Skip to content
Newsletter

Variance · Planning application

Owner seeks taller fence to screen RV trailer parking, approved by staff

The city approved a 6-foot vinyl privacy fence with a double drive gate along part of a front yard where the house sits on a flag lot. The approval applies only if a fence permit is issued and the fence is built within 6 months of Feb. 27.

ApprovedVAR-00206-2026Filed Jan. 10, 2026West Nampa · 1160 W Judah Loop
Site plan for Owner seeks taller fence to screen RV trailer parking, approved by staff
Site plan from the application documents.
Pin at the reported location; the shaded outline is the primary parcel (Canyon County).

From the filing

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

Kevin Pilcher asked to build a 6-foot tan vinyl privacy fence with a double drive gate along part of the front yard of his home at 1160 W Judah Loop in Nampa. The fence would screen a parking pad for his recreational vehicle trailer, and the city approved it with conditions at staff level.

Install 6ft tall vinyl privacy fencing w/double drive gate across a portion property considered the "front" yard to store a RV trailer on the property. Topographical challenges matching the existing adjoining property fencing and frontage exist due to placement of the home on the lot. Additional topographical challenges exist on side of the property which would cause undue hardship related to level grading and grade retention to utilize the side of the property for storage of a recreational vehicle trailer. There are extraordinary site characteristics due to the placement of the home on the flag lot. Additional documentation of practical difficulty/hardship and topographical challenge is attached in the documents section to justify that the request qualifies for Variance. Note from Admin Specialist: due to the location of the house on the lot, the "front yard"--where a solid fence is limited to 3' in height--is functionally a side yard and is the only location where the RV could be parked.

Project name on file: 1160 W Judah Lp Pilcher Fence Height

Timeline

  1. March 17, 2026

    15 documents added

  2. Feb. 27, 2026

    Staff Decision

  3. Feb. 27, 2026

    Decision: Approved

  4. Feb. 2, 2026

    Notice to Agencies/Departments

  5. Feb. 2, 2026

    Set Date for Review

  6. Feb. 2, 2026

    Notice to Area Property Owners

  7. Jan. 15, 2026

    Assess Fees (Variance)

  8. Jan. 15, 2026

    Plan Intake Passed

  9. Jan. 15, 2026

    Accepted for review

  10. Jan. 10, 2026

    Application filed

Documents

Site plans

  • Recorded variance permit allowing a six-foot fence in a front yard, subject to a fence permit being issued and construction within six months, and limited to the approved fence line.

    March 17, 2026 · 2 pages · 171 KB · Recorded Permit #2026-009898

    Download Recorded variance permit

  • Site plan showing the proposed fence location, marked with a purple line on the drawing.

    Jan. 10, 2026 · 1 page · 141 KB · Site Plan

    Download Site plan with proposed fence location

Project narrative

  • Planning staff notes from a pre-application inquiry about a six-foot front yard fence on a flag lot, which would need a staff-level variance for fence height.

    Jan. 16, 2026 · 1 page · 137 KB · Pre-App Mtg Notes

    Download Pre-application meeting notes on fence height variance

  • Applicant explains the request for a 6ft privacy fence and double drive gate to reach RV trailer parking, citing lot alignment, grading and hardship under the variance criteria.

    Jan. 10, 2026 · 2 pages · 43 KB · Narrative

    Download Applicant's variance justification narrative for fence height

Decisions

  • Planning Director's February 27, 2026 decision letter on a request to exceed the front-yard fence height limit for a 6-foot fence in a single-family residential zone, with the applicable variance criteria quoted.

    Feb. 27, 2026 · 14 pages · 5.3 MB · Decision Letter of Approval

    Download Staff-level decision letter approving fence height variance

Application

  • Master application form for a staff-level variance to allow a taller fence, filed by the property owner, with applicant and owner contact information.

    Jan. 15, 2026 · 2 pages · 217 KB · Application

    Download Master application for staff-level variance

Photos

Other documents

  • Fence height variance checklist

    Jan. 21, 2026 · Checklist

  • Recorded warranty deed

    Jan. 10, 2026 · Warranty Deed

  • Affidavit of legal interest

    Jan. 10, 2026 · Affidavit of Legal Interest

  • Description of property

    Jan. 10, 2026 · Legal Description - Word

Nearby

The Boise Builds daily briefing

Every new planning application in the Treasure Valley, and every filing that changed, in one email each morning. See a sample

Free. One email a day, only when something is new. Unsubscribe anytime.