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Council denies request to downzone nine historic Resague Street properties; staff had recommended denial
Summary
Property owners of nine historic homes on West Resague Street asked to downzone their parcels from R‑2 (with historic overlay) to R‑1C (with historic overlay). Planning staff and the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended denial, and after extensive public testimony from homeowners and neighborhood representatives, the council voted to deny the
Boise City Council denied a voluntary application from nine property owners to rezone several parcels on West Resague Street from R‑2 with historic design overlay to R‑1C with historic design overlay.
Applicants — owners of nine historic homes built between about 1909 and 1912 — argued that the R‑2 boundary adopted in 1966 bifurcated the historic Highland Park plat, leaving the nine houses outside the R‑1C area to the north. They said the current map is a technical error and that changed circumstances (including the creation or expansion of historic overlay…
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