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The council approved the plan with a modification addressing concerns raised by residents and several council members: the “low density” designation in a specified block west of Lake Lowell was changed to “very low density.” Council members debated additional buffering and density transitions but ultimately approved the plan 4–2 with the one map change.

Staff presented the plan and a rebuttal of points made during earlier public testimony. Senior planner Brianna Sun summarized outreach and major plan elements: the project had a nearly three‑year planning timeline after the city’s area‑of‑impact expansion, included multiple open houses and workshops, mailed roughly 873 invitations to property owners in the plan boundary and 300 feet beyond, and assembled a master contact list of about 200 people who received public‑hearing notices. An open house drew “over a hundred” attendees, Sun said.

The questionnaire staff circulated produced mixed results: Sun said that 74% of those who answered a particular question were not in favor of the proposed land‑use changes, but she added that 40% of respondents declined to answer or were unsure. Of the 78 respondents who said they were not in favor and explained why, traffic and infrastructure concerns were the most frequently cited issues.

Traffic and infrastructure dominated the rebuttal. Staff said the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) recognizes congestion at the Karcher Road interchange and has identified a potential new interchange between State Highway 2026 and Karcher as a future priority; Nampa and Caldwell have committed to funding a conceptual study. Within the plan area, staff said, proposed mid‑block collector roads and a more connected street grid are intended to disperse traffic, and new development will pay impact fees to help finance road improvements.

Staff also argued that allowing somewhat higher density near the city edge can help preserve agricultural land farther out by accommodating more homes on smaller footprints. Sun said the plan places the lowest density adjacent to Lake Lowell and the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge and proposes a 60–80‑foot buffer next to the refuge; refuge staff told city planners they had no objection to the plan and appreciated the buffer.

Council members expressed a range of concerns in a lengthy discussion. Several asked for clearer, mapped transitions between existing county subdivisions and new, higher‑density designations. Councilmember Bills and others pressed staff to increase transitional buffers — for example by converting some 5–8 dwelling‑units‑per‑acre designations to 2.5–5 — to reduce perceived “shock” at the edge of established low‑density neighborhoods. Staff said they could produce a revised map showing those buffers if council directed them to do so, but the final adopted amendment reduced one low‑density area west of Lake Lowell to “very low density” rather than adopting a larger package of map changes.

School‑district sites included in the plan drew questions. Sun said the city had not determined school siting; the Nampa School District owns some of the sites and retains authority over its timing and bond decisions. Sun said the district noted a need for a new high school and was holding land for that purpose.

Other issues raised during council debate included: how the plan interacts with Canyon County and the City of Caldwell (staff said the map reflects decades of interjurisdictional negotiation and that the county prefers that city development take place in this area rather than further south), the availability of sewer and utilities, and the economic viability of commercial nodes without sufficient nearby rooftops.

Before voting, council members asked for and received clarification that the plan would be used to guide development and inform landowner and developer expectations, but that individual annexations and rezones would still require separate public hearings.

Ending: Council approved the Southwest Nampa Specific Area Plan as amended; staff will incorporate the board’s direction into the published plan and return with any requested map refinements and follow‑up materials requested by council.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","March 03, 2025 - Regular Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Nampa City Council adopted the Southwest Nampa Specific Area Plan after staff rebuttal and lengthy council debate over buffers, traffic and density; council amended the map to change a low‑density block west of Lake Lowell to very low density.","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},6301852,"Nampa details $5 million RAISE projects including bridge, pathway and curb-ramp work",631,1202000,1833000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2483957-e01e04fcb98b40d7856b22e5bf117d1d&start=1202&end=1833","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2483957-e01e04fcb98b40d7856b22e5bf117d1d/thumbnail_1202000.jpg","/articles/6301852/Nampa/Canyon-County/Idaho/Nampa-details-5-million-RAISE-projects-including-bridge-pathway-and-curb-ramp-work","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6301852-74f27cb2f5703c7a3b89a531d46ae7e6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771201171&Signature=F7g79FWeJPVAk3qG~v4eppCyrwfNGLAI3jFEhOICeNNiBwE4msUIQiX~NIE8VWn4mCtI0JQwFqRBM7kDYJas1pWZMDWOSOK8AmP7OGeptR3ABzZIIDk~AeWfeYE2x1~PXYwtEw7ci3021f~mjSGd22dhbjK2MctwV7nj4yKvUwcYSFMAx9yzKJwCRv3jHWDmzQBr5lUD1zd62UDrCUFb2O4sbgfoZ8G19lS0UFUH8wz1m4PMXGD34stjqgmA92KgUEa~2uUGJo51pX-Mf6cZt0hFWk-dJcmZarScWzkm5z9LMkLaMocH0HbnnnJG82n-LTDy48ZdkAdsJ8SUtuPFUw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Nampa public works staff on Tuesday gave City Council a broad update on projects funded by the $5,000,000 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant the city received in 2022, including sidewalk and curb‑ramp repairs, a new bridge design, intersection work and a potential pedestrian overpass.

The RAISE program is paying fully for design work on the portfolio, Crystal (Public Works) told council during the staff communications item. “That is the only time I will say it forevermore. I will refer to it as Ray’s,” she added, drawing a laugh from the dais.

The grant funds six headline efforts: a multimodal analysis that will produce five “shelf‑ready” curb‑ramp and sidewalk construction packages (estimated construction packages of about $200,000–$500,000 each); a Mobility Hubs guidebook for transit and stop design; Project 1 (Northside Boulevard and Fourth Street intersections plus replacement of a single‑lane bridge on Broadmoor Way over Indian Creek); Project 2 (rehab of Sixth Street and a portion of Second Avenue North, including at‑grade rail crossings and a sidewalk on the bridge over Phyllis Canal); Project 3 (a concept study for a pedestrian overpass in the Fourteenth Avenue / Sixteenth Street corridor); Project 4 (Sixteenth Avenue at Sixth Street intersection improvements and likely a pedestrian hybrid beacon); Project 5 (a 1.6‑mile Indian Creek pathway extension); and Project 6 (evaluation of the First Street North and Third Street North rail underpasses and permanent dewatering where needed).

“The multimodal analysis … yields five shelf‑ready projects that we can go after” with other grants such as Community Development Block Grant and Transportation Alternatives, Crystal said. She said design work kicked off in mid‑2024 and the contractually required completion date for the entire RAISE program is March 1, 2027.

Council asked for details about specific items. On Broadmoor Way, Crystal said RAISE is funding design and developers have agreed to pay a portion of construction costs for the bridge replacement; the city will need to find the remaining construction funding. She said renegotiations with federal partners yielded an additional bridge project within the program: “So we got two bridges out of the deal instead of one.”

On the proposed pedestrian overpass (Project 3), staff said they are studying three alternatives — including doing nothing, improving an existing Sixteenth Street bridge for pedestrians, or building a new pedestrian bridge near Fourteenth Avenue with gradual ramps (switchbacks or spirals) instead of one long ramp that would require excessive right‑of‑way. The study will produce concept‑level designs and a recommended alternative.

Councilmembers raised questions about safety and liability for low rail underpasses. When asked who is liable after an overheight vehicle strikes a low bridge, Crystal replied: “It’s the vehicles. So we have adequate signage, actually. We’re still looking for different opportunities … like blinky lights that tell people when they’re over the heights. We’re flirting with the idea of … a metal bar, like when you enter a parking garage.”

Staff said they will bring regular project updates to council, intend to package smaller design‑ready projects for other grants, and can pursue grant applications for any design packages completed before the March 2027 deadline.

This RAISE program is intended to improve pedestrian and transit connections in areas with known deficiencies, staff said, and to create a set of projects the city can implement when matching funds or other grant opportunities become available.

Council requested staff return with quarterly updates and to add notes in future reports about the likely construction funding sources for each project.

Ending: Council did not take a formal vote on the RAISE status update; staff will return with quarterly progress reports and contest‑specific funding plans.","City staff outlined a package of multimodal projects funded by a $5 million RAISE grant, ranging from curb‑ramp repairs and a mobility‑hub guidebook to bridge replacements and a possible pedestrian overpass; design is funded by the grant and construction funding mixes city, developer and other grants.",{"_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},6301842,"Nampa City Council votes: catering permits, rezones, annexations and a sign height variance",13397,2128000,15525000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2483957-e01e04fcb98b40d7856b22e5bf117d1d&start=2128&end=15525","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2483957-e01e04fcb98b40d7856b22e5bf117d1d/thumbnail_2128000.jpg","/articles/6301842/Nampa/Canyon-County/Idaho/Nampa-City-Council-votes-catering-permits-rezones-annexations-and-a-sign-height-variance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6301842-ad03bc34c5a9346c5777ccc6d2b96234/orig.mp4?Expires=1771201171&Signature=b8XqYiW1tFynRgRapnk~Cq~3a7mEmjdlBkNX3FqpjTOiOuJp5Yo-7IiywxPmORA3cHx8gwC7OGGxQ2pknWH9v9-bF5pIkTNp-JRrZO~ElJ6iN8g-pKPhtKUfNMrcbsZQD7ZwWkePpTyuMMDQaDDLxjsAcHhNgOkOeZbrCkFMSOn8mdJxPPVPy0yMUBJrYRCSQsbVJuOtWs0UZbpJ~mrUpNq14luaOBx~4MTRjFwCogYByIHbPevpYM8gbLLkRC5~wb6f3rpp76ndjIaEAMhrxo61oAhsiwg6zbTb4ROeiEUB8cQuQfTjl9gSwoqPE8fGuoPqhHnnSEehV~znnYkEuQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At Tuesday’s Nampa City Council meeting members recorded votes on a set of consent and land‑use items, including catering‑permit waivers, rezones, an annexation request and a sign variance. Below are the council’s recorded outcomes and key details from each action.

Votes at a glance

1) Consent to cater — Marist Hall (St. Paul’s Catholic Church, 500 W Roosevelt Ave.)
- Action: Approve consent to cater form and waiver for Marist Hall within 300 feet of The venue for up to 12 consecutive months.
- Motion: Moved and seconded on the floor; roll call recorded unanimous approval.
- Vote (roll call excerpt): Hills — Yes; Reynolds — Yes; Hammerfield — Yes; Griffin — Yes; Gangula/Angula — Yes; Rodriguez — Yes.
- Outcome: Approved (motion carries).

2) Consent to cater — Vintage Rose (consent for nearby Rock of the Christian and Missionary Alliance)
- Action: Approve consent to cater and waiver for Vintage Rose (perpetual up to 12 months) for premises within 300 feet of the Rock of the Christian and Missionary Alliance.
- Vote (roll call excerpt): Angola/Angula — Yes; Bills — Yes; Hammerfield — Yes; Britton — Yes; Rodriguez — Yes; Reynolds — Yes.
- Outcome: Approved (motion carries).

3) Resolution — Trilogy development comprehensive plan map amendment (Resolution adoption)
- Action: Adopt resolution authorizing a comprehensive plan map amendment for Trilogy Development (map change for approx. 266.6 acres described in staff packet). Staff noted this was a resolution rather than an ordinance.
- Vote (roll call excerpt): Rodriguez — Yes; Kangula/Angula — Yes; Bills — Yes; Ben — Yes; Reynolds — Yes; Hammerfield — Yes.
- Outcome: Approved (motion carries).

4) Annexation and zoning: Swainson’s Hawk Harbor (0 W Greenhurst Road) — RS‑6 request
- Action: Annexation and RS‑6 rezoning request to permit 146 single‑family detached lots (preliminary plat SPP 00150‑2024).
- Council action: Initial motion to approve failed; later a motion to deny the annexation/zoning passed on a roll call.
- Outcome: Denied (denial carried by council vote recorded in meeting minutes).
- Notes: Council discussion focused on the lack of right‑of‑way acquisition on Greenhurst frontage, sidewalk/connection concerns and neighborhood buffering; the council signaled the street‑width/right‑of‑way and traffic mitigation concerns influenced the denial.

5) Zoning map amendment — 2925 E Greenhurst Road (rezone RS‑15 to BC for a tax/office use)
- Action: Rezone property from RS‑15 to Community Business (BC) to allow tax preparation/office use; the applicant said the proposal is an office and addressed parking and building‑permit requirements.
- Motion: Moved and seconded; Council approved the rezoning with conditions (including a restriction on certain BC uses to respond to adjacent residential uses as recommended by Planning & Zoning Commission).
- Vote (roll call excerpt): Bills — Yes; Reynolds — Yes; Hammerfield — Yes; Griffin — Yes; Angula — Yes; Rodriguez — Yes.
- Outcome: Approved.

6) Annexation and IL zoning — 76 N Happy Valley Road (approx. 2.36 acres)
- Action: Annexation and light‑industrial (IL) zoning for a multi‑building light industrial project; staff recommended approval and noted the site is in the airport overlay and will require right‑of‑way dedication and frontage improvements on Happy Valley Road.
- Vote (roll call excerpt): Rodriguez — Yes; Bills — Yes; Hammerfield — Yes; Griffin — Yes; Angula — Yes; Reynolds — Yes.
- Outcome: Approved.

7) Variance — Blue Beacon truck‑wash pole sign at 206 Shannon Drive (allow 60‑foot freestanding pole sign)
- Action: Variance to allow a 60‑foot freestanding sign where the current code maximum is 40 feet (applicant cited site topography and interstate grade making a taller sign necessary for freeway visibility).
- Council action: Motion to approve variance carried following staff analysis that special circumstances (interstate deck elevation relative to site) made the higher sign necessary for visibility; sign area and other standards would be enforced at sign‑permit review.
- Vote (roll call excerpt): Motion passed 9–1 (one dissenting vote recorded as Griffin — No).
- Outcome: Approved (60‑foot height variance granted with conditions to comply with sign code limits on area and materials at permit time).

Notes and next steps: Several items will require follow‑up at building‑permit stage, including sign permits, sidewalk/landscaping compliance, utility connections and any traffic‑study requirements. For annexations and rezones that were approved, property owners and developers must comply with the city’s frontage, right‑of‑way and site‑design standards before final plat or certificate of occupancy is issued.","Council approved consent to cater waivers for two venues, adopted a trilogy development plan resolution, approved a rezoning and an industrial annexation, denied a proposed RS‑6 annexation, and granted a 60‑foot sign variance for a truck wash; four votes required roll‑call tallies recorded on the meeting record.","actionData","errors"]

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