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Boise council upholds planning commission, denies appeal to reduce Highlands development density
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing and debate over market feasibility and the city's density goals, the Boise City Council voted to uphold the planning and zoning commission’s denial of an appeal that would have converted townhome lots to detached patio homes, reducing unit count in the Highlands PUD.
The Boise City Council on a 4-2 vote denied an appeal seeking to reduce density in a Highlands planned unit development, upholding the planning and zoning commission’s prior denial of the proposed modification. The appeal (CUP-25-16) would have converted remaining townhome lots into larger detached "patio homes," cutting the approved unit count by two from the current plan.
The council heard a staff presentation summarizing the project’s history: an original 2018 PUD approval included 17 units with townhomes and estate lots; a 2021 administrative modification reduced that total to 13; and a 2023 request to further reduce density was denied by the commission. Planning staff recommended that…
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