A Boise food hall. Houses, apartments. City-owned newspaper racks. Coming near you
The latest proposed developments, other construction projects and new businesses around the Treasure Valley:
Boise
Hendricks Commercial Properties of Beloit, Wisconsin, is seeking a permit to convert a downtown Boise property at 760 W. Broad St. into a food hall. The Statesman wrote about the project in November.
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The Boise City Council on Tuesday approved an amendment to the city development code to clarify existing regulations and to refer to newly adopted floodplain maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The change amends the code to change freeboard elevations — any requirement to elevate the first floor of a building — to 1 foot in the Foothills gulches and to 2 feet along the Boise River.
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The Boise City Council approved on Tuesday an ordinance that would let publishers of newspapers and magazines to sell their publications only from city-owned news racks.
Publishers would have to obtain a $100 license from the city to sell in the racks, plus pay a monthly fee of $5 for free publications or $10 for paid ones.
The ordinance applies only downtown, where pedestrian traffic is greatest.
“The main goal was to reduce sidewalk boxes that have caused ADA issues in the past,” Craig Croner, administrative services manager for the city, said in an email. ADA refers to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The new racks were paid for by the Capital City Development Corp., the city’s urban renewal agency. The ordinance goes into effect in 30 days, and the city will give affected publishers 30 additional days to remove old boxes.
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Meridian
Todd Campbell Construction seeks to build 48 houses on 20 acres at 1157 E. McMillan Road, as part of the first phase of the Silver Springs subdivision.
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First Federal Bank applied to build a branch at 6357 Fox Run. The 2,750 square-foot building is expected to cost $1.6 million, according to a permit filed with the city.
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Cintas, a janitorial contracting company, is moving into an existing 5,045 square foot office space at 800 Industry Way.
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Skin N Tox LLC, a Meridian business offering Botox treatments, skin tightening and other specialty injectable and skin services and products, has leased 1,945 square feet of retail space in the Shops at Sawtooth Village, 1407 W. McMillan Road, reports Thornton Oliver Keller Commercial Real Estate.
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Garden City
Patrick Hugens of Hutchinson Smith Architects is requesting a pre-application conference and design review approval for The River at Parkway Apartments, a multifamily development near the intersection of East 43rd and North Adams streets.
The proposed development, which would replace a mobile home park, would be 4 stories tall and would have 70 units. The building would be structured around an internal parking structure that would be three levels and have 158 spaces. It would have extended patios and balconies that overlook the street.
The apartments would be split up into eight one-bedroom units, 58 two-bedrooms and four three-bedrooms.
A hearing will be held remotely on the project at 3 p.m. Monday, May 18. To participate, join the meeting at https://zoom.us/j/8188588340 or by calling 301-715-8592 and entering meeting ID 818 858 8340 followed by #.
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Notable
Valley Regional Transit is seeking public comment on a proposed redesign of service in Nampa and Caldwell to allow for “on-demand transit” — the ability to request a ride between two stops using a mobile device.
Buses would only be sent out when there is a demand for service, something Valley Regional Transit said in a news release “would provide for continual optimization to avoid congestion and other delays in travel.”
“This new, on-demand transit model takes advantage of technology innovations that could increase ridership, close service gaps, and provide service to more destinations,” Stephen Hunt, principal planner at Valley Regional Transit, said in the release.
Fares would remain the same.
Those who want to weigh in are asked to take the survey at www.surveymonkey.com/r/CanyonCountyBusService.
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This story was originally published May 14, 2020 at 4:00 AM.
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