Type 4 Applications

Rezone from R-1A (Residential Large Lot) to R-2 (Residential Compact)

map showing corner with R-1A zoning, R-2 zoning right next to it, and MX-3 zoning behind the two previous properties.

Type 4 applications are major decisions reviewed and decided by City Council. They may first go to another body, such as the Planning and Zoning Commission, for a formal recommendation.

EXAMPLE: The owner of a large R-1A (Large Lot Residential) lot wants to rezone their property to R-2 (Residential Compact) in order to subdivide and build a row of townhomes.

WHY TYPE 4: All Type 4 applications are required to have a public hearing under the Local Land Use Planning Act (LLUPA). Changing the city zoning map is a legislative decision, which are made by the City Council. Note: the application for a rezone may go under a different Type and follow a different process.

Type 4 Process for Rezone

Timeline starting with Concept Review Meeting (25%), next a neighborhood meeting, then a mid-process review meeting with staff, then an interdepartmental review (50%), then an application is submitted (100%), a staff report is conducted, then a Public Hearing and Recommendation: Planning and Zoning Commission and lastly a Decision is made by City Council

Public Involvement

Project visible on Community Development Tracker
Neighborhood meeting
Transmittal (agencies, neighborhood association) and mailed notice when application is submitted
Mailed notice when application is submitted
Published notice in the Idaho Statesman
Public hearing
Appeal to District Court (Boise City Council makes final city decision)

More examples of applications that follow this process:

Annexations
Planned Unit Developments
Subdivisions
Comprehensive Plan Amendments

Old Process

Timeline starting with Pre-application meeting (0-100%), then a neighborhood meeting is held, next an application is submitted, then agencies and partners review, next a staff report is conducted, then a public hearing and decision: Planning and Zoning Commission, and finally a public hearing and decision: City Council

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