Rathdrum Planning Commission to Hear Hollice Woods Rezone Request March 18

A 9.357-acre parcel in the Hollice Woods subdivision near the south edge of the Spokane International Railroad right-of-way is the subject of a commercial rezone request that will go before the Rathdrum Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday, March 18, at 5:30 p.m. at Rathdrum City Hall, 8047 W Main Street.

The application, formally titled the "Hollice Woods Commercial Rezone," does not seek to change the parcel's existing C-1 General Commercial designation. Instead, it requests a text amendment within that designation to allow business and contractor service uses on the property, which sits west of Meyer Road and north of Wyoming Avenue inside city limits.

The parcel is recorded as Lot 1, Block 8 of Hollice Woods, per the plat in Book L of Plats at Page 892, Instrument No. 2959534000, in the records of Kootenai County.

Rathdrum published the public hearing notice in legal listings on March 3. The commission's hearing will take written and oral public comments, though residents who want written remarks placed in the formal record must submit them no later than 5:30 p.m. on March 18 and must include their name and address. Comments can be submitted through the city's website using the form for the Hollice Woods Commercial Rezone, by mail addressed to James Agidius at the City of Rathdrum, 8047 W Main Street, Rathdrum, ID 83858, or by email at jagidius@rathdrum.gov. The Public Works office at City Hall also has the full proposal available for review, and electronic copies can be requested directly.

The Rathdrum Planning and Zoning Division can be reached by phone at (208) 687-7241. Application documents are also available through the city's Pending Public Hearings page at rathdrum.gov.

The Hollice Woods request arrives as the broader Rathdrum area has seen substantial development activity. Last October, the commission heard a separate application for the Solara subdivision, a proposed 436-lot residential and 21-lot industrial project across roughly 157 acres near the southeast corner of Boekel and Meyer Roads. The Hollice Woods parcel is a distinct matter with its own case, timeline, and requested action.

At the county level, Kootenai County and the cities of Coeur d'Alene, Hayden, Post Falls, and Rathdrum spent late 2025 updating their Areas of Impact boundaries, a process required under Idaho law. The Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing on the matter December 18. A county official identified in documents only as Callahan was clear that the boundary update carries no direct land-use consequences for most property owners. "This hearing and the new Areas of Impact boundaries would not change taxes, city services, zoning or annex anyone's property into any of the cities," Callahan said. "It is only about updating the planning boundary between the county and the cities. This is a procedural requirement from the state."

The March 18 hearing is open to the public, and members of the public may offer oral testimony in person at City Hall in addition to written submissions.