Franklin Road industrial corridor and proposed recovery residence
Boise
Summary
A proposal to rezone one acre on W. Franklin Road to mixed-use would have allowed Rising Sun sober living to build a roughly 130-bed recovery residence near a dental office, metal fabricator, and the Maple Hill subdivision. Neighbors opposed over traffic, parking, safety, and industrial land protection, while supporters testified to the desperate need for reentry housing.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 14, 2026.
Impact analysis
No direct city cost, but the rezone would have imposed 30-foot setbacks that could make neighboring industrial buildings non-conforming.
If approved, returning citizens would have gained structured sober housing near jobs, transit, and probation and parole services.
Neighboring businesses, particularly Lowry Dental and the adjacent metal fabrication shop, plus the Maple Hill neighborhood, cited traffic, parking, and compatibility harms.
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