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Boise City Council approves revised findings for Murillo Farm annexation, requires $2 million for Orchard Street realignment
Summary
The council approved revised findings and conditions for CAR 21-22 and COA 21-2 (Murillo Farm), including a $2,000,000 mitigation payment linked to Orchard Street realignment and direction to staff on impact fees and the capital improvement plan.
Boise City Council on March 11, 2025 approved revised findings and conditions of approval for the Murillo Farm specific planning annexation (CAR 21-22 and COA 21-2), including a requirement that the applicant pay $2,000,000 toward mitigation for the Orchard Street realignment before issuance of building permits for phase 5.
David, a Planning and Development Services staff member, told council the revised reason statement and conditions reflect council direction from the prior hearing on Nov. 12, 2024, and recommended approval if council agreed to the changes.
The council’s action formalizes condition 9 in the revised conditions, which requires the $2,000,000 payment toward the city’s mitigation costs related to the Orchard Street realignment and makes that payment a prerequisite to building permits for phase 5. Councilmembers discussed the condition in the context of project prioritization, with one member saying the funding could allow the city to reprioritize the Orchard realignment and return it to its five-year work plan if agreement is reached with Ada County Highway District (ACHD).
Council members also focused on impact fees tied to the site (condition 17). Staff and council discussed that, at full buildout over about 20 years, regional park impact fees from the site are estimated at roughly $5,000,000 — an amount council members said would not fund a full park but could begin park development. Councilmembers directed staff to work with council on proposals to address impact-fee maps and fee districts, and to return with related capital improvement plan (CIP) recommendations.
Councilmembers noted the city stopped collecting some park impact fees in Southwest Boise and adjacent unincorporated Ada County in 2022 because an agreement dating to 2006 lapsed; they instructed staff to revisit that topic with the county.
The motion to approve the revised reason statement and conditions for CAR 21-22 and COA 21-2 was moved and seconded on the record; a roll call showed votes in favor by Morales, Nash, Stead, Willis and Corliss. The motion carried unanimously.
Councilmembers thanked the applicant’s family for their work with the city and staff for the planning effort. David said the revised findings and conditions incorporated council direction from the earlier hearing and that Planning and Development Services recommended approval.
