Variance · Planning application
Nampa denies variance for four-unit building's parking
The City Council denied a request to recognize a converted fourplex with no covered or guest parking, so the building must return to two units with required parking. The decision was made Dec. 1.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Nampa's record. See the official record
The applicant asked for a variance to keep a fourplex at 1716 2nd St S in Nampa, created by converting the garage and basement into living spaces. The building sits on a small 5,662 sq ft lot with no on-site, covered, or guest parking. The City Council denied the request, so the building must be converted back to a two-unit home with required parking.
To acknowledge property as the fourplex it is and to address parking limitations.
Project name on file: 1716 2nd St S Fourplex Parking
Timeline
Dec. 4, 2025
11 documents added
Dec. 4, 2025
Notice to Area Property Owners
Dec. 4, 2025
City Council Decision/Action Letter
Dec. 1, 2025
Decision: Denied
Nampa City Council: Denied.
Dec. 1, 2025
Public hearing: Nampa City Council
Oct. 24, 2025
Notice to Agencies/Departments
Oct. 24, 2025
Assess Fees (Variance)
Oct. 24, 2025
Plan Intake Passed
Oct. 24, 2025
Plan Intake Failed
Oct. 24, 2025
Application filed
Oct. 24, 2025
Accepted for review
Documents
Site plans
- Download Site map with parking layout
Site map sheet showing parking area dimensions and layout for the fourplex variance request; the text is mostly garbled OCR with dimensions and a title block.
Oct. 24, 2025 · 1 page · 767 KB · Site Map
Plans
- Download Routing sheet for fourplex parking variance
Oct. 24, 2025 · 27 KB · Routing Sheet
Project narrative
- Download Narrative for requested parking variance
Applicant's letter requesting a variance from the covered parking requirement for a fourplex, addressing each Chapter 24 variance finding with responses.
Oct. 24, 2025 · 2 pages · 2.9 MB · Narrative
- Download Pre-application meeting notes from Planning & Zoning
Staff notes from a pre-application meeting on a variance to recognize the fourplex as built and address parking that does not meet Code requirements.
Oct. 24, 2025 · 1 page · 375 KB · Pre-App Mtg Notes
Decisions
- Download City Council decision letter denying variance
Letter from the Planning and Zoning Director notifying the applicant that Council denied the four-unit, zero-parking variance and directing conversion back to a two-unit dwelling.
Dec. 4, 2025 · 5 pages · 431 KB · Decision Letter
Application
- Download Master application for variance (fourplex parking)
Nampa master application for a variance to acknowledge the property as a fourplex and address parking limitations, with applicant and property information.
Oct. 24, 2025 · 2 pages · 1.6 MB · Application
Other documents
- Affidavit of posting for variance application
Oct. 24, 2025 · Affidavit
- Parking checklist
Oct. 24, 2025 · Checklist
- Deed
Oct. 24, 2025 · Deed
- Legal description
Oct. 24, 2025 · Legal Description - Word
- Download Pre-application meeting notes
Oct. 24, 2025 · 138 KB · Pre-App Mtg Notes
