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Planning staff propose Title 17 zoning updates to clarify group-home rules, parking and home-occupation standards
Summary
City planners proposed targeted text amendments to Title 17 to align local code with Idaho law and modernize rules on group homes (aligning the 15-person threshold), downtown parking waivers, administrative adjustments for parking, and streamlined home-occupation rules allowing limited on-site assistants and clearer patron limits.
Planning staff presented a package of city-initiated text amendments to Title 17 that would align local zoning with state law and offer administrative flexibility for downtown development and home-based businesses.
Jim Anglesey summarized the changes: clarify the distinction between group homes (up to 15 unrelated people, consistent with Idaho code) and residential care facilities (16 or more); correct and…
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