Nampa City Council denies proposed 276-acre Orchard Acres development

Nampa City Council denies 276-acre housing development

A little more than two months after Nampa’s Planning and Zoning Commission made a recommendation against allowing the 276-acre development Orchard Acres to be built in southeast Nampa, the city council came to the same conclusion.

Nampa City Council denies proposed 276-acre Orchard Acres development

The Nampa City Council decided on Tuesday to deny a proposal for a 276-acre development near Greenhurst Road and South Happy Valley Road.The proposed community development would introduce 1,413 residential units across four neighborhoods on existing farmland. Neighborhood retail, services, and office space are included in the proposal, as well as 14 miles of interconnected walkways, which developers claim will improve the quality of life for res…