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Design Review Commission approves 268‑unit Fairview development, amends standard installation timing
Summary
The Boise City Design Review Commission on Nov. 12 approved a six‑story, 268‑unit multifamily project at 12565 West Fairview Avenue and amended a standard condition so required landscaping and amenities must be installed or bonded before certificate of occupancy rather than before building permit issuance.
The Boise City Design Review Commission voted Nov. 12 to approve a six‑story multifamily development at 12565 West Fairview Avenue, a 4.6‑acre infill site that will include 268 residential units, structured parking and ground‑floor activation along Fairview.
Planning staff said the application meets AMX‑3 form standards for street activation, parking and open space and that the design provides landscape buffers and transitions to adjacent single‑family neighborhoods. "The project will utilize existing approach onto Fairview," planning staff said in presenting findings and conditions, and staff recommended approval subject to the conditions in the project report.
During the presentation, the applicant described a podium courtyard organizing three building volumes and a material palette of brick, metal panels, EIFS/stucco and wood accents. The applicant also noted they had worked with ACHD to retain the existing site approach and had provided night renderings and a landscape plan showing podium open space that meets the 30% requirement.
Commissioners asked about a standard timing condition that requires amenities, landscaping, streetlights and irrigation to be installed or bonded before issuance of a building permit. The applicant said that timing is not feasible for construction sequencing and asked for the requirement to be tied to final certificate of occupancy. Staff said the planning team has previously accepted similar modifications and could support the change.
A commissioner moved to approve the application and to amend the standard condition to require installation or bonding at the time of certificate of occupancy rather than at building‑permit issuance. The motion passed on a roll‑call vote with all recorded commissioners voting aye.
The approval allows the applicant to proceed toward the building‑permit phase with the amended condition; staff and the applicant said they will coordinate on final details for lighting, screening and landscape installation.
