Planning applications, hearings and decisions in Downtown Nampa, from the City of Nampa's public record.
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Variance · Planning application
A homeowner wants to demolish an existing detached garage and replace it with a larger one of about 1,050 square feet, built partly on the existing concrete pad. The applicant says the variance is needed because the current garage sits too close to the road, where 29 feet is required. The application is listed as void.
Legal non-conforming use/site rights · Planning application
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.
Variance · Planning application
The City Council approved a variance on April 20 to turn a home's basement into a second unit within the existing building. The lot is slightly over the 9,000-square-foot duplex maximum. A remodel permit is required before work begins.
Variance · Planning application
The city approved a request to build a 1,710-square-foot, one-story house 10 feet from the front property line instead of the required 15 feet. Wide public right-of-way keeps it about 30 feet from the curb. Approved April 20; the permit lapses if work doesn't start within six months.
Comprehensive plan amendment · Planning application
The proposed text change would have removed a requirement for a planned unit development based on density. The city voided the application, filed Jan. 21, as a duplicate.
Conditional use · Planning application
The Nampa Planning and Zoning Commission approved a conditional use permit for Grace Beauty Co LLC to operate a barber or beauty shop, day spa or nail salon in an existing commercial building, with no exterior changes proposed. Approval came at a public hearing on Feb. 24, and a building permit and licensed…
Code amendment · Planning application
The City Council approved on June 16 a set of changes that mostly clarify wording, fix errors and add or remove sections of city code. Topics include parking, signs, variances, landscaping buffers, home occupations and corner lots.
Home occupation registration · Planning application
The city approved a home occupation registration on Nov. 17 for a dog grooming business operating inside a residence on a city lot. The application was filed Nov. 14.
Variance · Planning application
The City Council denied the request on Dec. 1. The fourplex was created by converting a garage and basement into living space on a small lot, so it must go back to two units with the required parking and permits.
Design review · Planning application
The city approved a beige color scheme for the brick and stucco body and accents, with a black awning, on Oct. 23. It is a cosmetic change with no expansion of the building.
Variance · Planning application
The owner asked the city to officially list the property as a fourplex instead of a duplex and to resolve parking issues. The owner says it has been a fourplex for at least six or seven years. The application filed Oct. 3 is now marked void.
Code amendment · Planning application
The city's proposed text amendment would have changed the art provisions in the zoning code and added a chapter on historic preservation. It was filed Sept. 23, 2025, and has been withdrawn.
Comprehensive plan amendment · Planning application
The city is proposing to adopt a new form-based zoning code for downtown Nampa, which sets rules for building design and how buildings relate to the street.
Design review · Planning application
The city approved, with conditions, a new 2,050-square-foot El Pollo Loco restaurant with a drive-thru and patio on a commercial lot. The design review decision came Sept. 24.
Conditional use · Planning application
Nampa's Planning and Zoning Commission approved the permit on Oct. 14 for an existing building where inspectors found boats were being repaired and built without a valid permit. Conditions include a change-of-use review, new sidewalk and a 20-foot landscaped buffer.
Code amendment · Planning application
The City of Nampa proposes a new form-based code for its downtown, replacing the current downtown zoning chapter with a Central Nampa zone that has five form districts.
Rezone · Planning application
The City of Nampa proposes to adopt a new form-based code for the downtown core and rename its downtown zones.
Legal non-conforming use/site rights · Planning application
The city approved the request on Aug. 22, finding the 1957 duplex a legal non-conforming use. After fire, flood or similar damage it could be rebuilt as a duplex if work starts within 12 months and meets current building codes.
Design review · Planning application
The city approved a design review for stucco repairs and repainting, restoration of a metal awning, new soffit lights and replacement front doors. Old window signage from a previous tenant will be removed. Approval came July 9, 2025.
Design review · Planning application
City staff approved the repaint of a commercial storefront on June 18, with conditions: the main color must be Sherwin Williams Westchester Gray and the trim must be black. The approval does not replace any required building or sign permits.
