This is a polygon data set depicting the current comprehensive planning areas for Boise City. A comprehensive planning area is defined in Chapter 4-1, page 171, of Blueprint Boise, the current Boise City Comprehensive Plan as, "On the largest scale, the entire area (area of impact) for which the City has authority to prepare comprehensive plans. On a smaller scale, planning area refers to the various sub-areas (i.e. West Bench, Central Bench, Southwest, etc,) which the City has defined as making up the larger planning area. These sub-areas are defined by physical barriers and/or the character of existing developments within them, and may each have specific planning objectives and policies articulated in the Comprehensive Plan." Each polygon in this data set is a specific smaller scale (sub-area) planning area. Collectively, the polygons represent the geography for the Boise City large scale comprehensive planning area.This data set is a critical component of the official Land Use Map within the Boise City Comprehensive Plan. It is used to identify specific areas within Boise City and the Boise Area of Impact to which specific land use designations and policies are applied. The data set is used to assist Boise City staff to identify specific planning areas and manage the growth of those areas to be consistent with the policies and intentions set out in the Boise City Comprehensive Plan.The dataset is generally coincident with the Boise Area of Impact; and is updated through City Council approval when the Boise Area of Impact changes. The data is current to the date the data set was published.For more information, please visit City of Boise Planning & Development.

The Boise Auditorium District Web Map was created for use by the district.

This data represents the general service area of the place of use for organizations with water rights who qualify as municipalities or municipal providers under I.C. Title 42 or the 1996 Municipal Water Rights Act and who have a municipal water right on file at IDWR. The service area is for illustrative purposes. This data does not necessarily represent the boundary of city limits. Drainage Districts and Tribal boundaries are not represented in this data.This dataset is derived from the following queries of IDWR water right and recommendation databases: Status = Active, LPOU = Yes, And (WaterUse = Municipal or WaterUse = Municipal From Storage). A Large POU (LPOU) is a water right place of use for which the delivery of water is described with a digital boundary as defined by I.C. Section 42-202B(2) and authorized pursuant to I.C. Section 42-1411(2)(h). If a specific owner has multiple rights represented by different PlaceOfUseIDs, the PlaceofUseID representing the largest area is used. If there is significant divergence in location between different PlaceofUseIDs, the shapes are merged and PlaceofUseID of -999 is assigned.

This is a polygon data set representing planning regions used by the City of Boise Arts and History Department. The planning regions are administrative boundaries used by the Arts and History Department for general management of public art, history, and cultural assets and activities. The regions subdivide the area encompassing Boise’s city limits and area of impact. This data set has similar names and boundaries as the Boise Comprehensive Planning Areas. The accuracy is subject to errors inherited from the source data. This data was created by the City of Boise. This data is updated as changes occur to the Boise area of impact. It is current to the date of publication.

This is a polygon data set that depicts the locations of easements and vacations of easements granted to the City of Boise. An easement is a legal right to make use of land owned by another party, for a specific and limited purpose as specified within an easement description. An easement vacation is a legal declaration to relinquish to the parcel owner the easement that was formerly granted. Easements are attained by the City of Boise in the following ways: 1)through right-of-way vacation from Ada County Highway District where the City of Boise retains rights to build and maintain utility structures across the area vacated within the vacation description; 2)a Boise City Council resolution where a grantor gives the City the right to build and maintain sanitary sewer, geothermal, drainage or pressure irrigation across their property; 3)as a grant of easement or grant deed recorded at Ada County; and 4) as a note on a subdivision final plat that a specific lot, portion of a lot or lots is shown to have an easement across it (them) and may or may not include dimensions of the easement. All easements in this data set are within the Boise City Area of Impact. This data set is maintained by Boise City Public Works GIS staff. Features in this data set are derived from available computer aided drafting CAD drawings, paper map documents and legal descriptions that define easement locations. Easements have been granted to the City of Boise since about 1900 to the present. Documentation of easements prior to 1970 is incomplete; therefore most of the easements in this data set will be from 1970 to the present. The data is updated continuously. It is current to the date it was published.

This is a polygon data set depicting adopted future land use designations within the Boise area of impact, as defined in Blueprint Boise, the citywide comprehensive plan. Land use designations are used to regulate and guide growth and development of the city in order to support the welfare of citizens and the community. Land uses represent the desired optimal future use of lands based on a systematic assessment conducted by the city that evaluates: 1) land and water potential; 2) alternatives for land use; and 3) economic and social conditions. Each land use designation includes specific objectives and policies for development/redevelopment as adopted in the comprehensive plan. Land use designations are not zoning districts; however, land use designations do influence the allowable zones.

Does not include Fire Assests or Dispatch Boundaries - This is a Vector Tile package of basic Map background data for Idaho State- Included areas are a 10 mile buffer of Idaho Dispatch Centers & Field Office Boundaries: Idaho Dispatch Centers= Bitterroot Dispatch Center, Boise Dispatch Center, Central Idaho Interagency Fire Center, Coeur d'Alene Dispatch Center, Eastern Idaho Interagency Fire Center, Grangeville Dispatch Center, Payette National Forest Dispatch, South Central Idaho Interagency Dispatch Center; BLM Field Offices= Boise District, Coeur d''Alene District, Idaho Falls District, Twin Falls District; USFS Forests= Bitterroot Natl Forest, Boise Natl Forest, Caribou-Targhee Natl Forest, ID Panhandle Natl Forest, Nez Perce-Clearwater Natl Forest, Payette Natl Forest, Salmon-Challis Natl Forest, Sawtooth Natl Forest. Simple map background layers: Land Surface Mgt. Agency, roads, rivers cities, elevation and other points of interest.

This is a polygon data set that depicts the current fire inspection areas for Boise City. The Boise City Fire Department Inspectors are responsible for a variety of fire related activities including verifying that new, existing, or alteration of existing buildings within the Boise Area of Impact conforms to the fire codes established by the State and Boise City. The Boise City Fire Department Battalion Chiefs are the first officers in command of the Fire Suppression Divisions. The Boise City Fire Department divides areas of responsibility geographically, using the fire inspection polygons to determine which inspectors are responsible for a particular geographic area. There are two inspectors per inspection area. The fire inspection area boundaries subdivide the Boise City Area of Impact and external boundaries of the North Ada County Fire and Rescue (NACFR) district as determined by Boise Fire Department officials. This data set is continually being updated. It is current to the date it was published. For more information please visit City of Boise Fire Department

This is a point data set representing all streetlight locations within Boise Area of Impact, including lights owned by the city and by Idaho Power. A streetlight is a light, usually mounted on a pole, and constituting one of a series of lights spaced at intervals along a public street or highway. This data set was developed by City of Boise Public Works Department in the early 1990’s and is currently maintained by the DIS Division of Boise City Public Works under the direction of the City of Boise Streetlight Coordinator.

This is a polygon data set representing first due areas for stations located in Ada County. A first area is geographical area that one station is closer to than any other station. It should normally be served by the personnel and apparatus from the fire station in the event of a fire or other emergency. With today’s computer aided dispatch (CAD) systems, station first due areas are no longer used to assign an apparatus to an incident. The closest engine, no matter the district, will be assigned. We now use the first due areas to analyze if our fire fighting force is being used efficiently. We will use it to see if certain stations are busier that others and if stations have a concentration of a specific type of call in their first due area. This information will be used to make business decisions within all fire departments in Ada County. The data set was created from FireView Desktop software based on current street network, station locations, and fire district boundaries. The accuracy is unknown. This data was created by the City of Boise. This data is updated as needed. It is current to the date of publication.

This is a polygon data set representing planning projects or applications and their associated parcels. In cases where a permit involves more than one parcel, parcels are merged together to create one project extent. An active planning permit could be a planning project (PLN) that has completed the concept review phase and has not yet been entitled, canceled, withdrawn, and denied. It also includes planning applications that are currently under review by the planning staff and have not yet been issued or withdrawn. PLNs associated with active applications will appear on the map. This data was created by the City of Boise. This data is updated daily. It is current to the date of publication.

Field Descriptions:

Record ID

– The unique identifier assigned by the permit system.

Parent Record ID

– The PLN case associated with the application.

Record Name

– The name of the permit entered in the permit system.

Status

– The current state of the permit within the permitting workflow.

Accepted - The permit has been though the prescreening process and it has been paid for. It is ready for review.

Appealed - A member of the public has applied to have a decision to issue an application related to the permit reversed.

Applicant upload - Partial permit application has been received by PDS and is awaiting more plan information.

Applications in Review - Applications associated with the PLN permit are being reviewed by the planning department.

In Review - The permit is currently being reviewed by planners or a regulatory body.

Interdepartmental Review - The PLN is in the process of being review by different departments and is not yet ready to have application related to it.

Neighborhood Meeting - The PLN is in being reviewed in a neighborhood meeting.

Project Entitled - An application under the PLN had been entitled and the project can now legally apply for building permits.

Received - Complete permit application has been received by PDS and is ready to begin prescreening.

Returned to Applicant - The application is incomplete or inaccurate and has been returned to the applicant for corrections.

AddToTrackerDate

– The date when the PLN case completes concept review or when an application is received. This is a datetime field stored in Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).

RecordType

– The type of planning permit.

Administrative Approval - Permits that can be approved by the planning staff without review by a higher authoritative regulatory body.

Annexation-Rezone - Permits requesting to change the boundary of the city or change the zoning district of a parcel(s).

Comprehensive Plan Amendment - A permit to amend Blueprint Boise, the city’s comprehensive plan, in order to address changes within the community since its adoption.

Conditional Use - A permit in which a use is reviewed for compliance with the comprehensive plan, availability of services, compatibility, and possible adverse impacts upon neighboring properties.

Design Review-Historic - A permit to review new construction and exterior alterations to a building or site located within the city’s Design Review and Downtown Design Review Overlay zones.

Floodplain-Hillside - A permit that ensures development of sloped and/or flood-prone land occurs in a manner consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.

Planned Unit Development - A permit that provides opportunities for creative land development that preserves natural features, allows efficient provision of services, and provides common open spaces or other amenities not found in traditional lot-by-lot development.

Project - A permit that tracks the preliminary steps before planning applications are applied for. Their record later will become the parent record ID of the related applications. The first three letter of the record ID are PLN.

Subdivision - A permit that creates and records legal division of land.

Subdivision Other Stuff - Other permits related to subdivisions, including vacation of easement and/or plat note, subdivision ordinance waiver, or street name change.

Variance - A permit to request relief form a dimensional standard withing the Zoning Ordinance based on a hardship with a property, or an exceptional circumstance related to the use of the property.

Comprehensive Planning Area

– The comprehensive planning area the location of the planning permit would fall in.

Neighborhood Association Name

– The neighborhood association the location of the planning permit would fall in.

Property Address

– The street address of the property the permit is related to.

ReviewAuthority

– The highest authoritative regulatory body that needs to approve permit.

City Council - The legislative body for Boise City with policy setting a budgetary authority.

Planning & Zoning Commission - A group of people appointed to deal with a broad array of issues such as making recommendations and decisions on land use applications and dealing with the long-term issues of planning for the future growth and development of the community.

Administrative - A planning employee of Planning and Development Services.

Design Review Committee - A group of people appointed to accept and review applications for design review permits which have been developed to protect property rights and values, enhance important environmental features, and ensure orderly and harmonious development within the community.

Historic Preservation Commission - A group of people appointed to promote, preserve, and protect the historic buildings, structures, sites, monuments, streets, and neighborhoods which serve as visible reminders of Boise’s historical, archaeological, architectural, educational, and cultural heritage.

Website

– A link to the public Accela permitting and licensing system website for the specific permit.

Next Hearing Date

– The date of the next public hearing where the application will be reviewed. This is a datetime field stored in Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).

Hearing Body

– The regulatory body that will preside over the next hearing date.

City Council - The legislative body for Boise City with policy setting a budgetary authority.

Planning & Zoning Commission - A group of people appointed to deal with a broad array of issues such as making recommendations and decisions on land use applications and dealing with the long-term issues of planning for the future growth and development of the community.

Design Review Committee - A group of people appointed to accept and review applications for design review permits which have been developed to protect property rights and values, enhance important environmental features, and ensure orderly and harmonious development within the community.

Historic Preservation Commission - A group of people appointed to promote, preserve, and protect the historic buildings, structures, sites, monuments, streets, and neighborhoods which serve as visible reminders of Boise’s historical, archaeological, architectural, educational, and cultural heritage.

ZoningCode

– The zoning code which regulates the planning permit.

Pre-2023 Code - Permit is regulated under the zoning code in use before December 1st, 2023.

MZC 2023 - Permit is regulated under the Modern Zoning Code adopted on December 1st, 2023.

Layers for the Ada County Ridge to Rivers interactive map application. These include:Amenities: the locations of "amenities" associated with Ridge to Rivers trails, including: mutt mitts, trash cans, restrooms, and parking areas (with associated information like parking surface, # of parking spaces, and if horse trailer parking is available).Trails: All Ridge to Rivers trails with attribute information like length, description, managing agency, difficulty rating, comments about dog use, if it is an all-weather trail, if it is a good muddy season trail, level of use, and if E-bikes can be used.Difficulty Rating:EASY - A trail requiring limited skill with little challenge to travel - mostly level; adequate width; minor crossings, well marked.MODERATE - A trail requiring some skill and challenge to travel - minor ascent/descent; narrow passages; heights; natural crossings; length.DIFFICULT - A trail requiring a high degree of skill and challenge to travel - significant ascent/descent; scrambling crossings; some bouldering; extensive length from trail head to trail access.Level of Use:LOW – Expect to encounter few other trail users along this trail.MODERATE – Expect to encounter other trail users along this trail.HIGH – Expect to encounter numerous other trail users along this.Dog-On Leash Trails: Highlights trails where dogs must be on a leash.Slow Zone Trails: Highlights trails that users should move slowly through.Also the Ada County and Boise River Wildlife Management Area boundaries for reference.

This is a polygon data set representing fire district service areas within Ada County, Idaho. Fire districts are the administrative boundaries that define the area that a fire department, or contracted agency, is charged to provide fire suppression services for. It aggregates fire tax code area boundaries for fire districts and incorporated municipalities, as appropriate for the fire agency, to depict the service areas (a.k.a. districts) for each fire department/agency in Ada County. A fire district that annexes an area in June is responsible to serve that area even though taxation is not assigned to those properties until January the next calendar year. This data set does not represent areas of service defined through other agreements such as automatic aid, mutual aid, or other contractual agreements. This data set is not to be used to identify the tax district boundaries for any fire district/agency. The Idaho State Tax Commission publishes the official tax code area boundaries for all taxing districts (counties, cities, schools, libraries, recreation districts, fire protection, ambulance, hospital, mosquito abatement, and others) once a year (typically in March or April). This data set is maintained by Boise City GIS and is update at least twice a year (January and July). The data set is current to the date it was published. For more information, please visit City of Boise Fire Department.

This is a Vector Tile package of basic Map background data for Idaho State- Included areas are a 10 mile buffer of Idaho Dispatch Centers & Field Office Boundaries: Idaho Dispatch Centers= Bitterroot Dispatch Center, Boise Dispatch Center, Central Idaho Interagency Fire Center, Coeur d'Alene Dispatch Center, Eastern Idaho Interagency Fire Center, Grangeville Dispatch Center, Payette National Forest Dispatch, South Central Idaho Interagency Dispatch Center; BLM Field Offices= Boise District, Coeur d''Alene District, Idaho Falls District, Twin Falls District; USFS Forests= Bitterroot Natl Forest, Boise Natl Forest, Caribou-Targhee Natl Forest, ID Panhandle Natl Forest, Nez Perce-Clearwater Natl Forest, Payette Natl Forest, Salmon-Challis Natl Forest, Sawtooth Natl Forest. Simple map background layers: Land Surface Mgt. Agency, roads, rivers cities, elevation and other points of interest.

Layers for the Ada County Ridge to Rivers interactive map application. These include:Amenities: the locations of "amenities" associated with Ridge to Rivers trails, including: mutt mitts, trash cans, restrooms, and parking areas (with associated information like parking surface, # of parking spaces, and if horse trailer parking is available).Trails: All Ridge to Rivers trails with attribute information like length, description, managing agency, difficulty rating, comments about dog use, if it is an all-weather trail, if it is a good muddy season trail, level of use, and if E-bikes can be used.Difficulty Rating:EASY - A trail requiring limited skill with little challenge to travel - mostly level; adequate width; minor crossings, well marked.MODERATE - A trail requiring some skill and challenge to travel - minor ascent/descent; narrow passages; heights; natural crossings; length.DIFFICULT - A trail requiring a high degree of skill and challenge to travel - significant ascent/descent; scrambling crossings; some bouldering; extensive length from trail head to trail access.Level of Use:LOW – Expect to encounter few other trail users along this trail.MODERATE – Expect to encounter other trail users along this trail.HIGH – Expect to encounter numerous other trail users along this.Dog-On Leash Trails: Highlights trails where dogs must be on a leash.Slow Zone Trails: Highlights trails that users should move slowly through.Also the Ada County and Boise River Wildlife Management Area boundaries for reference.

The downloadable ZIP file contains Esri shapefiles and PDF maps. Contains the information used to determine the location of the new legislative and congressional district boundaries for the state of Idaho as adopted by Idaho's first Commission on Redistricting on March 9, 2002. Contains viewable and printable legislative and congressional district maps, viewable and printable reports, and importable geographic data files.These data were contributed to INSIDE Idaho at the University of Idaho Library in 2001. CD/DVD -ROM availability: https://alliance-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/m1uotc/CP71156191150001451These files were created by a six-person, by-partisan commission, consisting of six commission members, three democrats and three republicans. This commission was given 90 days to redraw congressional and legislative district boundaries for the state of Idaho. Due to lawsuits, the process was extended. This legislative plan was approved by the commission on March 9th, 2002 and was previously called L97. All digital data originates from TIGER/Line files and 2000 U.S. Census data.Frequently asked questions:How often are Idaho's legislative and congressional districts redrawn? Once every ten years after each census, as required by law, or when directed by the Idaho Supreme Court. The most recent redistricting followed the 2000 census. Redistricting is not expected to occur again in Idaho until after the 2010 census. Who redrew Idaho's legislative and congressional districts? In 2001, for the first time, Idaho used a citizens' commission to redraw its legislative and congressional district boundaries. Before Idaho voters amended the state Constitution in 1994 to create a Redistricting Commission, redistricting was done by a committee of the Idaho Legislature. The committee's new district plans then had to pass the Legislature before becoming law. Who was on the Redistricting Commission? Idaho's first Commission on Redistricting was composed of Co-Chairmen Kristi Sellers of Chubbuck and Tom Stuart of Boise and Stanley. The other four members were Raymond Givens of Coeur d'Alene, Dean Haagenson of Hayden Lake, Karl Shurtliff of Boise, John Hepworth of Buhl (who resigned effective December 4, 2001), and Derlin Taylor of Burley (who was appointed to replace Mr. Hepworth). What are the requirements for being a Redistricting Commissioner? According to Idaho Law, no person may serve on the commission who: 1. Is not a registered voter of the state at the time of selection; or 2. Is or has been within one (1) year a registered lobbyist; or 3. Is or has been within two (2) years prior to selection an elected official or elected legislative district, county or state party officer. (This requirement does not apply to precinct committeepersons.) The individual appointing authorities may consider additional criteria beyond these statutory requirements. Idaho law also prohibits a person who has served on the Redistricting Commission from serving in either house of the legislature for five years following their service on the commission. When did Idaho's first Commission on Redistricting meet? Idaho law allows the Commission only 90 days to conduct its business. The Redistricting Commission was formed on June 5, 2001. Its 90-day time period would expire on September 3, 2001. After holding hearings around the state in June and July, a majority of the Commission voted to adopt new legislative and congressional districts on August 22, 2001. On November 29th, the Idaho Supreme Court ruled the Commission's legislative redistricting plan unconstitutional and directed them to reconvene and adopt an alternative plan. The Commission did so, adopting a new plan on January 8, 2000. The Idaho Supreme Court found the Commission's second legislative map unconstitutional on March 1, 2002 and ordered the Commission to try again. The Commission adopted a third plan on March 9, 2002. The Supreme Court denied numerous challenges to this third map. It then became the basis for the 2002 primary and General elections and is expected to be used until the 2012 elections. What is the basic timetable for Idaho to redraw its legislative and congressional districts?Typically, and according to Idaho law, the Redistricting Commission cannot be formally convened until after Idaho has received the official census counts and not before June 1 of a year ending in one. Idaho's first Commission on redistricting was officially created on June 5, 2001. By law, a Commission then has 90 days (or until September 3, 2001 in the case of Idaho's first Commission) to approve new legislative and congressional district boundaries based on the most recent census figures. If at least four of the six commissioners fail to approve new legislative and congressional district plans before that 90-day time period expires, the Commission will cease to exist. The law is silent as to what happens next. Could you summarize the important dates for Idaho's first Commission on Redistricting one more time please? After January 1, 2001 but before April 1, 2001: As required by federal law, the Census Bureau must deliver to the states the small area population counts upon which redistricting is based. The Census Bureau determines the exact date within this window when Idaho will get its population figures. Idaho's were delivered on March 23, 2001. Why conduct a census anyway? The original and still primary reason for conducting a national census every ten years is to determine how the 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives are to be apportioned among the 50 states. Each state receives its share of the 435 seats in the U.S. House based on the proportion of its population to that of the total U.S. population. For example, the population shifts during the 1990's resulted in the Northeastern states losing population and therefore seats in Congress to the Southern and the Western states. What is reapportionment? Reapportionment is a federal issue that applies only to Congress. It is the process of dividing up the 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives among the 50 states based on each state's proportion of the total U.S. population as determined by the most recent census. Apportionment determines the each state's power, as expressed by the size of their congressional delegation, in Congress and, through the electoral college, directly affects the selection of the president (each state's number of votes in the electoral college equals the number of its representatives and senators in Congress). Like all states, Idaho has two U.S. senators. Based on our 1990 population of 1,006,000 people and our 2000 population of 1,293,953, and relative to the populations of the other 49 states, Idaho will have two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Even with the state's 28.5% population increase from 1990 to 2000, Idaho will not be getting a third seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Assuming Idaho keeps growing at the same rate it did through the decade of the 1990's, it will likely be 30 or 40 years (after 3 or 4 more censuses) before Idaho gets a third congressional seat. What is redistricting? Redistricting is the process of redrawing the boundaries of legislative and congressional districts within each state to achieve population equality among all congressional districts and among all legislative districts. The U.S. Constitution requires this be done for all congressional districts after each decennial census. The Idaho Constitution also requires that this be done for all legislative districts after each census. The democratic principle behind redistricting is "one person, one vote." Requiring that districts be of equal population ensures that every elected state legislator or U.S. congressman represents very close to the same number of people in that state, therefore, each citizen's vote will carry the same weight. How are reapportionment and redistricting related to the census? The original and still primary reason for conducting a census every ten years is to apportion the (now) 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives among the several states. The census records population changes and is the legally recognized basis for redrawing electoral districts of equal population. Why is redistricting so important? In a democracy, it is important for all citizens to have equal representation. The political parties also see redistricting as an opportunity to draw districts that favor electing their members and, conversely, that are unfavorable for electing their political opposition. (It's for this reason that redistricting has been described as "the purest form of political bloodsport.") What is PL 94-171? Public Law (PL) 94-171 (Title 13, United States Code) was enacted by Congress in 1975. It was intended to provide state legislatures with small-area census population totals for use in redistricting. The law's origins lie with the "one person, one vote" court decisions in the 1960's. State legislatures needed to reconcile Census Bureau's small geographic area boundaries with voting tabulation districts (precincts) boundaries to create legislative districts with balanced populations. The Census Bureau worked with state legislatures and others to meet this need beginning with the 1980 census. The resulting Public Law 94-171 allows states to work voluntarily with the Census Bureau to match voting district boundaries with small-area census boundaries. With this done, the Bureau can report to those participating states the census population totals broken down by major race group and Hispanic origin for the total population and for persons aged 18 years and older for each census subdivision. Idaho participated in the Bureau's Census 2000 Redistricting Data Program and, where counties used visible features to