Planning commission recommends annexation and master-plan zoning for 405-acre District 16 along State Highway 16

The Nampa Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend City Council approve annexation, initial zoning and a master-planned-community development agreement for District 16, a proposed 405-acre mixed-use project along State Highway 16. The application asks to annex 12 parcels and assign four zones across the site: RS-4 (single-family residential), RMH (multi-family), BC (Community Business) and IP (Industrial Park). The applicant provided a concept master plan and a draft development agreement to guide future subdivisions, design review and public-amenity commitments.

Applicant counsel Jeff Bauer and the project team said the plan is designed to conform with the Highway 16 Specific Area Plan. Key figures presented by staff and the applicant: the project totals about 405 acres, with roughly 168 acres proposed for RS-4, about 80 acres for multi-family (RMH), about 38 acres for community business and about 119 acres for industrial-park zoning. The development agreement proposed a 15% qualified-open-space…