Commission recommends annexation and zoning for Breckenwood subdivision, adds left‑turn‑lane condition

Nampa — On Sept. 9 the Nampa Planning and Zoning Commission recommended annexation and zoning for the Breckenwood Subdivision, an approximately 81.78‑acre mixed‑use project that would add 352 residential lots, four commercial lots and about 9.3 acres of open space. The commission added a condition requiring a northbound left‑turn lane at North Canyon (Canada) Road and East Landry Street.

Applicant Becky Ezigari presented the project, which proposes RS‑4 (single‑family), RD (two‑family) and BC (community business) zoning and a seven‑phase buildout. The preliminary plat calls for 68 twin homes and 284 detached single‑family lots (40‑ to 60‑foot widths), four commercial lots along Canada Road, 21 new local streets and multiple pathways. Ezigari said the project’s design includes detached, tree‑lined sidewalks and 15.7 percent dedicated open space, with two playgrounds and picnic areas.

City staff said the proposal aligns with Nampa’s residential mixed‑use future land‑use designation and satisfies lot‑size, density and open‑space standards. Associate planner Damien Snodgrass told commissioners the total residential gross density is about 4.53 units per acre, within the comprehensive plan’s 2.51–8.0 range for the designation, and that utilities and frontage improvements will be required as conditions of development.

A significant public benefit cited by the applicant and staff is a sewer alignment that would provide a gravity sewer connection for the adjacent Canyon Creek subdivision and allow abandonment of the Canyon Creek lift station. Staff recommended standard annexation conditions including right‑of‑way dedications, frontage improvements per Nampa City Code, updated traffic analysis, and a 20‑foot permanent easement along 10 Mile Creek for the city’s pedestrian‑bicycle pathway.

Multiple residents urged the commission to address traffic and safety. Victor Dowdy said a connection of East Landry to 11th Avenue North should be completed before or with early phases to avoid overloading the Landry/Canada intersection and asked that the traffic impact study be updated to include any new intersection. “East Landry Street must be connected through to Eleventh Avenue North prior to or in conjunction with the early phases,” Dowdy said. Greg Marquardt and others likewise described congestion at Canada Road and asked that roadway improvements be timed to development.

Engineering staff clarified the development will dedicate a narrow strip of right‑of‑way along Landry large enough for sewer and an emergency access, not immediately wide enough for a full collector roadway; however, as surrounding properties develop the road could ultimately be extended. Commissioners discussed whether the city could require offsite or background traffic improvements; at annexation the commission and council have broader discretion than when considering development within city limits.

After discussion Commissioner Daffer moved to recommend approval of the annexation, zoning and preliminary plat with staff’s conditions and an added condition requiring a northbound left‑turn lane at North Canyon (Canada) Road and East Landry Street; the motion was seconded and approved. The recommendation will go to the Nampa City Council, and future permits for specific commercial uses and building permits will trigger additional reviews (traffic generation, parking, design review for BC structures).