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Kuna Council approves Gallica Heights rezoning, prelim plat with conditions; charter school included

5780335 · September 18, 2025
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The Kuna City Council approved rezoning roughly 132.5 acres for the Gallica Heights subdivision and a preliminary plat to create 514 single‑family lots, a commercial lot and a 4‑acre charter school site, subject to staff conditions and developer-funded traffic mitigations.

The Kuna City Council voted to approve requests to rezone about 132.5 acres for the Gallica Heights subdivision and to grant preliminary plat approval for 514 single‑family lots, 103 common lots, 20 common driveways, a commercial lot and a 4‑acre charter school site.

Troy Buhuna, Kuna Development Services Department, told the council the application seeks to rezone the property from agricultural to R‑4, R‑6 and C‑1 zoning and that staff finds the proposal consistent with the city’s Future Land Use Map. Buhuna outlined the project’s eight‑month redesign after a prior denial and said the applicant removed a planned unit development request and reduced overall density to align with council direction.

Applicant Elizabeth Kekritz of Givens Pursley said the revised plan responds to neighbor and council concerns by increasing lot sizes on the perimeter, adding a public park and a centrally located four‑acre charter school lot. “We have worked hard to do…

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