The Modern Zoning Code creates mixed-use corridor districts along Valley Regional Transit's high-frequency routes, enabling four-to-six-story residential and mixed-use buildings near State Street, Vista, and Fairview.
Boise's 2023 zoning rewrite designates several corridor districts that allow taller, denser, mixed-use development supported by Valley Regional Transit's planned high-frequency network. The State Street corridor is the centerpiece, intended to evolve from auto-oriented strip development into a transit boulevard with pedestrian frontages. Parking minimums are reduced or eliminated in these zones. The city does not yet operate light rail; mode planning relies on enhanced bus, bike infrastructure, and the Greenbelt. Coordination occurs with ACHD, the regional roadway authority.
Projects that fail to meet corridor frontage and active-use standards can be denied design review approval or required to redesign before permit issuance.
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Boise's Modern Zoning Code offers density and height bonuses for projects that include income-restricted units, particularly along priority transit and growt...
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