The Boise City Council approved a comprehensive plan amendment and rezone (CPA 25‑6 / CAR 25‑16) to change roughly 4.17 acres at 2653 South Victory View Way from suburban/R‑1A to industrial light (I‑1) with applicable overlays, clearing the way for ARC Data Centers to consolidate industrial zoning on the parcel.

City planning staff said the rezone corrects a split‑zone created when a 2023 record of survey moved a property line to the north side of 5 Mile Creek, creating a parcel that was inconsistent with surrounding industrial uses. Staff said the 5 Mile Creek floodway creates a substantial natural barrier, access to the subject property is through the industrial area to the south, and changing the designation to industrial is consistent with comprehensive‑plan policies to protect industrial lands and support employment uses.

Council members raised questions about building in or near the mapped floodway. City staff said development is allowed in floodplain areas only if it complies with the city’s floodplain code and FEMA standards, including elevating structures two feet above base flood elevation; the floodway itself is off‑limits to development except for limited public infrastructure and requires analysis to demonstrate no rise in flood elevations.

Council also discussed the Pathways master plan and a potential multiuse path along 5 Mile Creek. Staff said the future path is shown on the land‑use maps and that easement dedication typically occurs with later development or a development agreement; rezones and comp‑plan amendments without a development agreement cannot legally carry binding conditions such as an immediate easement. Neighbor Brent Garcia said portions of his adjoining five‑acre property are seasonally inaccessible and that he is coordinating with the Army Corps of Engineers on a culvert for access; he asked whether the applicant could voluntarily grant an easement for the pathway. The applicant, ARC Data Centers, said it has no current plan to develop the northern quadrant (near the retention pond) and indicated willingness to work with neighbors on access and said it did not object to a future pathway easement in principle while noting that bridge/crossing cost and alignment would need study.

Planning staff and the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval; council voted unanimously to approve the comprehensive plan amendment and rezone. The applicant said it recently expanded the site from 8 acres to about 12.6 acres (in 2023) and has been operating on the property since 2014.

Council took no binding action on an easement; staff noted future development reviews or a development agreement would be the normal mechanism to secure a pathway easement or bridge funding.

Action: the council’s roll call showed unanimous approval; staff will proceed with zoning updates and future permit reviews.