Ada County commissioners on Nov. 14 approved multiple land‑use applications after staff presentations and brief public comment.

The board voted to approve application 202501115SPR (Floyd Subdivision), a preliminary plat and private-road application to divide an 18.8-acre parcel at 3920 E. Columbia Road into three lots and construct a private road to serve the northern lots. Staff emphasized agency conditions including right-of-way dedication and a required water-adequacy study after county engineers noted nearby groundwater declines. The board approved the application while noting water adequacy must be demonstrated as part of final engineering.

The board also approved application 202501074SPR, a two‑lot subdivision at 5535 W. Victory Road, after staff summarized canal-easement constraints, Central District Health requirements for test holes and ACHD trip estimates. Commissioners accepted staff findings and closed the hearing before voting in favor.

Hawkins Companies (applications 202501528S and 202300319DADM) received approval to split a 2.5-acre commercial parcel at 6080 S. 5 Mile Road into three lots for existing businesses (AutoZone, Valvoline and Dutch Bros). A single neighbor raised light and noise trespass concerns; the applicant said it will provide additional photometric shielding and coordinate with operators.

Other approvals included a 24‑lot industrial preliminary plat (Working Class Acres, application 202500469ZCDAS), a zone change and boundary adjustment for properties on North Willow Creek Road (202501356ZCD), two variances for encroachments (Dan Sessions 202501820V, tabled-to-approve-with-revised-findings; Lane Lewis 202501621V) and an easement vacation for Eagle North Estates (202501671BAC). In the Sessions variance the board approved the variance in principle and directed staff to draft revised findings for final action at Nov. 25.

Votes at a glance (motions recorded in the hearing; record lacks full roll-call tallies):
- 202501115SPR (Floyd Subdivision): motion carried (approved) — staff conditions include water-adequacy evaluation.
- 202501074SPR (Victory Rd two‑lot): motion carried (approved).
- 202501528S & 202300319DADM (Hawkins Companies commercial lot split): motion carried (approved) — applicant to add lighting shields per neighbor complaint.
- 202501820V (Dan Sessions carport variance): board voted to approve and table final findings for Nov. 25 (staff to prepare revised findings).
- 202501356ZCD (zone change & boundary adjustment): motion carried (approved).
- 202500469ZCDAS (Working Class Acres — industrial plat): motion carried (approved).
- 202501621V (Lane Lewis variance): motion carried (approved).
- 202501671BAC (easement vacation): motion carried (approved).

What this means: Most routine plats, variances and site approvals were approved with standard conditions and agency requirements. The larger Shadow Valley CPA/PC request — the most consequential item on the agenda — will return to the board on Dec. 16 after commissioners review the record and request additional legal and fiscal analysis.