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Board approves conditional use permit for retail at 3848 Woodcreek Drive in Idaho Falls
Summary
The Idaho Falls Board of Adjustment approved a conditional use permit allowing a retail shoe and medical-scrub store to operate in an R3A residential-mixed-use building at 3848 Woodcreek Drive, with a condition limiting extended hours to the zoning ordinance range of 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
The Idaho Falls Board of Adjustment on April 22 approved a conditional use permit to open a retail shoe and medical-scrub store at 3848 Woodcreek Drive in an R3A residential-mixed-use zone.
The permit allows a tenant suite in a three-suite building—adjacent to Kovac Foot and Ankle Clinic—to operate a retail business that staff said conforms to the comprehensive zoning code and the city comprehensive plan. Scott, a planning staff member, told the board that "staff has reviewed the application and does find that it is consistent with the comprehensive zoning code and the comprehensive plan and recommends approval for the conditional use permit as presented." Greg Croft of Resin Architecture, representing the applicant, described the request: "So we are asking for a conditional use permit for putting in a retail store in an R3A zone, 3848 Woodcreek Drive."
The board approved the permit with a condition that any extended hours of operation must remain within the hours allowed by the zoning ordinance—6 a.m. to 11 p.m. The applicant proposed regular hours of Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. A neighborhood meeting was held March 12, 2025, and staff noted no attendees. Staff reported that the site meets required parking and landscaping standards. The site plan for the building was previously approved in May 2023 and the property was annexed in March 2010 with initial R3A zoning.
Board members moved and seconded the motion; the motion passed on an affirmative voice vote. The board chair later read the findings of fact and relevant criteria, including that retail uses in an R3A zone require a conditional use permit under section 11-2-3 of the City of Idaho Falls comprehensive zoning ordinance and that the proposal is consistent with the comprehensive plan. The chair also noted that a conditional use permit is not transferable between parcels.
The permit authorizes the retail use at this location under the conditions stated; no additional approvals or effective dates were specified during the hearing.
