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Kuna council denies annexation for 20-acre, 11-lot commercial subdivision

The City Council denied annexation with commercial zoning and a preliminary plat for a 20.41-acre site with seven commercial lots, on Aug. 18. The Planning and Zoning Commission had also recommended denial, citing traffic and the impact on a neighboring subdivision.

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Site plan for Kuna council denies annexation for 20-acre, 11-lot commercial subdivision
Site plan from the application documents.
Pin at the reported location; the shaded outline is the primary parcel (Ada County).

From the filing

The application's description as it appears in City of Kuna's record. See the official record

A developer asked the City of Kuna to annex a 20.41-acre farm parcel at 1710 W. Columbia Rd. and rezone it from rural residential to area commercial (C-2), along with a preliminary plat to divide it into commercial lots served by an internal private drive. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended denial of both requests, finding the commercial zoning and added traffic would harm the character of the neighboring residential subdivision.

The applicant requests annexation and preliminary plat approval for an approx. 20.41-acre commercial subdivision consisting of 11 total lots, including 7 commercial lots, 3 common lots, and one private drive. The project site is currently zoned RR, and the applicant is requesting annexation with C-2 zoning.

Project name on file: Northlake Park Subdivision

Timeline

  1. Sept. 1, 2026

    Kuna City Council adopted its decision

    Its decision and reasoned statement, on its consent agenda.

  2. Aug. 18, 2026

    Denied

    Kuna City Council: Denied.

  3. Aug. 18, 2026

    Public hearing: Kuna City Council

  4. June 9, 2026

    Kuna Planning and Zoning Commission adopted its recommendation to the City Council

    Its recommendation and reasoned statement, on its consent agenda.

  5. May 26, 2026

    Kuna Planning and Zoning Commission recommended denial

    Vote 4-0, per its minutes.

  6. May 26, 2026

    Public hearing: Kuna Planning and Zoning Commission

Documents

Site plans

  • Slide deck covering the annexation with C-2 zoning, preliminary plat, residential edge impacts, and staff's recommendation of approval that the request implements Kuna's adopted plan.

    Sept. 2, 2026 · 10 pages · 1.5 MB

    Download Applicant presentation for Northlake Park annexation and commercial subdivision
  • City of Kuna checklist of required items for a preliminary plat application under KCC Title 5, Chapter 9, including plat drafting and legal description requirements.

    Sept. 2, 2026 · 4 pages · 218 KB

    Download Preliminary plat application checklist
  • Engineer's cover sheet listing owner, developer and planner contacts, zoning change from RR to C2, 11 lots including 7 commercial, and utility providers.

    Sept. 2, 2026 · 5 pages · 2.4 MB

    Download Preliminary plat cover sheet and land use summary
  • Preliminary plat sheet showing the resubdivision of lots, with a vicinity map, plan sheet index, and preliminary sewer profiles and topography sheets.

    Sept. 2, 2026 · 1 page · 399 KB

    Download Preliminary plat for Northlake Park subdivision
  • Land use summary for an 11-lot project on 19.02 acres, proposing rezoning from RR to C2 with 7 commercial lots, 3 common lots and one private drive.

    Sept. 2, 2026 · 5 pages · 2.5 MB

    Download Updated preliminary plat

Plans

  • Engineering report covering sewer and water tie-ins, irrigation ditches and pond, and grading and drainage for the seven-lot commercial subdivision, dated November 2025.

    Sept. 2, 2026 · 51 pages · 3.3 MB

    Download Preliminary engineering report for sewer, water, irrigation and drainage
  • Landscape plan sheet showing street trees, a 20-foot-wide landscape buffer, ornamental trees, shrub beds, lawn areas, and a plant palette for the subdivision.

    Sept. 2, 2026 · 3 pages · 1.8 MB

    Download Landscape plan for Chisum Valley Subdivision No. 2
  • Single-page preliminary engineering sheet for Northlake Park Subdivision, prepared by Bey Engineering, Inc. for Hauck Development; the OCR text is partly garbled, so lighting details are not confirmed.

    Sept. 2, 2026 · 1 page · 556 KB

    Download Preliminary engineering lighting plan
  • Exhibit summarizing open space for the annexation site, showing 0.62 acres of common open area (3.26%) of a 19.02-acre total.

    Sept. 2, 2026 · 1 page · 754 KB

    Download Open space exhibit
  • Preliminary plat landscape plan for Northlake Park Subdivision showing tree, shrub and buffer layout, plant palette, and notes, with city comments dated May 13, 2026.

    Sept. 2, 2026 · 2 pages · 784 KB

    Download Updated landscape plan

Project narrative

Staff reports

  • Staff memo recommending approval of annexation to C-2 zoning and preliminary plat for a roughly 20-acre commercial subdivision with 7 commercial lots, 3 common lots and a private drive lot.

    Sept. 2, 2026 · 139 pages · 17.2 MB · Staff Report

    Download City Council staff memo for annexation and pre-plat

Decisions

  • Kuna Planning and Zoning Commission decision recommending denial of the annexation and preliminary plat applications after the May 26, 2026 public hearing, with an exhibit and witness record.

    Sept. 2, 2026 · 5 pages · 209 KB · Decision

    Download Commission recommendation of denial for annexation and preliminary plat
  • Kuna City Council's written decision denying the consent annexation request, following the Aug. 18, 2026 public hearing, with the record of exhibits and witnesses.

    Sept. 2, 2026 · 5 pages · 2.5 MB · Decision

    Download Council decision and reasoned statement denying annexation
  • Ada County Development Services confirms a Northlake Park subdivision name reservation, valid only while the project stays in the approval process, for an annexation application.

    Sept. 2, 2026 · 7 pages · 1.4 MB

    Download Subdivision name reservation for Northlake Park

Application

  • Blank checklist form for annexation and zoning requests to the City of Kuna, listing required submittals and file naming conventions under Kuna City Code Title 5, Chapter 7.

    Sept. 2, 2026 · 1 page · 201 KB

    Download Annexation and zoning application form
  • Coversheet for an annexation and zoning plus preliminary plat application, listing applicant and representative contacts, a 20.41-acre property, and a change from agricultural to commercial use.

    Sept. 2, 2026 · 2 pages · 133 KB

    Download Planning and zoning application coversheet
  • Kuna City design review application form listing required items for landscape plans and site plans, with Kuna City Code references for the submittal.

    Sept. 2, 2026 · 3 pages · 203 KB

    Download Subdivision design review application checklist

Studies and reports

  • Geotechnical evaluation by GeoTek, Inc. for a 22+ acre commercial development in Kuna, covering site soils, groundwater, seismicity and lab testing.

    Sept. 2, 2026 · 45 pages · 2.1 MB

    Download Geotechnical evaluation report
  • Kimley-Horn traffic memorandum to Ada County Highway District on trip generation, background volumes, and access drive operations for a six-building commercial project in Kuna.

    Sept. 2, 2026 · 53 pages · 4.6 MB

    Download Commercial turn lane warrant and driveway operations analysis

Photos

  • Blank-signature form from Kuna City where the applicant commits to posting the property for a public hearing at least 15 days before, and to removing signs within three days after.

    Sept. 2, 2026 · 1 page · 156 KB

    Download Commitment to property posting form

Other documents

Open the case's documents on the city's records site

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