Rezone · Planning application
City proposes rezoning many residential properties to match its long-range plan
Most properties would be down-zoned from R-3 to R-2 or a new medium-density district, and some R-20 properties would become R-3 or commercial. The City Council holds a hearing April 12. Staff suggested removing one property and delaying council action.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Garden City's record. See the official record
The City of Garden City proposes a citywide-style rezone of many residential properties west of Glenwood Street so zoning matches the Comprehensive Plan. Most properties would be down-zoned from R-3 to R-2 or R-M, while Willowbrook Estates would go from R-2 to R-M, and some R-20 properties would become R-3 or C-2. The Planning and Zoning Commission was scheduled to hear it as a recommending body, with the City Council making the final decision.
The city is proposing the rezone of certain properties West of Glenwood to better align with the Garden City Comprehensive Plan. This is a result of discussions with the community during the code amendment process associated with the file CPAFY2024-0004 which resulted in the R-M zoning district creation.
Timeline
April 12, 2027
Public hearing: Garden City City Council
Sept. 14, 2026
Public hearing continued to April 12, 2027
Garden City City Council: the September 14, 2026 hearing was moved to April 12, 2027.
March 9, 2026
Public hearing continued to September 14, 2026
Garden City City Council: the March 9, 2026 hearing was moved to September 14, 2026.
Oct. 13, 2025
Public hearing continued to March 9, 2026
Garden City City Council: the October 13, 2025 hearing was moved to March 9, 2026.
Sept. 17, 2025
Garden City Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval
Sept. 17, 2025
Public hearing: Garden City Planning and Zoning Commission
Sept. 8, 2025
Public hearing continued to October 13, 2025
Garden City City Council: the September 8, 2025 hearing was moved to October 13, 2025.
Aug. 20, 2025
Public hearing continued to September 17, 2025
Garden City Planning and Zoning Commission: the August 20, 2025 hearing was moved to September 17, 2025.
July 30, 2025
Neighborhood meeting
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Rezone overview presentation for residential zoning changes west of Glenwood
Slide presentation explaining the proposed R-3, R-2 and R-20 rezone, the new R-M district, and how the changes align with the Comprehensive Plan.
Sept. 16, 2025 · 21 pages · 2.2 MB
- Download Staff report, version 2 (rezone)
Planning staff report for the City of Garden City's zoning map amendment aligning zoning with Comprehensive Plan designations, for the Sept. 17, 2025 hearing.
Sept. 16, 2025 · 41 pages · 962 KB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Planning and Zoning Commission findings and recommendation on rezone
Findings of fact, conclusions of law and recommendation from the Garden City Planning and Zoning Commission's Sept. 17, 2025 review of a proposed rezone from R-3 to R-2 covering many properties.
Sept. 16, 2025 · 11 pages · 659 KB · Recommendation (decision)
Notices
- Download Neighborhood meeting notice for west-of-Glenwood rezoning
Presentation slides for the July 30, 2025 neighborhood meeting on the city-initiated rezoning of properties west of Glenwood, covering the rationale, zoning district comparisons and density changes.
July 29, 2025 · 24 pages · 1.9 MB
Application
- Download Zoning map amendment (rezone) application form
City-initiated rezone application from Garden City, stating the amendment aligns zoning with the Comprehensive Plan and has no service-delivery impact; details are in the staff report.
Yesterday · 1 page · 82 KB · Application packet
Correspondence
- Download Idaho DEQ agency comments on rezone application
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality sends general comments on air quality, prescribed burning, and wastewater rules, and asks the city to verify sewer capacity before approval.
June 29, 2025 · 4 pages · 762 KB · Agency comment
Other documents
- Download Draft rezone ordinance changing several zoning districts
Working draft ordinance rezoning multiple parcels from R-3, R-20, and R-2 to R-2, R-3, R-M, R-M/DA, and C-2 to align with the future land use map.
Aug. 19, 2025 · 27 pages · 1.8 MB · Ordinance
- Download Citywide land use regulations ordinance (Ordinance 1057-25)
Ordinance establishing citywide land use rules on buffers, setbacks, activity nodes, lighting, landscaping, mixed uses, fencing, and Boise River resource protection, and amending the development code.
July 27, 2025 · 52 pages · 3.4 MB · Ordinance