Vacation of easement/right-of-way/plat · Planning application
Nampa council approves removal of part of a utility easement
The city removed a 0.53-acre portion of utility and access easements across several lots on a 6.98-acre commercial site, and directed city maps to be updated. The council decided the matter on April 21, 2025, after a public hearing held that day.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Nampa's record. See the official record
The applicant asks the City of Nampa to permanently remove an old, unused public utility easement from commercial property at the northwest corner of Karcher Road and Middleton Road. The easement, from a 1970 subdivision, covers about 0.53 acres of a 6.98-acre site, and new utilities have already been installed elsewhere with their own easements.
Removal of a portion of an existing public utility easement.
Project name on file: Karcher Middleton Easement
Timeline
June 26, 2025
Satisfaction of Other Conditions of Approval
June 26, 2025
Ordinance Publication
June 26, 2025
Dedication of Right-of-Way/Easements
June 26, 2025
Ordinance Three Readings
June 26, 2025
16 documents added
April 23, 2025
City Council Decision/Action Letter
April 21, 2025
Decision: Approved
Nampa City Council: Approved.
April 21, 2025
Public hearing: Nampa City Council
April 7, 2025
Notice to Area Property Owners
Jan. 23, 2025
Notice to Agencies/Departments
Jan. 23, 2025
Notify Applicant
Jan. 3, 2025
Assess Fees (Vacation of Easement)
Jan. 3, 2025
Plan Intake Passed
Jan. 3, 2025
Planning Application Review
Jan. 3, 2025
Accepted for review
Dec. 19, 2024
Plan Intake Failed
Dec. 19, 2024
Application filed
Documents
Project narrative
- Download Pre-application meeting notes
Planning staff notes from a Dec. 30, 2024 virtual pre-application meeting on a proposed easement vacation, asking that the areas be marked on the survey and matched to the legal description.
Jan. 3, 2025 · 2 pages · 915 KB · Pre-App Mtg Notes
- Easement vacation narrative
Dec. 20, 2024 · 137 KB · Narrative
Staff reports
- Download Staff report for vacating unused utility easement
Staff report to City Council on a request to vacate an unused portion of a public utility easement on a commercial parcel, with applicable vacation code and Idaho State Code provisions.
April 17, 2025 · 19 pages · 8.5 MB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Ordinance No. 4863 vacating a utility and access easement
City of Nampa ordinance vacating about 0.53 acres of utility and access easements through several lots of a 1970 subdivision, finding the vacation in the public interest, with no conditions.
June 26, 2025 · 9 pages · 1.7 MB · Recorded Ordinance
- Download Signed findings of fact, conclusions of law and decision
Nampa City Council approves vacation of an unused public utility easement in a Community Business zone, finding the request meets vacation requirements under Idaho and Nampa code.
April 23, 2025 · 2 pages · 404 KB · Signed Findings
- Download Decision letter approving easement vacation
Letter from the city planning office notifying the applicant that City Council approved the utility easement vacation on April 21, 2025, with attached Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law.
April 23, 2025 · 3 pages · 685 KB · Decision Letter
Application
- Download Master application for easement vacation
Master application form for a vacation of an easement, right-of-way, or plat, with owner's representative and contractor contact details.
Jan. 7, 2025 · 2 pages · 2.2 MB · Application
- Download Idaho Secretary of State annual report for Karcher Middleton LLC
Filed annual report for the LLC listing its registered agent and manager, signed by the manager in April 2024, offered as proof of the signer's authority.
Jan. 3, 2025 · 1 page · 22 KB · Proof of Authority
Correspondence
- Download Idaho Power easement vacation legal description
Metes-and-bounds legal description, prepared by GWS for Idaho Power, of the easement area proposed for vacation within Karcher Acres Subdivision in Canyon County.
Jan. 16, 2025 · 9 pages · 2.6 MB · Idaho Power Letter
Other documents
- Easement vacation checklist
Jan. 16, 2025 · Checklist
- Easement vacation affidavit
Affidavit filed with the application to vacate an easement.
Jan. 3, 2025 · Affidavit
- Legal description of easement vacation
Dec. 20, 2024 · Legal Description
- Plat for easement vacation
Dec. 20, 2024 · Plat
- Record of survey for easement vacation
Dec. 20, 2024 · Record of Survey
- Special warranty deed for multiple parcels
Dec. 20, 2024 · Specialty Warranty Deed - Multiple Parcels
- Warranty deed for easement vacation
Dec. 20, 2024 · Warranty Deed - Hailey Ave
