Conditional use · Planning application
Church with daycare for 59 children approved in former high school building
Good News Community Church won approval to use a 58,219-square-foot former school building on about 6 acres as a church, daycare and Bible education center. Conditions limit hours to 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. and cap noise at 65 decibels at the property line.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in Canyon County's record. See the official record
Good News Community Church wants to use the former Union High School building at 506 Fletcher Drive in Nampa as a church. The request also covers a daycare for up to 59 children and an education center for Bible study and classes, all inside the existing building on about 5.97 acres. Hours would be 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, with about 250 congregants.
Timeline
Oct. 1, 2026
Public hearing: Canyon County Planning and Zoning Commission
Oct. 1, 2026
Document added: Findings, Conclusions and Order, Planning and Zoning Commission hearing of Oct 1, 2026
Oct. 1, 2026
Document added: Staff Report, Planning and Zoning Commission hearing of Oct 1, 2026
Oct. 1, 2026
Approved
Canyon County Planning and Zoning Commission: Approved.
Oct. 10, 2025
Application filed
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Staff report for conditional use permit hearing
Canyon County planning staff report recommending approval with conditions for a church with daycare and education center in a rural residential zone, for the Oct. 1 hearing.
Sept. 30, 2026 · 162 pages · 68.6 MB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and order
Commission's written decision on the conditional use permit for a church with a daycare in a former high school building, citing applicable county code and Idaho Code.
Sept. 30, 2026 · 12 pages · 880 KB · Decision