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Council approves rezone of 702 Boise Street to C‑3 after public hearing
Summary
After a public hearing and staff recommendation, Middleton City Council approved a rezone of 702 Boise Street (approximately 6.67 acres) from R‑3/C‑2 to C‑3 (heavy commercial). Planning staff recommended approval as an infill parcel consistent with the comprehensive plan and P&Z recommended approval.
The Middleton City Council voted to rezone a roughly 6.67‑acre vacant parcel at 702 Boise Street to C‑3 (heavy commercial) at its Nov. 5 meeting following a public hearing.
Planning staff presented background: the parcel is part of a prior property exchange and lot‑line adjustment connected to the Middleton Road alignment project approved in September 2023 (Resolution 487‑23). Staff found that the parcel is an infill site surrounded primarily by commercial zoning, that sewer and water infrastructure are adjacent to the site, and that the request is consistent with the comprehensive plan’s future land‑use designation (transitional use area, which allows commercial and high‑density uses). Planning and Zoning recommended approval on Oct. 20, 2025.
Applicant Marcy Higginson said the owners sought the broader commercial zone to provide maximum flexibility for future commercial uses; she said the family is not a developer but worked with the city on the prior property exchange and lot adjustments. No members of the public spoke in opposition.
Council discussed access and frontage improvements (developers must improve road frontage when subdividing or building) and requested stated findings of fact to be included in the council’s order. After those clarifications, a council member moved to approve the rezone “based on the findings of facts in the staff report.” The motion was seconded and carried; the council recorded the vote with a voice vote (all in favor).
Why it matters: The rezone changes allowable uses for an infill parcel adjacent to existing commercial areas and clears the way for commercial development subject to later design review and access/road improvements.
Clarifying detail: Staff noted no public opposition, that sewer and water are adjacent (Kings Avenue and Boise Street), and that the future land use map designates the parcel as transitional. Planning staff recommended no conditions of approval.
Provenance: Topic begins with the public hearing opening at 00:56:00 (planner presentation) and concludes with the motion and vote at 01:07:07.
