Conditional use · Planning application
Home firearms business approved with conditions in Nampa
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a home-based firearms sales and service business on June 10, with conditions. The business operates from a single-family house on a 0.20-acre lot and requires a residential mechanical permit for exhaust ventilation.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Nampa's record. See the official record
A home-based business selling and servicing firearms and related items at an existing single-family home at 5616 E Walbrook St in Nampa. The home sits on a 0.20-acre lot in a single-family residential zone. The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the conditional use permit with conditions.
Snake Bit Custom Works (Mark Bigler) - CUP for gun related sales/service in RS8/5 zoning district
Project name on file: Snake Bit Custom Works Firearms
Timeline
June 26, 2025
16 documents added
June 26, 2025
Notify Applicant
June 26, 2025
P&Z Commision Decision/Action Letter
June 10, 2025
Decision: Approved with Conditions
Nampa Planning and Zoning Commission: Approved with Conditions.
June 10, 2025
Public hearing: Nampa Planning and Zoning Commission
May 29, 2025
Property Postings
May 27, 2025
Notice to Area Property Owners
May 5, 2025
Notice to Agencies/Departments
May 2, 2025
Assess Fees (CUP)
April 30, 2025
Plan Intake Passed
April 30, 2025
Accepted for review
April 29, 2025
Application filed
Documents
Site plans
- Download Aerial site map
Aerial imagery with tax parcel boundaries and assessor parcel labels from Canyon County, dated April 29, 2025.
April 29, 2025 · 2 pages · 2.1 MB · Site Map
Plans
- Download Final plat, Lost River Subdivision No. 2
Recorded plat of Lost River Subdivision No. 2 in Canyon County, with sheet index, survey references, and a narrative stating the survey subdivides the land shown.
April 30, 2025 · 5 pages · 4.0 MB · Final Plat, Lost River #2, Block 8 Lot 6
- Download First floor plan, Snake Bit Custom Works firearms
Floor plan of the first level with room layout and area table for the firearms business conditional use permit; text is mostly garbled OCR.
April 29, 2025 · 2 pages · 153 KB · Floor plan - 1st Floor
Project narrative
- Download Statement of business for a home occupation
Describes a home-based gunsmithing and precision rifle assembly business, including its services, equipment such as laser etchers and 3D printers, and sales channels.
April 29, 2025 · 2 pages · 292 KB · Narrative
- Download Pre-application meeting notes for conditional use permit
City planning staff notes from a pre-application inquiry for a proposed home-occupation firearms business requiring a conditional use permit, with a note that the notes are not an approval.
April 29, 2025 · 1 page · 111 KB · Pre-App Mtg Notes
Decisions
- Download Conditional use permit approval for home occupation
Recorded Nampa conditional use permit allowing a home-based firearms sales and services business in a single-family residential zone, with the commission's findings and conclusions.
June 26, 2025 · 2 pages · 485 KB · Permit Recorded
- Download Decision letter approving conditional use permit with conditions
Notice that the Planning and Zoning Commission approved a home occupation firearms sales and services permit, subject to four conditions and a 15-day appeal period.
June 12, 2025 · 7 pages · 509 KB · Available Online
Application
- Download Master application for conditional use permit
Master application for a home occupation conditional use permit allowing firearms sales and service in a residential zone, with owner, applicant and project details.
April 30, 2025 · 2 pages · 4.6 MB · Application
- Download Assessor's records for the Snake Bit Custom Works parcel
County assessor records showing the parcel's ownership, tax and valuation details, submitted as proof of ownership for a conditional use permit application.
April 29, 2025 · 5 pages · 423 KB · Proof of Ownership - Assessor's Records
Correspondence
- Download Certificate of assumed business name for Windermere Property Management
Idaho Secretary of State filing registering Windermere Property Management as an assumed business name for a services business, filed in 2016 and submitted as proof of authority.
April 30, 2025 · 1 page · 29 KB · Proof of Authority - Gibson for Windermere SOS
- Download Proof of authority email from property owner's representative
Email from the property management company confirming authority to file the conditional use permit application, sent to the city planner with the application attached.
April 30, 2025 · 1 page · 2.3 MB · Proof of Authority - Gibson for Windermere Email
Other documents
- Completeness checklist
May 2, 2025 · Checklist
- Download Property management agreement
Agreement appointing Windermere Property Management as exclusive leasing and management agent for the subject property, signed by the owners, with a month-to-month term.
April 30, 2025 · 5 pages · 1.3 MB · Proof of Authority - Property Mgmt Agreement
- Affidavit
April 30, 2025 · Affidavit
- Legal description
Word file containing the legal description of the property for this conditional use permit application; no text was available to review.
April 29, 2025 · Legal Description - Word
- Download Residential lease agreement for the rental property
Standard 12-month residential lease between the property owners, their property management agent and the tenants, filed with the conditional use permit application.
April 29, 2025 · 19 pages · 240 KB · Residential Lease Agreement