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Ada County panel approves property boundary adjustment and variance at Colton View Estates
Summary
The Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission approved a property boundary adjustment and variance for three parcels in the Colton View Estates subdivision to resolve an historic land‑division issue and allow clearer permitting for property owners.
The Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday approved a property boundary adjustment and variance for three parcels in the Colton View Estates subdivision, a staff report said.
Planning staff member Leon told commissioners the application from Sawtooth Land Surveying concerns 8.22 acres in the RUT district near the northwest corner of 10 Mile and Amity, and would combine some split parcels to formalize lots that were illegally deeded decades ago. "This is really just a way to formalize, kind of an illegally recorded lot in the past," Leon said during the hearing.
The project affects three parcels that range from about 1.01 to 3.71 acres and contain two single‑family homes and accessory structures. Leon said the adjustment does not increase the original density approved for the subdivision in 1994 and is intended to resolve a historic, nonconforming lot pattern that has prevented owners from obtaining permits for new accessory structures.
Agency reviewers lodged technical or routine comments: the county surveyor requested updates to the record of survey to meet county standards; the Ada County building official noted building permits will be required for structures greater than 200 square feet; and Central District Health required that existing septic systems remain on the same parcel as dwellings and be at least 5 feet from property lines. Leon said those technical items will be resolved as conditions of approval.
No members of the public spoke against the application at the hearing. After staff presentation and a brief applicant appearance, a commissioner moved to approve the application based on the staff findings; the motion passed by voice vote.
The commission's approval allows the applicants to record updated legal descriptions and a record of survey after the surveyor incorporates the county's required technical changes, closing out the prior illegal land division for these parcels.
