Variance · Planning application

Nampa council denies variance for covered patio 3 feet from rear line

The city council denied Shirley Satter's request to keep a built-without-permits covered patio about 3 feet from the rear property line, where 8 feet is required. Denial findings cited neighbor water runoff concerns and no hardship unique to the property. The decision was made May 19.

DeniedVAR-00180-2025Filed Feb. 10, 2025West Nampa · 3619 S Greenbrier Rd

Site plan for Nampa council denies variance for covered patio 3 feet from rear line — 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

Homeowner Shirley Satter asks the City of Nampa for a variance to keep a covered patio attached to her home at 3619 S Greenbriar Rd, built about 3 feet from the rear property line instead of the 8 feet required by the plat. The patio was built without permits, and a neighbor reports water runoff damage and a retractable awning reaching over the fence. Staff proposed findings that point toward denial, and the City Council is scheduled to decide.
Request setback variance and encroachment agreement to allow finished covered patio to be 3.0 feet, not 8 feet, from the rear property line.
Project name on file: Satter Patio Cover

Timeline

June 5, 2025
15 documents added
June 5, 2025
City Council Decision/Action Letter
May 19, 2025
Decision: Denied
Nampa City Council: Denied.
May 19, 2025
Public hearing: Nampa City Council
Feb. 26, 2025
Notice to Agencies/Departments
Feb. 11, 2025
Plan Intake Passed
Feb. 11, 2025
Accepted for review
Feb. 10, 2025
Assess Fees (Variance)
Feb. 10, 2025
Plan Intake Failed
Feb. 10, 2025
Application filed

Documents

Site plans

Survey plat of a subdivision in a portion of the SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4, Section 4, showing lots, blocks, easements, and boundary lines; the text is partly garbled by OCR.
Feb. 11, 2025 · 3 pages · 730 KB · Site Maps
Download Plat showing subdivision, sheet 1 of 3

Project narrative

Homeowner explains the request to reduce a rear setback from 8 feet to 3 feet for an existing covered patio, citing a builder's failure to obtain permits and noting utilities have no interest in the easement.
Feb. 11, 2025 · 1 page · 243 KB · Narrative
Download Applicant narrative requesting encroachment and setback variance
Planning staff notes from a Feb. 5, 2025 pre-application meeting on a request to reduce a rear setback from 5 feet to 3.8 feet for an existing covered patio, with an encroachment agreement for the easement.
Feb. 11, 2025 · 1 page · 253 KB · Pre-App Mtg Notes
Download Pre-application meeting notes on setback variance

Staff reports

Planning staff report for the May 19, 2025 City Council decision on a variance allowing an attached covered patio to sit 3 feet from a property line, citing the code's variance standards.
June 5, 2025 · 33 pages · 8.9 MB · Available Online
Download Staff report for variance to patio setback, Satter property

Decisions

Nampa City Council's written findings denying Shirley Satter's request to reduce a rear yard setback from 5 to 3 feet for an attached patio cover, citing lack of hardship and no extraordinary site characteristics.
June 5, 2025 · 5 pages · 1.0 MB · Available Online
Download Findings of fact and decision denying setback variance
City council letter notifying the applicant that the variance for a 3-foot property line setback for an attached covered patio was denied at the May 19, 2025 hearing, with attached findings and reconsideration rules.
June 5, 2025 · 7 pages · 1.3 MB · Available Online
Download Decision letter denying covered patio setback variance

Application

Application requesting a setback variance and encroachment agreement to allow a finished covered patio to sit 3.0 feet from the property line instead of the required 8 feet.
Feb. 13, 2025 · 2 pages · 1.4 MB · Application
Download Variance application for covered patio setback

Photos

Feb. 13, 2025 · 1 page · 2.5 MB · Photo 1
Download Covered patio photo 1
Feb. 13, 2025 · 1 page · 2.5 MB · Photo 2
Download Covered patio photo 2
Feb. 13, 2025 · 1 page · 2.4 MB · Photo 3
Download Covered patio photo 3