Legal non-conforming use/site rights · Planning application
Nampa confirms 4-unit 1904 building can keep fourplex use
The city approved a request confirming the existing four-unit building has long been legally used as a fourplex, even though current zoning would not normally allow it. If damaged, it could be rebuilt as it was, but only to current building codes and with work starting within 12 months.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Nampa's record. See the official record
The city confirmed that the existing four-unit building at 904 1st St N in Nampa, built in 1904, has been legally used as a fourplex even though current zoning would not normally allow that use. If the building were destroyed by fire, flood, or another qualifying event, it could be rebuilt as it existed before, but the rebuild would need to meet current building codes.
Timeline
Feb. 2, 2026
Decision/Action Letter
Feb. 2, 2026
6 documents added
Feb. 2, 2026
Decision: Approved
Nov. 3, 2025
Application filed
Documents
Decisions
- Download Approval letter for legal non-conforming use verification
City of Nampa letter confirming the existing fourplex as a legal non-conforming use and explaining that it could be rebuilt to its prior form if damaged, subject to current codes.
Feb. 2, 2026 · 2 pages · 377 KB · Available Online
Photos
- Download Photos of the property from the 1970s
Nov. 3, 2025 · 10 pages · 5.3 MB · Available Online
Other documents
- Download 1948 building improvement survey record
Handwritten-style tax assessor card recording building type, construction details, fixtures, and appraisal notes for a property, from the Idaho State Tax Commission.
Nov. 3, 2025 · 1 page · 508 KB · Available Online
- Download Polk directory listing (2000s)
A scanned street directory page listing residents and occupants by address, apparently from an older Polk city directory; it names private individuals, so it is not useful beyond context.
Nov. 3, 2025 · 1 page · 1.4 MB · Available Online
- Master application and checklist
Nov. 3, 2025 · Available Online
- Warranty deed
A warranty deed, a legal document transferring property ownership, filed with this legal non-conforming use application.
Nov. 3, 2025 · Available Online
