September 3rd - Request for Variance

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

DALTON GARDENS PLANNING & ZONING

REQUEST FOR VARIANCE

 

August 17, 2026

The Dalton Gardens Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing to receive public testimony concerning an application by the City of Dalton Gardens for variances related to parking and landscaping improvements at Dalton Gardens City Hall, located at 6360 N. Fourth Street, Dalton Gardens, Idaho, Kootenai County AIN No. 118178.

The City proposes improvements to the existing City Hall parking area and requests the following:

1. Parking Stall Dimensions. A variance from Dalton Gardens City Code § 5-12-10(A), which requires standard off-street parking spaces to be a minimum of ten feet (10') wide by twenty feet (20') deep, to allow standard parking spaces measuring nine feet (9') wide by twenty feet (20') deep.
2. Parking Lot Landscaping. City Hall is located in the Residential District and is an existing governmental use that predates the City's current special use permit requirements. The parking lot landscaping standards contained in Dalton Gardens City Code § 5-3-11.B(3)(b), (c), and (h) are standards applicable to property in the Commercial District. Although City Hall is not located in the Commercial District, the City has elected to apply those standards to the proposed parking lot improvements to the extent reasonably practicable and requests approval of deviations from those standards to the extent applicable. The requested deviations concern landscaping of vision triangle corners, the amount and distribution of landscaping within the parking area, and the requirement that landscaped areas be separated from parking and drive areas by a six-inch (6”) concrete curb or similar permanent barrier.

The City asserts that the requested variances and deviations are appropriate because of the existing development and physical characteristics of the City Hall site, including its longstanding governmental use within the Residential District and the configuration of the existing City Hall building, parking area, and surrounding improvements. The City further asserts that the requested relief is not sought solely for convenience or financial gain, will allow the continued public use and reasonable improvement of the existing City Hall property, and will not conflict with the public interest.

The public hearing will be held on September 3, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at Dalton Gardens City Hall, 6360 N. Fourth Street, Dalton Gardens, Idaho. All interested persons are invited to attend the hearing and provide testimony in support of, in opposition to, or otherwise concerning the application.

The application and supporting materials are available for public review at Dalton Gardens City Hall during regular office hours, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday.

City Hall is accessible to persons with disabilities. Anyone requiring an accommodation to participate in the hearing or to access the application materials should contact the City Clerk at (208) 772-3698 at least 48 hours before the public hearing.

Publish: CDA Press, Publish August 19,2026.

Attest:

Sandy McFarland

City Clerk