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Hearing Examiner

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Jul 9, 2026

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Hearing Examiner meeting summary

Published Jul 9, 2026

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Briefing

Jul 6, 2026

Hearing Examiner meeting summary

The Hearing Examiner approved two height variances, denied two residential variance requests, and denied an appeal involving LEAP Housing’s plan to convert former patient and administrative rooms into 30 independent senior living units.

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Briefing

May 4, 2026

Hearing Examiner denies two variance requests; minutes accepted

Hearing Examiner Milt Gillespie presided. The April 6, 2026 minutes were accepted. Two variance applications were heard and both were denied.

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Briefing

Apr 6, 2026

Hearing Examiner — April 6, 2026: One variance approved, one denied

Hearing Examiner Milt Gillespie presided. The minutes from the March 2, 2026 meeting were accepted. Two variance applications were heard: CVA26-00005 (Dwelling Design LLC, 604 N Walnut St) requesting encroachment into the street side setback and deviation from Access and Connectivity Standards on 0.17 acres was denied; CVA26-00011 (Gammill Construction Inc., 3120 N Tamarack Dr) requesting a deviation from Sycamore Overlay setback standards on 0.67 acres was approved. The meeting was then adjourned.

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Briefing

Mar 2, 2026

Hearing Examiner Meeting — March 2, 2026: Several variances approved on consent; two variances and an appeal denied

The Boise City Hearing Examiner (Milt Gillespie, present) convened March 2, 2026. Minutes from Feb 2, 2026 were accepted. Three consent-agenda variances (CVA25-00062, CVA25-00080, CVA25-00074) were approved. Two new-business variance requests (CVA26-00001, CVA26-00004) were denied. An appeal of an administrative design review (DRH25-00358) for a 10-unit multiple-family development was denied. The meeting was completed and then adjourned.

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Briefing

Feb 2, 2026

Boise City Hearing Examiner—Decisions on Two Variances (Feb 2, 2026)

The Hearing Examiner met on February 2, 2026. The January 5, 2026 minutes were accepted. Two variance applications were considered: CVA25-00064 (AMAROK, 1175 W Lake Hazel Ln) — request to allow an electric fence on 16.12 acres in an I-1/WUI-O zone was denied; CVA25-00071 (Parsons Behle & Latimer, 9700 S Blue Cloud Ln) — request to deviate from wall and freestanding sign standards on 13.7 acres in an I-1/WUI-O zone was approved. The minutes list Gillespie as the present Hearing Examiner.

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Briefing

Jan 5, 2026

Hearing Examiner approves one consent variance; denies four new variance/appeal requests

The Boise City Hearing Examiner (Milt Gillespie) met January 5, 2026. The Examiner accepted minutes from Nov 26, 2025, approved one consent-item variance for a retaining wall (CVA25-00060), and denied four items under new business: three variances to deviate from Streetscape Standards and Access & Connectivity and one appeal of an administrative approval.

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