Zoning Laws

A new report looks at how zoning codes in different regions of the state are impacting how much we pay for housing.

Valley County wants to shrink and take back control of the McCall's impact area and will host a public hearing on the afternoon of July 7.

A new state law passed in 2024 could significantly impact how homes, commercial buildings and roads develop around McCall.

It’s been a busy week in Boise's City Council as newly elected members stood next to their colleagues to be sworn into office.

It has been quite a week for Meredith Stead. No stranger to the public and private service, she served and elevated to become the chair of the City of Boise’s Planning and Zoning Commission during its highest profile period to date: when the commission helped craft a once-in-a-generation zoning code ordinance.

Caldwell wants residents to chime in about what they want their city to look like by participating in the first stage of its urban planning revamp.

Plans to build a hotel, apartment complex and a Hindu temple on Vista Ave. are moving forward despite neighbors’ concerns over traffic safety.

The Boise City Council voted Thursday night to approve the draft resolution that updates the city's zoning code. The last time the zoning code was updated was in 1966.

As Boise citizens weigh in on a once-in-a-generation rewrite of the city’s zoning code, there are a select few issues that make the shortlist of concerns: density, movability, and parking. This is why the New York Times bestseller, Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World, is such a must-read.

“Perfect is the enemy of good,” Commission Vice Chair Chris Danley said of the first major update of the city's zoning code in 60 years.