The Boise City Council has finalized changes to its zoning code, striking electric vehicle charging requirements while opening up more options for homes on single-family lots in a suite of changes designed to spur the city’s lagging housing stock.
The update Tuesday follows months of proposed tweaks to the city’s evolving land use policy, which the council overhauled in a massive 2023 modernization.
Key to the 2026 update is the removal of rules requiring electric vehicle charging stations in all new developments. That’s due in part to 2025 state law banning such mandates, according to a February report accompanying the zoning changes written by Maureen Brewer, head of the city’s planning department. But it’s also a response to complaints from developers over cost of installing the infrastructure and flagging demand…