Commission backs Tranquility preliminary plat, denies parking-setback variance and approves sidewalk variance with fence condition

Boise City Planning and Zoning commissioners voted to recommend approval of the Tranquility Subdivision preliminary plat and to approve a variance to waive a sidewalk on the west side of a proposed private street while denying a separate variance that would have reduced a parking setback on Lot 1.

Planning staff described the proposal (SUB24-9; CVA24-26) as a preliminary plat for 0.93 acres at 7729 West Settlers Avenue in an R-1C zone, creating seven buildable lots and three common lots. The staff report said the applicant proposed an attached five-foot sidewalk along Settlers Avenue (to match existing frontage) and detached sidewalk on the east side of the private street, and requested a variance to waive the sidewalk on the west side of the private road. Planning staff recommended approval of the subdivision and…