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Board grants lot-size variance in Boise Foothills for Joseph Gunther
Summary
Ada County approved a variance (project 202501354-V) to allow building on a 4.41-acre parcel in the West Boise Foothills that does not meet current minimum lot-size requirements for the Rural Preservation District. Staff found the parcel was nonconforming due to an historic subdivision pattern and recommended approval.
Ada County planning staff recommended — and the board approved — a variance to allow building on a 4.41-acre parcel in the West Boise Foothills north of Hill Road and east of Siemens Gulch Road (8560 North Los Sage Lane). The property is located in the Rural Preservation District, which currently has a much larger minimum lot size than the parcel.
Staff said the parcel is part of an historic, nonconforming subdivision created by earlier owners (the Barnes family) in the 1970s without required approvals; it was recorded in the county in 1980 and later conveyed to the current owner. Ada County Code Article 81B (nonconforming property standards) allows variance consideration where parcels were of record prior to Jan. 1, 1985, and where…
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