In October, the Idaho Supreme Court overturned Interfaith Sanctuary’s Conditional Use Permit (CUP), ruling that the City of Boise had committed a procedural error when it overturned Planning & Zoning’s original denial of the CUP. In response, the City recognized the need to revise the ordinance that allowed this to happen, clarifying that final authority on major land use decisions should rest with elected leaders.
Staying true to their word, the City of Boise introduced the revised ordinance, which passed unanimously through Planning & Zoning and was then adopted by City Council officially becoming law on May 19th. This important update paved the way for Interfaith Sanctuary to submit a new Conditional Use Permit, which we officially submitted on Tuesday, May 27th.
We now await our hearing date with Planning & Zoning and will share all the details with you as soon as we have them along with how you can help through advocacy and support!