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Planning commission approves Sherwood mixed‑use supportive housing, allows frontage deviation
Summary
The Boise City Planning and Zoning Commission approved a conditional use permit for The Sherwood, a 90‑unit mixed‑use building with permanent supportive housing and childcare, granting an alternative‑zone waiver from the MX‑5 requirement for 80% active ground‑floor frontage.
The Boise City Planning and Zoning Commission approved a conditional use permit for The Sherwood, a four‑story mixed‑use development that will include 90 dwelling units, on the site bounded by Island Avenue, Lusk Street and Sherwood Avenue.
Planning staff recommended the permit, citing the project’s location in the Lusk Street master plan and the applicant’s responses to neighborhood feedback. The staff presentation said the project includes a multifamily component intended for permanent supportive housing, a large childcare facility, and retail uses; it also noted letters of support from CATCH and a late…
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