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Food truck court and event venue seeks variance for year-round use on half-acre lot

The temporary venue would have food trucks, a bar, a stage and event space, with a variance from street frontage improvement standards. It now runs seasonally. The Planning & Zoning Commission holds a hearing Nov. 9.

In reviewCVA26-00034Filed July 17, 2026Downtown Boise · 1401 W Shoreline Dr+5 related filings
Site plan for Food truck court and event venue seeks variance for year-round use on half-acre lot
Site plan from the application documents.
Pin at the reported location; the shaded outline is the primary parcel (Ada County).

About this application

Food truck court and event center (outdoor recreation use)

Project name on file: 1401 W SHORELINE DR

Timeline

  1. Nov. 9, 2026

    Public hearing: Planning and Zoning Commission

  2. Yesterday

    15 documents added

  3. Yesterday

    Status changed from Hearing scheduled to In review

    Reported as “In Review”.

  4. Yesterday

    Hearing scheduled for Nov 9, 2026

  5. Yesterday

    Status changed from In review to Hearing scheduled

    Reported as “In Review”.

  6. Aug. 25, 2026

    Planning and Zoning: In Review

  7. Aug. 25, 2026

    Assign Reviewers: Completed

  8. July 27, 2026

    Fee Payment: Payment Received

  9. July 21, 2026

    Prescreen Review: Passed

  10. July 21, 2026

    Prescreen Review: In Progress

  11. July 17, 2026

    Application Submittal: ePlanReview

  12. July 17, 2026

    Application filed

Documents

Site plans

  • Site plan with keynoted temporary structures, including stage, food trucks, bar, trailers, restrooms, bike parking and trash enclosure, plus notes on fencing and floodplain rules.

    Aug. 28, 2026 · 1 page · 690 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Site plan for temporary outdoor event venue
  • Site plan with sheet notes on floodplain placement, fencing and access, plus numbered keynotes for temporary stage, turf, food trucks, trailers and bike parking.

    Aug. 28, 2026 · 1 page · 1.1 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Engineered site plan with floodplain notes and keynotes

Plans

Project narrative

  • Applicant's letter explaining the proposed food truck court project, the conditional use and variance requests, and responses to interdepartmental review comments.

    Aug. 28, 2026 · 8 pages · 836 KB · PDS-Letter of Intent

    Download Letter of intent for conditional use and variance applications
  • Describes the seasonal hours, staffing and onsite management, vendor rules, customer access, and noise limits for the proposed outdoor venue, with amplified sound ending at 10pm.

    Aug. 28, 2026 · 4 pages · 149 KB · PDS-Letter of Intent

    Download Operational summary for seasonal outdoor gathering space

Other documents

  • PDS-Correspondence - NOTIFICATION LETTER FOR THE NOVEMBER 9, 2026 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING

    Two days ago · 106 KB · PDS-Correspondence

  • Transmittal to agencies

    Sept. 8, 2026 · 134 KB · PDS-Transmittal Agencies

  • PDS-Maps and Drawings - LANDSCAPE PLAN 7/27/2026

    Aug. 28, 2026 · 751 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • PDS-Maps and Drawings - VARIANCE EXHIBIT 7/27/2026

    Aug. 28, 2026 · 145 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Vicinity map

    Aug. 28, 2026 · 3.6 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • PDS-Other Small Docs - VEOLIA FIRE FLOW INFO 7/27/2026

    Aug. 28, 2026 · 113 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

  • PDS-Photos - SITE PHOTOS 7/27/2026

    Aug. 28, 2026 · 11.1 MB · PDS-Photos

  • Statement of legal interest

    Aug. 28, 2026 · 17 KB · PDS-Statement of Legal Interest

  • Fee receipt

    July 27, 2026 · 130 KB · PDS-Receipts

  • PDS-Application

    July 17, 2026 · 203 KB · PDS-Application

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