Nampa planning commission continues deannexation hearing for two Orchard Avenue parcels to April 29

The Nampa Planning and Zoning Commission on Thursday continued a public hearing to April 29, 2025, on a request to deannex two parcels at 12246 and 12250 Orchard Avenue totaling 3.45 acres.

The request was made by Michael Whistle on behalf of his brother, Clinton Whistle, who is the property owner. "It was not ever meant to be annexed in the city," Michael Whistle told commissioners, saying the parcel had been treated as county land and that he intends to use existing buildings on the property to malt barley and potentially produce distilled spirits.

Principal planner Christie Watkins told the commission the site is currently zoned RS6, is contiguous to city boundaries on the north and west, and was part of a larger 40.33-acre parcel annexed in 2005 and later included in Middlebury South subdivision approvals and development agreements. Watkins said the 3.45-acre split does not appear in the citys records prior to February 2024 and that the county assessor now lists the smaller parcel separately.

Canyon County Development Services, in a comment letter included with the…