6 MB · Revised plans

Garden City sustainability point checklist under code 8-4G, marking the residential development type over 4 units and the criteria the project uses.

May 18, 2025 · 15 pages · 2.2 MB · Revised plans

Ada County street name review of the Stateside subdivision final plat, requesting directional fixes and (PRIVATE) labels on several proposed lane names and removal of one name.

May 5, 2025 · 17 pages · 26.0 MB · Revised plans

Revised grading plan sheets for The River Club site plan, dated April 25, 2025, with sheet-level civil drawings prepared by KMEG LLP.

April 24, 2025 · 16 pages · 13.5 MB · Revised plans

Landscape exhibit sheet EX1.0 showing open space calculations, lot layout and street names for the subdivision plat, dated April 10, 2025 in the resubmittal.

April 13, 2025 · 39 pages · 33.4 MB · Revised plans

Cover sheet for the revised preliminary plat, including the index of drawings, project summary, line and curve tables, and a vicinity map.

Feb. 23, 2025 · 18 pages · 7.3 MB · Revised plans

Staff slides summarizing agency and public comments on the Stateside combined preliminary and final plat, with Commission discussion points on drainage, access, height, parking and buffering.

July 27, 2025 · 6 pages · 816 KB · Staff Report

Staff report for the July 28, 2025 City Council hearing on a combined preliminary and final plat for a 140-lot residential subdivision, with recommendation summary, agency and public comment, and code review.

July 27, 2025 · 37 pages · 918 KB · Staff Report

Slides comparing the subdivision's approved prior actions and East Subdistrict master plan with the applicant's proposal, which shifts from 225-260 approved units to 134 townhomes.

July 7, 2025 · 45 pages · 9.8 MB

Staff slides covering the combined preliminary and final plat for 134 residential lots and 6 common lots, with legal context, agency and public input, emergency access, and parking and street design compliance.

July 7, 2025 · 10 pages · 468 KB · Staff Report

City staff report on the 140-lot Stateside Subdivision combined preliminary and final plat, covering project information, discussion, agency and public comments, and code review.

July 7, 2025 · 37 pages · 909 KB · Staff Report

Letter from the applicant's consultant responding to staff comments on shared access lanes under the specific area plan and on parking design standards for the subdivision.

July 2, 2025 · 3 pages · 1.4 MB

Staff report on the 140-lot Stateside Subdivision combined preliminary and final plat, with project information, discussion, agency and public comment, and code review.

June 17, 2025 · 37 pages · 909 KB · Staff Report

City staff report for the Stateside Subdivision combined preliminary plat, a 140-lot residential proposal, covering record documents, project information and review sections.

May 18, 2025 · 27 pages · 868 KB · Staff Report

Development Services memo to Council on a reconsideration request over height compliance in a subdivision decision, with statutory background and procedural options.

Aug. 10, 2025 · 131 pages · 30.9 MB

Garden City Council decision on the combined preliminary and final plat for the Stateside Subdivision, covering findings of fact, conclusions of law, and the council's decision, dated July 28, 2025.

July 27, 2025 · 28 pages · 1.6 MB · Decision

Planning and Zoning Commission decision on the combined preliminary and final plat for the Stateside Subdivision, with findings on zoning, floodplain status and applicable code sections.

July 15, 2025 · 24 pages · 291 KB · Decision

Applicant's July 8, 2025 response to the staff recommendation, including findings of fact, conclusions of law and a planning commission recommendation on the Stateside subdivision plat.

July 7, 2025 · 26 pages · 2.1 MB · Decision

Sworn affidavit by Garden City staff confirming the property was posted at least ten days before the July 28, 2025 City Council hearing on a 134-unit townhome project, with posting photos required.

July 14, 2025 · 3 pages · 1.8 MB · Notice

Assistant Project Manager's affidavit certifying the property was posted on June 23, 2025, at least ten days before the Planning and Zoning Commission hearing on the subdivision plat.

June 23, 2025 · 3 pages · 25.4 MB · Notice

Notarized affidavit confirming the property was posted for public notice at least ten days before the Planning and Zoning Commission hearing on the subdivision plat.

June 5, 2025 · 2 pages · 12.6 MB · Notice

Land division application for the River Club Townhomes subdivision, a combined preliminary/final plat with 134 residential-type lots and five common lots, filed with a compliance statement.

Feb. 9, 2025 · 163 pages · 69.6 MB · Application packet

Soils exploration and foundation evaluation by Atlas Technical Consultants, dated December 6, 2022, with recommendations for the proposed development.

Yesterday · 68 pages · 6.2 MB

Applicant letter proposing two private street and sidewalk design options for the subdivision, for City Council to choose between after the July 8 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.

July 17, 2025 · 6 pages · 2.5 MB

Centurion Engineers' review on behalf of the city engineer, listing conditions on the subdivision plat covering name approval, private streets, fire district and ACHD approvals, and utilities.

June 1, 2025 · 6 pages · 560 KB · Agency comment

Regional planning agency's Communities in Motion consistency checklist, finding the project consistent with the transit-oriented area and recommending site plan changes along State Street.

May 29, 2025 · 4 pages · 533 KB · Agency comment

District Manager Mark Zirschky says the plat does not encroach on the river's north bank but asks that plats show river access locations for maintenance and flood control.

May 21, 2025 · 4 pages · 322 KB · Agency comment

Idaho DEQ general comments on air quality (fugitive dust, open burning rules) and wastewater, including a recommended dust control plan before final plat approval.

May 11, 2025 · 4 pages · 832 KB · Agency comment

Central District Health transmittal with checked review items on sewage, water and septic requirements for the subdivision plat.

May 8, 2025 · 1 page · 920 KB · Agency comment

Drainage District No. 2 notes an easement along the property requiring its approval for encroachments, drainage discharges and plans, a license agreement in several cases, and removal of trees within the easement.

May 7, 2025 · 2 pages · 255 KB · Agency comment

ITD reviewed the subdivision plat application transmittal and reports no comments, per a May 6, 2025 email from its development services coordinator.

May 5, 2025 · 4 pages · 318 KB · Agency comment

ACHD staff report on a 134-townhome subdivision plat, covering trip generation (965 daily trips), level of service, site conditions of approval and standard conditions.

April 8, 2025 · 14 pages · 893 KB · Agency comment

North Ada County Fire & Rescue District's April 8, 2025 review approving the subdivision plat subject to hydrant, fire access, turnaround and addressing conditions.

April 7, 2025 · 3 pages · 172 KB · Revised plans

The Idaho Transportation Department reviewed the subdivision application transmittal and has no comments.

April 1, 2025 · 1 page · 173 KB · Agency comment

Fire district approval conditions for the 134-lot townhome subdivision, covering hydrant spacing, aerial access roads, turnarounds and addressing signage.

March 18, 2025 · 3 pages · 173 KB · Agency comment

Flood Control District 10 asks that maintenance access along the north bank of the Boise River be provided for gravel management and tree removal.

March 17, 2025 · 4 pages · 296 KB · Agency comment

Idaho Department of Environmental Quality comments on air quality (fugitive dust, open burning rules) and wastewater/sewer capacity for the project, sent March 17, 2025.

March 16, 2025 · 4 pages · 832 KB · Agency comment

Central District Health transmittal with checked review responses on sewage, water and septic requirements for the subdivision plat.

March 13, 2025 · 2 pages · 1.9 MB · Agency comment