City of Boise Seeks Community Input on Final Draft Zoning Code

October 4, 2022

Through the Zoning Code Rewrite process, the City of Boise is actively working to ensure that future development in our city creates pedestrian friendly dynamic spaces that enhance the character of our neighborhoods and help meet our long-term goals. The rewrite process is reaching the final phase, and the city is seeking community feedback.

On Tuesday, October 11 at 9:00 a.m. the city will release the latest draft of the zoning code on the City of Boise Zoning Code Rewrite webpage which includes the third and final section of the zoning code. Module 3 will govern the processes and procedures that development must go through for approval. These processes guide when a neighborhood meeting must happen, when to engage partner agencies, and which projects require presentations before any of our hearing bodies, including the Planning and Zoning Commission or, for larger projects, Boise City Council.

Community collaboration has been key to updating our zoning code. The multi-year process has included in-person and virtual meetings with residents to ensure we capture the community’s vision for how our city grows. This summer, residents and city staff reviewed the revised Modules 1 and 2. After overwhelmingly positive feedback on the updated versions, we moved to the final phase of the rewrite to ensure city processes and procedures will achieve the goals that the community supported. The main goals for Module 3 are:

1. To ensure the city development process will reinforce our desired outcomes and create excellent projects.

2. To involve the community and partners early in the development process.

“We are grateful to the community for walking alongside us as we update our code to create a city that will address housing affordability, transportation and our environmental sustainability,” said Tim Keane, Planning and Development Services Director. “We look forward to engaging with the community on how our process will support our desired future for the city.”

The city will host four in person community conversations and one virtual event. Each will begin with a short presentation followed by Q&A, and an opportunity to speak directly with planning staff on different aspects of the draft. Residents are encouraged to attend and can RSVP here.

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