Variance · Planning application
Variance approved to shrink required landscape buffer for industrial flex site
City Council approved the request on July 6 with conditions. The plan has a 5-foot buffer on the lots plus 7 feet in the public right-of-way. The owner must fix code violations and build sidewalk, curb and gutter first.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Nampa's record. See the official record
The owner of two adjacent properties at 66 and 70 6th Street North asked for relief from the city's landscape buffer rule for a new parking area in a light industrial-residential zone. The approved plan has a 5-foot landscape buffer on the property plus 7 feet of landscaping in the public right-of-way, making a 12-foot landscape strip between the sidewalk and the parking stalls.
Variance to the 15' wide landscape buffer requirement
Project name on file: 66 & 70 6th St N Landscape Buffer
Timeline
July 9, 2026
13 documents added
July 9, 2026
City Council Decision/Action Letter
July 6, 2026
Decision: Approved
Nampa City Council: Approved.
July 6, 2026
Public hearing: Nampa City Council
June 25, 2026
Notice to Area Property Owners
June 11, 2026
Notice to Agencies/Departments
April 29, 2026
Assess Fees (Variance)
April 28, 2026
Plan Intake Passed
April 28, 2026
Accepted for review
April 23, 2026
Application filed
Documents
Site plans
- Download Landscape buffer site plan showing proposed variance
Site plan marking the existing 15-foot landscape buffer required by code against the proposed reduced buffer, with adjacent cemetery and light industrial building shown.
April 28, 2026 · 1 page · 251 KB · Available Online
Renderings
- Download Landscape buffer exterior elevation rendering
Rendering of the exterior elevation showing the landscape buffer; the extracted text is mostly illegible, so the details cannot be confirmed.
April 28, 2026 · 1 page · 8.8 MB · Available Online
Project narrative
- Download Variance narrative for 15-foot landscape buffer requirement
Applicant's justification for reducing the 15-foot on-site landscape buffer, citing an irregular infill lot shape and hardship under the five variance criteria in City Code 10-24-2.A.
April 28, 2026 · 3 pages · 19 KB · Available Online
Staff reports
- Download Staff report on landscape buffer variance request
City staff report for the public hearing on a variance from the code's landscape buffer requirement, with property details, zoning history and applicable regulations.
July 9, 2026 · 31 pages · 7.6 MB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download City council decision letter on landscape buffer variance
Notifies the applicant that the council approved the revised landscape buffer variance on July 6, 2026, with five conditions covering code violations, frontage improvements, and compliance.
July 9, 2026 · 20 pages · 5.8 MB · Decision letter
- Download Reasoned statement of findings, conclusions and decision (signed)
Nampa City Council's signed decision approving a variance for a five-foot landscape buffer behind the front property line, with findings under the variance criteria in City Code Chapter 24.
July 9, 2026 · 6 pages · 121 KB · Reasoned Statement FOF Signed
Application
- Download Variance application form (master application)
Master application for a variance requesting a landscape buffer, listing applicant, owner, and builder contact details.
April 29, 2026 · 2 pages · 359 KB · Application
Other documents
- Landscape buffer affidavit
Affidavit concerning the landscape buffer for the variance application.
April 28, 2026 · Available Online
- Landscape buffer checklist
April 28, 2026 · Available Online
- Download Pre-application planning notes email chain
Email exchange between the applicant and city principal planner Kristi Watkins on the variance process, pre-application notes requirement, master application, and Council scheduling.
April 23, 2026 · 7 pages · 420 KB · Available Online
- Warranty deed
Warranty deed filed by Sixth Street Holdings LLC as part of the application.
April 23, 2026 · Available Online
- Download Articles of organization for Sixth Street Holdings LLC
Idaho certificate of organization filed Jan. 22, 2025, listing the LLC's principal office in Wyoming and a registered agent in Post Falls, Idaho.
April 23, 2026 · 1 page · 864 KB · Available Online
- Download Signed operating agreement for Lucid Vanguard LLC
Operating agreement for Lucid Vanguard LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company, covering its formation, definitions, membership interests and cash flow terms.
April 23, 2026 · 8 pages · 251 KB · Available Online
