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Kuna commissioners continue Napa Vineyards hearing to Oct. 28 to await ACHD/ITD comments
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Commission continued the public hearing on Napa Vineyards (25‑01‑PUD, 25‑04‑S, 25‑03‑ZC, 25‑06‑DR) to 10/28/2025 after staff said ACHD and ITD traffic reports and agency comments were not yet available; the project would include roughly 242.3 acres, an on‑site school lot and a large new collector network, and presenters described substantial developer‑funded road work and impact fees.
The Kuna City Planning & Zoning Commission voted Oct. 14 to continue the public hearing on Napa Vineyards to a date certain of Oct. 28, 2025, so commissioners and the public can review forthcoming memos from the Ada County Highway District (ACHD), the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) and public works.
Planning staff summarized the applications (25‑01‑PUD, 25‑04‑S, 25‑03‑ZC and 25‑06‑DR) as a request for a Planned Unit Development, preliminary plat, rezone and design review affecting roughly 242.3 acres inside Kuna city limits. Staff and the applicant traced the property’s permitting history back to an earlier approved development agreement and annexation in 2009 and a development agreement modification approved by the city council in November 2024.
City staff and the applicant offered different numerical summaries of the proposed residential component during the hearing. Troy Beheunen of Kuna Development Services described historical approvals that at one point contemplated about 1,496 residential lots under an earlier plan. Stephanie Hopkins of KAM Engineering, speaking for the applicant, described the current preliminary plat as showing 747 proposed lots (about 653 single‑family buildable lots plus a mix of park‑side and courtyard lots), roughly 45 acres of open space (about 19% of the site), a 5.6‑acre school lot and an adjacent 5.67‑acre city park lot. The commission and staff did not resolve the difference at the hearing; those details will be reviewed in the continued hearing after agency memos are received.
Sonia Delighted of Kittleson & Associates, the project transportation engineer, said the transportation impact study has been reviewed by ACHD and ITD. She told commissioners the study examined existing conditions and future‑year scenarios (2030 and 2035) and identified specific mitigations. The study, she said, showed the development would pay roughly $2.2 million in ACHD impact fees and contribute an estimated $465,000 toward State Highway 69 improvements; the applicant also presented approximate figures for other impact fees and developer‑funded improvements such as widening Columbia Road and Hubbard Road in sections, construction of new collectors (K Avenue and Mason Creek) and intersection upgrades.
Public commenters reiterated concerns about traffic and school capacity. Tim Jensen of the Kuna School District confirmed the district has a letter of support for the current application provided the school site and the district’s first right of refusal are preserved. Planning Director Doug Hansen read the relevant development‑agreement language into the record, stating the owner will dedicate Lot 27, Block 14 for public purposes and that the primary intent is dedication to Kuna Joint School District No. 3, with the district retaining a first right of refusal.
After discussion of potential continuance dates and the anticipated timing of ACHD/ITD memos, a commissioner moved to continue the public hearing to Oct. 28, 2025; the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote.
What’s next: Staff will circulate ACHD, ITD and public works comments to commissioners and the public before the continued hearing on Oct. 28. The commission will reopen public testimony and consider the project’s conditions, traffic triggers and any outstanding agency requests at that meeting.
