Variance · Planning application
City denies variance to split lot for two duplexes
The applicant sought a variance to reduce the minimum lot size so one residential lot could be split into two, with a duplex built on each. The City Council denied the request on July 7, 2025.

From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Nampa's record. See the official record
Split lot at 1405 E Amity Ave to create two lots and to construct a duplex on each lot.
Project name on file: Perkins Duplex on Amity
Timeline
Oct. 27, 2025
City Council Decision/Action Letter
July 7, 2025
Decision: Denied
Nampa City Council: Denied.
July 7, 2025
Public hearing: Nampa City Council
June 23, 2025
Notice to Area Property Owners
May 5, 2025
Notice to Agencies/Departments
April 28, 2025
10 documents added
March 19, 2025
Assess Fees (Variance)
March 19, 2025
Plan Intake Passed
March 19, 2025
Accepted for review
March 14, 2025
Application filed
Documents
Site plans
- Download Record of survey for Perkins duplex variance
Record of survey filed with the variance application for a duplex; the extracted text is garbled and mostly unreadable, so specific survey details cannot be confirmed.
March 19, 2025 · 1 page · 732 KB · Record of Survey
Project narrative
- Download Applicant narrative for conditional use permit and variance (revised)
Applicant requests a conditional use permit to split the parcel and build two duplexes, plus a variance reducing the RS 6 minimum lot size.
April 28, 2025 · 1 page · 113 KB · Narrative Revised
- Download Pre-application meeting notes for duplex variance
Planning and Zoning staff notes from a pre-application meeting on a proposed lot split and duplex, with a variance request and comments on setbacks and prior approvals.
March 19, 2025 · 1 page · 180 KB · Pre-App Mtg Notes
Application
- Download Master application for variance
Planning and zoning master application for a variance on a proposed duplex project, filed with related conditional use and preliminary applications.
March 19, 2025 · 2 pages · 1.5 MB · Application
Photos
- Download Aerial photos
Two aerial photographs of the site included with the variance application.
March 19, 2025 · 2 pages · 2.6 MB · Aerial Photos
Other documents
- Affidavit of posting
March 19, 2025 · Affidavit
- Variance checklist
March 19, 2025 · Checklist
- Legal description
March 19, 2025 · Legal Description - Word
- Vicinity map
March 19, 2025 · Vicinity Map
- Warranty deed
March 19, 2025 · Warranty Deed
