Kuna planning commission recommends approval of Napa Vineyards PUD despite school-capacity concerns

The Kuna City Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 28 recommended approval of the Napa Vineyards planned unit development (PUD) and associated plats and design review, forwarding the matter to the City Council with conditions set out in staff reports.

The recommendation covers the primary PUD application and associated subdivision and design-review requests for a roughly 242‑acre project along Meridian Road between Hubbard and Columbia identified in staff materials as Napa Vineyards. The commission’s action was made after a continued public hearing and a round of public comment and applicant rebuttal.

The project team said the development will be built in multiple phases and must meet engineering and agency requirements. Stephanie Hopkins of KAM Engineering, the applicant representative, told the commission, “Public Works is 1 of the staff reports that we were waiting on at the last hearing. And, since that hearing, they have submitted comments that include a variety of conditions and requirements that would be imposed on this project.” Hopkins said the Mason Creek sewer trunk line will be extended as…