11-04-07: SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS:

   1.   Health Services (HS) District: To provide for health and medical related uses near major medical institutions. Limited office and multiple-family residential uses may be allowed that have similar low intensity land use characteristics and that provide support services to the health and medical uses.

   2.   Pedestrian Commercial (PC) District:

      A.   Purpose: The purpose of the Pedestrian Commercial (PC) district is to provide for pedestrian-friendly retail, office, and mixed-use developments in a pedestrian-friendly environment. The district regulations are designed to facilitate convenient access, minimize traffic congestion, and reduce visual clutter along arterials and collectors, while fostering pedestrian-oriented design. Buildings in the PC District must be located and designed to relate to the street with a pedestrian scale. The PC District may also be used to demonstrate compliance with Boise City Comprehensive Plan policies when a commercial use is requested but the parcel has not been designated on the Land Use Map for Commercial Use, or as a means of permitting mid-block commercial development that meets the goals of the Boise City Comprehensive Plan. Residential uses are encouraged in conjunction with commercial uses in this district.

      B.   Additional Development Standards: Additional standards may be found in Section 11-07-06.2.E(2)(d).

   3.   University (U) District: To allow for the consistent development of Boise State University throughout its planned expansion area. The district is intended to encourage and facilitate planned and integrated expansion on property identified with the University's Master Plan and designated in the Comprehensive Plan.

      A.   Specific Standards:

         (1)   All uses permitted in the U District shall be directly associated with the operation and maintenance of the University and shall serve primarily the students, faculty, employees, and alumni of the University, or shall be intended to support and facilitate public attendance of educational, arts, sport, or cultural events and offerings of the University.

         (2)   In reviewing all A* and C applications in the U district, the Director will require additional parking for all new buildings and all building expansions according to the standards within Section 11-07-03, Off-street Parking and Loading Standards; or, if no specific standard is listed, at a ratio of one parking space per 250 square feet of gross floor area. Fire access to existing and new buildings must be shown on all A* and C application site plans submitted to the Director. A letter from the Idaho State Fire Marshal verifying compliance of the building plans with state requirements regarding fire safety shall be submitted to the Director prior to construction.

   4.   Dimensional Standards For Special Purpose Districts:

Table 11-04.12 Dimensional Standards for Special Purpose Districts
Dimensional Standard		HS	U	PC
Lot Area, Minimum (square feet)	Residential	6,000 Interior Lots;	-	-
	Non-Residential	7,000 Corner Lots
	Per Dwelling Unit	None	-	1000
Average Lot Width, Minimum (feet)	Interior Lots	60	-	-
	Corner Lots	70
Street Frontage, Minimum (feet)		30	-	-
Density, Maximum (units/acre)		43.5	-	43.5
Building Height, Maximum (feet)		78	75; 45 if less than 50 feet from BSU campus boundary	35; 50 on arterial with four lanes and 80 feet of right of way
Setbacks, Minimum (feet)	Front Yard/Side Yard, Street	20	20 from BSU campus boundary	15; 20 if fronting on arterial street (measured from back of curb)
	Side Yard, Interior	1 story: 5 2 stories: 10 3+ stories: 15		0; 10*
	Rear Yard			15 for buildings up to 35 ft. in height; 0 on a public alley; 30 for buildings greater than 35 ft. in height
				For properties adjacent to a residential use or district, setbacks are as follows:
				15 for buidings up to 20 ft. in height;
				30 for buildings up to 35 ft. in height;
				50 for buildings above 35 ft. in height **
Setbacks Maximum	Front Yard/Side Yard, Street	N/A	N/A	30 on an arterial; 22 on a collector or local street; 0 on an alley
NOTES: * Applies when the property abuts a residential use or district. ** These standards are not applicable to single family living uses and accessory structures.

 

   5.   Dimensional Standards For Parking In Special Purpose Districts:

Table 11-04.13: Setbacks (in feet) for Parking Lots and Parking Structures
Zoning district(s)		HS	PC	U
Front yard		7	N/A	10 from any right- of-way; except 0 on an alley.
Side Yard Street		N/A
Side Yard Interior	1 or 2-Story	5; 10*
	>2-Story
Rear Yard			5 for covered parking accessed from an alley or when the rear of the lot abuts another parking area of at least 30 ft. in depth.
			For properties adjacent to a residential use or district, setbacks are as follows: 10 for surface parking; 15 for structured parking.
Any yard adjacent to interstate or connector		10	N/A
NOTES: * These standards are not applicable to single family living uses and accessor structures.