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• Nampa / Nampa Fire Protection District intergovernmental agreement (item 5.1): Council adopted a second amended IGA to govern collection and expenditure of development impact fees for fire‑district system improvements. Council clarified the city will charge a $20 per‑permit processing fee for administering the district’s impact fee collection; staff said the $20 figure reflects a cost study and is comparable to similar communities. Vote: motion carried (roll call recorded in packet).

• Patio encroachment — 7607 E. Shields Drive (item 5.2): Council approved an encroachment agreement allowing a patio cover to encroach two feet into a 10‑foot rear easement for Randy and Rhonda Bender after the applicants provided written neighbor consent; the item had been continued from a prior meeting so the applicant could consult neighbors. Vote: motion carried 5–1 (roll‑call recorded in minutes).

• Christmas decorations allocation (item 5.3): Council considered two related requests for downtown holiday lighting. An initial request to allocate up to $60,000 from the electrical franchise fee fund lacked a second and failed. Later, after discussion and line‑item adjustments to limit purchases to core downtown features, council approved a reduced allocation of $42,200 directed at replacement lights, garlands and holiday signage for specified downtown locations (Council discussion recorded in the packet). Vote: motion carried (roll call recorded in minutes).

• Republic Services rebate program request for downtown lighting (item 5.4): Council discussed a separate request to authorize up to $150,000 from a rebate fund for building‑edge string lighting downtown. Members expressed concern about committing that sum without a final implementation plan and the item was withdrawn for further work; council asked staff to return with more details and coordination with the downtown revitalization plan.

• Alcohol catering permit waiver — East Side Tavern at St. Paul’s Church (item 5.5): Council approved a one‑time waiver for a catering permit for an event at St. Paul’s Marist Hall on March 1. Nampa Police raised historical safety concerns at the venue and reported the church has implemented additional safety procedures; staff confirmed the applicant’s consent decanter form had recently expired, prompting the item. Vote: motion carried by roll call.

• Annexation and zoning for 97 N Kings Road (item 8.1): Council approved annexation and IL zoning for a 0.89‑acre parcel at 97 North Kings Road to allow a restaurant‑supply sales and delivery use; staff found utilities available and recommended the required right‑of‑way dedications. Vote: motion carried (roll call recorded in minutes).

• Adaira subdivision annexation and first‑reading ordinance (item 9.1): Council approved, under suspension of rules, first reading of an ordinance to annex and zone 157.24 acres for the Adaira subdivision with a mix of single‑family and community‑business zoning and a development agreement; the ordinance included standard dedications and references to Idaho Code notification requirements for annexation. Vote: motion carried (roll call recorded in minutes).

The council routinely asked staff to return on several items with more detailed implementation plans and cost breakdowns. Several items shown in the packet (including the Republic Services rebate request for larger‑scale downtown lighting) will return to a future agenda with more detailed budgets and design proposals.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","February 18, 2025 - Regular Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","At the meeting the council approved routine intergovernmental and land‑use items and took action on several staff requests, including a processing‑fee JPA, an encroachment agreement, a reduced allocation for downtown Christmas lights and an alcohol‑catering waiver; the council also approved two smaller annexations.","taxTitle","Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho","taxId",2629,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6319500,"Council continues Southwest Nampa specific‑area plan after packed public hearing",8484,11248000,19732000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2361175-92cf9800095570d7074eeed160ac0787&start=11248&end=19732","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2361175-92cf9800095570d7074eeed160ac0787/thumbnail_11248000.jpg","/articles/6319500/Nampa/Canyon-County/Idaho/Council-continues-Southwest-Nampa-specificarea-plan-after-packed-public-hearing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6319500-23287aeaf75f68b677e3a6ae7cf90879/orig.mp4?Expires=1771196894&Signature=Qnw6D6GQDVvt~x5wdHR2WHH3oqAXIGEzxi~SaT5CP1LFOc-O-0~bqPKRjxlnbjyjUIMvMCgNl17TlC~4ZbudtdJMKWIVo6D3~BqC0Xmd1uLfzI3qAcjOtwmprl~~batD1hSNZm9Ku1lIbsuequnBgUa8kr1sth3i7g8t-X1oeizh7kfrFiJ-PJjt54MzQy4TlYM1hPfsd6Hktpl8OizQNfE8wCs9dR0foyDj1fW2G-eLY2-8qI5HWHn6DjAkHsiVlB-0xHMxqiF3vlJh8fF0rCj9e19JjE~iq8wX6ZJOV35IJR2WvoEHhlb3ygRyO824zasZWL7ISKetgormTOCsMg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Nampa City Council did not take final action on the proposed Southwest Nampa specific‑area plan. After an extended public hearing that drew dozens of speakers, the council continued the plan to a future meeting to allow staff time to respond to the public’s concerns and to provide members time for deliberation.

City staff presented the draft specific‑area plan as a planning tool for roughly 2,700 acres southwest of the city bounded by Karcher Road, Lakeview Avenue and the city limits. The plan would amend the comprehensive plan and future land‑use map with a recommended pattern of collectors, trails and a central community mixed‑use district around Midway and Lone Star Road. Staff emphasized the document is not automatic annexation; landowners would still need to petition for annexation and zoning and individual proposals would undergo separate entitlement reviews.

Public comment that followed was substantial and strongly mixed. Three‑quarters of respondents to an open‑house questionnaire opposed the proposed land‑use designations, and many residents told the council they had not been aware of the planning process. Speakers repeatedly urged the council to preserve agricultural land, reduce proposed residential density (many urged half‑acre or one‑acre minimum lots), protect the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge with a wider buffer and require studies of traffic, water availability and wildlife impacts before any land‑use changes are adopted. Several speakers provided written materials and asked for a longer outreach window.

City staff and consultants will prepare a formal response to public comments and additional technical detail for the council: specific traffic and water studies, clarifications on how proposed mid‑mile collector streets would be routed, and suggested amendments to the proposed development‑standards appendix. The council left the public hearing open and scheduled the planning item to return for rebuttal and deliberation at a date‑certain meeting on the council docket.

Council members stressed that adopting a specific‑area plan is a legislative, forward‑looking act and not a parcel‑level entitlement; if the council ultimately adopts the plan, subsequent annexation and zoning requests would still require public hearings and conditions as appropriate. Several council members told staff they want more detail addressing intersections, the Karcher/I‑84 interchange, and coordination with Canyon County and the City of Caldwell on shared infrastructure plans.

The council did not vote on any map or text changes at the meeting; staff will present rebuttal materials and revised language at the continued hearing.","The council left the Southwest Nampa specific‑area plan public hearing open and continued the matter to the next meeting so staff may prepare rebuttal and the council can review extensive public input; speakers raised traffic, wildlife and water concerns.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6319505,"Council approves Deer Flat Ranch master-plan after extended public hearing",619,4558000,5177000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2361175-92cf9800095570d7074eeed160ac0787&start=4558&end=5177","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2361175-92cf9800095570d7074eeed160ac0787/thumbnail_4558000.jpg","/articles/6319505/Nampa/Canyon-County/Idaho/Council-approves-Deer-Flat-Ranch-master-plan-after-extended-public-hearing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6319505-57b420f38d0e0cd11bd64ecbf674c393/orig.mp4?Expires=1771196894&Signature=bnNP4G6va8MX6RVyq6Gfd9wL4UcBn2wFwzagbFl4Xs3Za-K82b3rmpTtaNchuOFYcQzVpiJTOYTJj9bjTWPFCvWn7pEihPeaWN3t7yJ3~OsScdzsnur5XY1gPY0r0~WHRBBNPZjKb1meakBwZc-70fdjatVI5x00JhMm9ko64lDRkRYprXsOjy0hH2JZaHGGx1K1mGCA59Sgnvd7jCKOcONi9xdxQZQEEE-iDuv4V9EYHK7lNuernjaM19lekgA-3LXcMujAgWTLo~Hs~1ULjbM0DqvnIIIwanfBXx0TXlAz3gP0rsHKIpGs3rEdGRDVtBmpZkwuelrPwoWlvjCmfQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Nampa City Council voted unanimously to approve annexation, zoning, and preliminary plat approval for the Deer Flat Ranch master‑planned community, a proposal that will add 259.95 acres to the city and create a mix of residential, agricultural and commercial uses. The approval came after more than an hour of presentations from project representatives, a detailed staff report and a long public hearing that drew several dozen speakers both for and against the project.

The council approved a plan that designates 144.14 acres as agricultural (AG), 20.6 acres as community business (BC) and the remaining acreage for a range of residential zones (RS4, RS7, RS8.5, RS15 and RS22). The preliminary plat shows 189 single‑family detached lots, seven commercial lots, three agricultural lots and 25 common‑use lots. The applicant told council the design concentrates smaller lots near existing city limits and locates larger lots and open/agricultural areas toward the wildlife refuge and former Bowman gravel pit.

City staff told the council that utilities are available to serve the site and that required right‑of‑way dedications and on‑site stormwater measures are conditions of approval. The applicant and project engineer said they will retain substantial open space: roughly 15.5% qualified open space inside the platted area and about 60% of the gross site left as open/agricultural or otherwise undisturbed when outlying acreage is counted. The applicant also described proposed farm‑oriented amenities — lavender fields, a Japanese garden, vineyards, a five‑acre pond and seasonal events — and said the family intends to preserve and operate agricultural uses in perpetuity on the acreage designated AG.

Traffic analysis reviewed by the city showed limited immediate need for project‑specific intersection upgrades; however, the project’s traffic study recommended a fair‑share contribution toward signalization at Greenhurst Road and Sandcrest Way when warranted. The city’s capital plan already includes a roundabout at Midland Boulevard and Greenhurst Road for 2027, which engineering staff said will mitigate a key intersection forecast to degrade without that improvement. City engineering also required that future commercial building permits be accompanied by updated traffic information and that the developer contribute to planned infrastructure in accordance with impact‑fee policy.

Council and staff incorporated several development controls into the approval. The approved development agreement and conditions limit total residential building lots to 189 at buildout and require that the platted project “substantially comply” with the concept plan attached to the agreement. The Planning & Zoning Commission’s recommended list of permitted and conditional uses for the AG‑Mixed‑Business‑Commercial (AgMBC) parcels was adopted with edits: an amphitheater and public storage are explicitly prohibited in the pit area, and several commercial uses are restricted or subject to conditional use review. The agreement also prohibits fencing along the boundary shared with the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge to preserve wildlife movement, and it includes a minimum buffer adjacent to the refuge with landscaping and lower building heights toward the west.

Developers pledged a reclamation and reuse plan for the former Bowman gravel pit, describing it as a long‑term opportunity for community amenities including a potential park, sports complex, research or educational use and other low‑impact public benefits. The council’s approval requires the developer to provide a permitted‑use list for the pit’s commercial parcels and to submit final construction plans that demonstrate no adverse downstream stormwater impacts.

Public comment was lengthy and mixed. Dozens of residents came forward. Supporters told council the plan preserves agricultural features, creates public, family‑oriented amenities and prevents a more‑intense, uncontrolled development of the property by other buyers. Opponents focused on traffic, wildlife and water: many speakers asked for larger lot sizes near existing rural properties, stronger guarantees for the wildlife buffer and further study of road capacity and aquifer impacts.

After deliberation the council approved the annexation, zoning and master plan by roll‑call vote. The motion carried unanimously.

The council also directed staff to work with the developer and relevant agencies to track implementation milestones, including dedication of right‑of‑way; submittal of final plats and engineering; traffic‑improvement contributions; and a recorded development agreement that memorializes the project limits and permitted uses. The project will return to the city in standard subsequent stages — engineering plan review, final plat and building permits — when those submittals are filed.

The council approval marks a major step in a multi‑decade planning process for the southwest side of the city. The site’s owners and project team emphasized that the development is market‑driven and staged over many years; council members and staff repeatedly noted that additional, project‑level review will be required for each commercial building and for subdivision construction documents.

Votes at a glance — Deer Flat Ranch annexation (ANN00312‑2024 / MPC02‑2024): motion to approve annexation, master plan and preliminary plat with staff conditions and development agreement language — APPROVED by unanimous roll call (Rodriguez, Jengula, Hills, Griffin, Haverfield, Reynolds voting Yes).","The City of Nampa approved annexation, zoning and a preliminary plat for the 259.95‑acre Deer Flat Ranch master‑planned community, authorizing 189 residential lots, large agricultural areas and community amenities after a lengthy public hearing and staff review.","actionData","errors"]

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