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Middleton adopts wide-ranging zoning changes easing downtown development, ADU addressing and street naming
Summary
City Council unanimously approved Ordinance 715 to remove certain commercial side-lot utility easements, allow separate addresses for second dwellings, loosen parking for constrained downtown lots, and add clearer street-naming conventions for new subdivisions.
Middleton City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance 715 on March 18, 2026, approving several amendments to the city code intended to ease infill development and clarify addressing and street-naming rules.
The ordinance removes the automatic 5-foot side-lot utility easement requirement for commercial and industrial final plats while retaining front and rear easements and the 5-foot side easements on residential plats. Planning staff told the council that side easements have proven rarely used and can hinder commercial parcel redevelopment. Staff said Idaho Power initially urged retaining side…
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