Commission urges Farmstead Landing remain accessible; recommends 75-foot Linder buffer and public pathways

The Parks, Pathways and Recreation Commission on Oct. 16 considered a development agreement and preliminary plat modification for Farmstead Landing, a residential project proposed by Boise Hunter Homes, and forwarded a recommendation that largely accepts staff conditions while urging greater public access and a wider landscape buffer along Linder Road.

Todd Tucker, representing Boise Hunter Homes, described the proposed changes as adjustments to a previously approved plan. Proposed changes include reducing the Linder Road landscape buffer from 75 feet to 50 feet (to match nearby approvals), increasing lot depths for several lots (Tucker said the developer planned to add about 20 feet to the rear of lots bordering ponds), modestly reconfiguring pond shapes to reduce maintenance concerns, and making the subdivision a gated community with private streets. Tucker said the applicant purchased the property two years ago and that the revised layout will support higher-end home products.

Staff and sever…