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Nampa approves data center in existing industrial building on 7.6 acres

The city approved a conditional use permit for T5 Data Centers, LLC to convert an existing industrial building into a networking data center serving a single user's global network. The decision was made Aug. 26, with conditions requiring building permits and Idaho-licensed design professionals before construction.

ApprovedCUP-00387-2025Filed June 27, 2025North Nampa · 8300 Birch Ln
Site plan for Nampa approves data center in existing industrial building on 7.6 acres
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

T5 Data Centers, LLC received approval to operate a data center on a 7.6-acre parcel at 8300 Birch Lane in Nampa, in a light industrial zone within the existing Park 84 development. The decision letter does not give the building size or number of floors.

The proposed data center project involves the adaptive reuse of an existing industrial building to establish a networking data center. The facility will serve as a secure, high-performance hub for data storage, processing, and network connectivity to support a single-user’s global network.

Project name on file: T5 Data Centers, LLC

Timeline

  1. Sept. 12, 2025

    25 documents added

  2. Aug. 27, 2025

    P&Z Commision Decision/Action Letter

  3. Aug. 27, 2025

    Notify Applicant

  4. Aug. 26, 2025

    Decision: Approved

    Nampa Planning and Zoning Commission: Approved.

  5. Aug. 26, 2025

    Public hearing: Nampa Planning and Zoning Commission

  6. Aug. 13, 2025

    Property Postings

  7. Aug. 11, 2025

    Notice to Agencies/Departments

  8. Aug. 11, 2025

    Notice to Area Property Owners

  9. July 10, 2025

    Assess Fees (CUP)

  10. July 9, 2025

    Plan Intake Passed

  11. July 9, 2025

    Accepted for review

  12. June 27, 2025

    Application filed

Documents

Site plans

  • Overall floor plan for a single-level 80,460 SF, 5 MW data center showing phases, data halls, support and office space, and parking counts.

    June 27, 2025 · 1 page · 5.2 MB · Site Plan & Floor Plan

    Download Data center building test fit floor plan

Plans

  • Full civil and landscape plan set with general, water, and ADA notes, 61 pages, prepared by Grey Wolf Architecture.

    June 27, 2025 · 61 pages · 77.1 MB · Civil & Landscape Plans

    Download Civil and landscape plan set

Project narrative

  • Planning and zoning pre-application notes for a data center conditional use permit, covering zoning, required codes, and the application process, with handwritten entries largely illegible.

    July 8, 2025 · 1 page · 400 KB · Pre-App Mtg Notes

    Download Pre-application meeting notes from City of Nampa planning staff
  • Applicant's narrative describing a proposed 8.25 MW networking data center adaptive reuse of an existing industrial building, with power phasing, staffing and security plans.

    June 27, 2025 · 12 pages · 980 KB · Narrative

    Download Narrative letter in support of conditional use permit

Decisions

  • City of Nampa conditional use permit allowing a data center in an IL (Light Industrial) zone, with the Planning & Zoning Commission's findings and conclusions recorded with the county.

    Sept. 12, 2025 · 2 pages · 489 KB · Recorded permit

    Download Recorded conditional use permit for data center
  • Letter from the Nampa Planning and Zoning Commission approving a data center conditional use permit with four conditions, and noting a 15-day appeal period.

    Aug. 27, 2025 · 9 pages · 1.2 MB · PZ Decision Letter

    Download Conditional use permit approval decision letter

Notices

  • Sign notice for the Aug. 26, 2025 Planning and Zoning Commission hearing on a conditional use permit for a data center in an IL zoning district, with applicant T5 Data Centers.

    Aug. 13, 2025 · 2 pages · 1.6 MB · Available Online

    Download Public hearing notice posted on site sign
  • Posted sign notice for the Aug. 26, 2025 Planning and Zoning hearing on a conditional use permit for a data center in a light industrial zone, front and back.

    Aug. 13, 2025 · 2 pages · 1.5 MB · Available Online

    Download Public hearing sign notice for Aug. 26 Planning and Zoning Commission

Application

  • Manager's written consent for Bow River Capital RE III LLC appointing company officers and granting them signing authority, dated August 17, 2023.

    July 14, 2025 · 2 pages · 130 KB · Written Consent

    Download Written consent of the manager appointing officers
  • Planning department master application by T5 Data Centers LLC for a conditional use permit covering more than one acre, listing applicant, owner and attorney contact details.

    July 9, 2025 · 2 pages · 1.5 MB · Application

    Download Master application for conditional use permit

Photos

  • Signed statement certifying that the project site was posted for the public hearing on a conditional use permit, with the sign to remain up for 16 days.

    Aug. 13, 2025 · 1 page · 829 KB · Available Online

    Download Evidence of property posting affidavit
  • Aug. 13, 2025 · 1 page · 106 KB · Available Online

    Download Map image

Correspondence

  • City planner confirms a pre-application meeting is recorded and that a neighborhood meeting is not required for this type of conditional use permit, per city code.

    July 8, 2025 · 2 pages · 284 KB · Neighborhood Mtg - Not Required

    Download Email confirming neighborhood meeting not required for CUP
  • City planner confirms a pre-application meeting occurred and that a neighborhood meeting is not required for this conditional use permit, and notes an affidavit of legal interest and entity authorization documents are…

    July 8, 2025 · 2 pages · 284 KB · Pre-App Mtg Email

    Download Email exchange on pre-application meeting and neighborhood meeting requirement

Other documents

  • Revised affidavit of legal interest

    Revised affidavit of legal interest filed by the applicant, T5 Data Centers LLC, for a conditional use permit application for a site larger than one acre.

    July 14, 2025 · Affidavit of Legal Interest Revised

  • Corporate operating agreement for the applicant's Delaware LLC, restating the original 2021 agreement and replacing the manager; it is not a site or land-use document.

    July 14, 2025 · 48 pages · 3.5 MB · Amended and Restated LLC

    Download Amended and restated LLC agreement
  • Agreement assigning the seller's rights and obligations under a property purchase agreement from one LLC to a related affiliate, with the assignor remaining jointly liable.

    July 14, 2025 · 3 pages · 181 KB · Assignment of Purchase

    Download Assignment and assumption agreement for purchase and sale contract
  • Formation agreement for a Delaware LLC, naming its sole member, independent managers, registered agent and governance terms, filed with the conditional use permit application.

    July 14, 2025 · 20 pages · 332 KB · LLC Agreement

    Download Limited liability company agreement for RE III Industrial III DE, LLC
  • Governing operating agreement for a Colorado LLC between two investment fund members, dated January 10, 2022, covering formation, name, business purpose and term; not a site-specific land-use document.

    July 14, 2025 · 18 pages · 1.3 MB · Operating agreement

    Download Operating agreement of RE III Industrial II LLC
  • Quitclaim deed No. 2

    July 14, 2025 · Quitclaim Deed 2

  • Application checklist

    July 9, 2025 · Checklist

  • Formal legal description

    June 27, 2025 · Legal Description

  • Legal description

    June 27, 2025 · Legal Description - Word

  • Park 84 building 2 vicinity map and specifications

    June 27, 2025 · Vicinity Map & Bldg Specs

  • Quitclaim deed

    June 27, 2025 · Quitclaim Deed

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