Comprehensive plan amendment · Planning application
Kuna council approves removing 877 acres from city impact area for Jasper Solar
The May 20 decision drops seven parcels totaling about 877 acres from Kuna's Area of City Impact, clearing a path for a proposed solar and battery project that must be permitted through Ada County.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Kuna's record. See the official record
JS Solar, LLC, working with DESRI on the Jasper Solar project, asks the City of Kuna to remove about 876.81 acres of land from the Kuna Area of City Impact boundary. The land is seven parcels in the eastern part of the area, in Sections 29 through 32 of T2N, R2E. The applicant wants this change so it can pursue a solar project with Ada County.
Applicant requests a comprehensive plan map amendment to remove this land from the Kuna Area of City Impact Boundary (ACI). The request includes seven (7) parcels and approx. 876.81 acres, in the eastern part of the Kuna ACI Boundary within Sections 29, 30, 31 and 32, T2N, R2E.
Project name on file: Jasper Solar / DESRI
Timeline
June 3, 2025
Kuna City Council adopted its decision
Its decision and reasoned statement, on its consent agenda.
May 20, 2025
Approved
Kuna City Council: Approved.
May 20, 2025
Public hearing: Kuna City Council
May 13, 2025
Kuna Planning and Zoning Commission adopted its recommendation to the City Council
Its recommendation and reasoned statement, on its consent agenda.
April 8, 2025
Kuna Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval
Vote 3-1, per its minutes.
April 8, 2025
Public hearing: Kuna Planning and Zoning Commission
Documents
Plans
- Download Proposed comprehensive plan map amendment (Jasper Solar)
Map of proposed future land use designation changes for the solar project, showing proposed acreage reduction areas and the future land use legend.
July 10, 2025 · 1 page · 1.9 MB
Project narrative
- Download Applicant request letter to modify Kuna Area of City Impact
Letter from solar developer JS Solar, L.L.C. asking the City of Kuna to remove seven parcels from its Area of City Impact and Comprehensive Plan Map for a 150 MW solar and battery project.
July 10, 2025 · 2 pages · 815 KB
Staff reports
- Download Staff memo on comprehensive plan map amendment
City of Kuna staff memo recommending removal of about 877 acres from the Kuna Area of City Impact boundary for a proposed solar project, with conditions of approval.
July 10, 2025 · 2 pages · 155 KB · Staff Report
- Download Decision and reasoned statement for comprehensive plan map amendment
City Council's written decision approving the DESRI / Jasper Solar comprehensive plan map amendment, redesignating the lands to industrial, adopted June 3, 2025.
July 10, 2025 · 5 pages · 197 KB · Staff Report
- Download Decision and reasoned statement approving comprehensive plan map amendment
City Council written decision, adopted June 3, 2025, approving the Jasper Solar comprehensive plan map amendment to redesignate the land as industrial, with an exhibit list.
July 10, 2025 · 5 pages · 757 KB · Staff Report
- Download Staff report on comprehensive plan map amendment
Staff report for a request to remove about 877 acres from the Kuna Area of City Impact boundary so a solar project can proceed under county review.
July 10, 2025 · 3 pages · 217 KB · Staff Report
- Download Resolution R44-2025 adopting area of city impact boundary reduction
City Council resolution adopting a reduction of Kuna's area of city impact boundary on the Future Land Use Map, after notice and public hearings held in spring 2025.
July 10, 2025 · 3 pages · 842 KB · Staff Report
- Download Planning and Zoning public hearing sign-in sheet
Blank sign-in sheet for the April 8, 2025 Kuna Planning & Zoning hearing on the DESRI / Jasper Solar comprehensive plan map amendment, with in-favor, neutral and opposition columns.
July 10, 2025 · 2 pages · 712 KB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Idaho Department of Correction landowner approval letter
Letter from the Idaho Department of Correction consenting to removal of seven state-owned parcels from Kuna's Area of City Impact, with an appendix map.
July 10, 2025 · 2 pages · 436 KB
- Download Planning and Zoning Commission decision and reasoned statement
Commission decision recommending approval of the DESRI / Jasper Solar comprehensive plan map amendment, with exhibits, witness list and the reasoned statement of findings.
July 10, 2025 · 4 pages · 646 KB · Decision
Application
- Download Comprehensive plan map amendment application form
Blank city form listing required submittal items, fee, and signature block for a comprehensive plan map amendment in Kuna.
July 10, 2025 · 1 page · 747 KB
- Download Planning and zoning application coversheet for comprehensive plan map amendment
Coversheet for a comprehensive plan map amendment covering about 877 acres, proposed for solar PV and battery storage use, with the applicant and representative listed.
July 10, 2025 · 3 pages · 912 KB
Photos
- Download Commitment to property posting form
Applicant's signed form committing to post the property for the public hearing, per Kuna City Code Title 5, Chapter 5, with removal required within three days after the hearing.
July 10, 2025 · 1 page · 737 KB
Other documents
- Download Applicant presentation to Planning and Zoning, April 8, 2025
DESRI slide deck seeking approval to remove seven parcels from Kuna's Area of City Impact via a comprehensive plan map amendment for the Jasper Solar Project.
July 10, 2025 · 14 pages · 3.1 MB
- Download Comprehensive plan map amendment presentation to City Council
DESRI slide deck presented to Kuna City Council on May 20, 2025, seeking approval to remove seven parcels from the city's Area of City Impact for the Jasper Solar Project.
July 10, 2025 · 14 pages · 4.5 MB
- Download Idaho Department of Correction closure reports
July 10, 2025 · 11 KB
- Legal description
July 10, 2025 · 967 KB
- Vicinity map
July 10, 2025 · 1.5 MB