Home occupation registration · Planning application
Home-based vanilla bean packaging business approved
Jones & Co. Vanilla Inc. registered to process, package and ship about 2 tons of vanilla beans a year from a home garage and office space of roughly 750 square feet. The city approved it Nov. 5, the day it was filed. The plan says there will be no customers or visitors.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Nampa's record. See the official record
Jones & Co. Vanillas Inc
Timeline
Nov. 6, 2025
10 documents added
Nov. 5, 2025
Assess Fees (Home)
Nov. 5, 2025
Completeness Check
Nov. 5, 2025
Application filed
Nov. 5, 2025
Decision: Approved
Nov. 5, 2025
Planning Application Review
Documents
Site plans
- Download Site plan and house framing sheets
Scanned site plan and framing or floor plan sheets for a custom home, with a plot plan and roof notes, though much of the text is garbled.
Nov. 5, 2025 · 3 pages · 447 KB · Site Plans
Project narrative
- Download Facility specification requirements for vanilla processing
Describes the home-based vanilla bean processing, packaging and shipping operation, including production volume, sanitation, hours and carriers.
Nov. 5, 2025 · 1 page · 83 KB · Narrative
Application
- Download Home occupation registration master application
Nampa Planning and Zoning master application form for a home occupation registration, listing applicant, property and project information.
Nov. 5, 2025 · 2 pages · 549 KB · Application
Correspondence
- Download Signed home occupation permit letter
Signed City of Nampa home occupation registration letter listing the NCC 10-1-10B home occupation standards that the registration must follow.
Nov. 6, 2025 · 2 pages · 2.3 MB · Permit Letter SIGNED
- Download HOA president's email approving home business
Email chain in which the Red Hawk Ridge HOA president says the association's documents do not prohibit the described home vanilla packaging and shipping business.
Nov. 5, 2025 · 2 pages · 188 KB · Letter from HOA
- Download Southwest District Health letter on FDA-regulated status
SWDH states the vanilla business is currently FDA-regulated and not subject to local food establishment licensing, but would need an SWDH license if federal oversight ends.
Nov. 5, 2025 · 1 page · 125 KB · SWDH Letter
Other documents
- Affidavit from Jones & Co Vanillas Inc
Nov. 5, 2025 · Affidavit
- Home occupation checklist
Nov. 5, 2025 · Checklist
- Download Idaho Preferred business profile for Jones & Co. Vanillas
Promotional profile of Jones & Co. Vanillas, Inc., a Nampa vanilla extract maker and distributor, listed under the Idaho Preferred program.
Nov. 5, 2025 · 3 pages · 925 KB · Idaho Preferred
- Download Homeowner's exemption form for occupancy
Owner-occupancy form certifying the applicant's primary residence, with purchase and closing dates, Idaho driver's license and tax filing details.
Nov. 5, 2025 · 1 page · 147 KB · Owner's Exemption
