Legal non-conforming use/site rights · Planning application
Nampa confirms right to rebuild home on undersized lot with 1937 duplex
The city approved a request on March 20 confirming that the owner may rebuild a single-family home with the same footprint after damage or demolition. The lot is too small under current zoning rules.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Nampa's record. See the official record
The property contains a duplex structure constructing in 1937. The lot is substandard in size under current zoning regulations. I am seeking written confirmation regarding the ability to rebuild or reconstruct a single family home in the event of damage or demolition, while maintaining the current use and footprint consistent with applicable city policies governing legal nonconforming lots and structures.
Timeline
March 20, 2026
8 documents added
March 20, 2026
Completeness Check
March 20, 2026
Assess Fees (Legal Non-Conforming)
March 20, 2026
Decision: Approved
March 18, 2026
Application filed
Documents
Project narrative
- Download Request for rebuild letter
Applicant asks the city to confirm whether a duplex on a substandard lot may be rebuilt as a single-family home if damaged or demolished, dated March 16, 2026.
March 20, 2026 · 1 page · 195 KB · Deed
- Download Staff email on rebuild letter and duplex documentation options
Associate planner's email outlining the rebuild letter request process for a sub-standard lot and documents that could support a legal non-conforming duplex use claim.
March 20, 2026 · 3 pages · 785 KB · Narrative
Application
- Download Legal non-conforming use checklist
Blank city checklist for legal non-conforming use or site rights applications, listing required documents such as the letter, evidence of history, and fees.
March 20, 2026 · 3 pages · 751 KB · Pre-App Notes
Photos
- Download Assessor property history photos
Six pages of photographs from the Canyon County Assessor webpage, accessed March 18, 2026, documenting the property's history.
March 20, 2026 · 6 pages · 1.3 MB · Photos from Canyon County Assessor Records
Correspondence
- Download Rebuild letter for legal non-conforming use
Correspondence on a rebuild request for a legal non-conforming use, with aerial and zoning maps, Polk directory listings from 1981 and 2000, and property data tables; much of the text is garbled.
March 20, 2026 · 21 pages · 2.9 MB · Rebuild letter
Other documents
- Deed
March 20, 2026 · Application
- Download Polk city directory street listings, 1981 Nampa edition
Scanned pages from a 1981 Polk city directory, including a street directory section, reader guide and listings for nearby streets, with occupant names and phone numbers.
March 20, 2026 · 7 pages · 2.2 MB · Polk Directory listings
- Download Canyon County Assessor parcel record
Assessor record for the parcel tied to this application, showing ownership, valuation and tax details, though the text is mostly garbled and hard to read.
March 20, 2026 · 2 pages · 135 KB · Canyon County Assessor record
