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Good Life Motors gets approval for new detailing shop and remodel

The city approved the design of a new 6,120-square-foot detailing shop building and a partial remodel of an existing 1,018-square-foot residence into an ADA-compliant restroom and break room, with conditions on exterior lighting. The decision was made Sept. 18.

ApprovedDR-00415-2025Filed Sept. 12, 2025South Nampa · 1920 E Sherman Ave+1 related filing
Site plan for Good Life Motors gets approval for new detailing shop and remodel
Site plan from the application documents.
Pin at the reported location; the shaded outline is the primary parcel (Canyon County).

From the filing

The application's description as it appears in City of Nampa's record. See the official record

Good Life Motors is proposing a new metal flex building and a residential conversion at 1920 E Sherman Ave in Nampa, in the city's light industrial zoning district. This letter approves the design review of the building's architecture, materials, and colors, not the site layout or landscaping.

A new fully functional and compliant 6120 sq. ft. detailing shop building, along with the partial remodel of an existing 1018 sq. ft. residence to provide an ADA compliant restroom and break room. The balance of the existing building will be used for storage.

Project name on file: Good Life Motors

Timeline

  1. Sept. 18, 2025

    10 documents added

  2. Sept. 18, 2025

    Planning Staff Decision

  3. Sept. 18, 2025

    Decision: Approved with Conditions

    Nampa Planning and Zoning Commission: Approved with Conditions.

  4. Sept. 18, 2025

    P&Z Planner Review

  5. Sept. 12, 2025

    Assess Fees (Building & Site)

  6. Sept. 12, 2025

    Application filed

  7. Sept. 12, 2025

    Planning Application Review

Documents

Site plans

  • Cover sheet listing the project description, applicable building codes, and drawing index for a new pre-engineered metal public address building and house remodel.

    Sept. 12, 2025 · 1 page · 454 KB · Landscaping Plan

    Download Cover sheet with site and landscape plan and code analysis
  • Sheet A-1.0 lists the project scope for a new pre-engineered metal public address building and partial remodel of an existing house, plus the sheet index and applicable building codes.

    Sept. 12, 2025 · 1 page · 454 KB · Site Plan

    Download Cover sheet with site plan, landscape plan and code analysis

Renderings

  • Seven pages of three-dimensional renderings of the proposed Good Life Motors building, filed as a color sample set for the design review.

    Sept. 12, 2025 · 7 pages · 2.0 MB · Color Samples

    Download Good Life Motors 3D images

Plans

  • Architect-stamped elevation sheet A-3.0 (Sept. 8, 2025) showing the east, west, south and north building elevations with material and color callouts and area takeoffs.

    Sept. 12, 2025 · 1 page · 750 KB · Building Elevations

    Download Pre-engineered metal building exterior elevations

Project narrative

  • Describes a partial remodel of an existing single-story building for an ADA restroom and break room, plus a new 6,300 sq. ft. pre-engineered metal building with materials, colors and fencing.

    Sept. 12, 2025 · 1 page · 320 KB · Narrative

    Download Project narrative for remodel and new metal building

Decisions

  • Staff approval of design review for a new metal flex building and residential conversion in the light industrial zone, conditioned on exterior lighting standards and compliance with city zoning codes.

    Sept. 18, 2025 · 11 pages · 3.7 MB · Available Online

    Download Design review approval letter with lighting conditions

Other documents

  • Affidavit of legal interest

    Sept. 12, 2025 · Affidavit of Legal Interest

  • Commercial master application form

    Sept. 12, 2025 · Checklist & Master Application

  • Color chart for Simpson Steel Building Company Signature 200 siliconized polyester metal panels, listing available finishes, all Cool Roof compliant through the CRRC-1 Program.

    Sept. 12, 2025 · 1 page · 63 KB · Building Finishes

    Download Simpson Signature 200 metal color chart
  • Vicinity map

    Sept. 12, 2025 · Vicinity Map

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