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Garden City, Idaho

Garden City, Idaho is a vibrant community nestled by the river, known for its creative energy and strong local character. We invite residents and visitors alike to explore our thriving businesses, parks, and cultural experiences.

Notice 11-28-2025 : Important Notice regarding Scam Emails Imitating the City: We want to make you aware of a scam currently circulating that is falsely using the City’s name and logo to trick individuals into making payments or sharing financial information. These messages often appear legitimate — they may come from email addresses similar to official Garden City accounts and may even be signed by Council Members or City staff. Please be advised that the City will never request payment or sensitive information through email links for wire transfers. If you receive any email that seems suspicious or unexpected, typically from a .com account, do not click on any links or provide any information. Instead, contact us directly using the phone number listed on our official City website to verify its authenticity. Your awareness helps protect both you and our community from fraud. Thank you for your attention and cooperation.

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Regular council meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month at 6:00 p.m. A work session may be held prior to each meeting at 5:00 p.m.

Building Permits require 10-15 working days to review, any Re-submittals required will restart the review clock at time of submittal. Commercial building permits with structural reviews take at least 21 days to complete.

Please remember, the above time frames are estimates and apply to first-time reviews. Re-submittals extend the given time frame. For commercial permits, Fire Department reviews are concurrent with Garden City Public Works reviews.  North Ada County Fire and Rescue is a separate entity from Garden City and has different time frames for review than the City, which may in some cases make the review time up to 1 working week longer. 

Please refer to the Garden City Fee Schedule for building costs.

The Garden City Utility Billing Department can assist with a new meter request.  Please call (208) 472-2906.

Every permit issued shall expire and become invalid unless the work on the site authorized by such permit is commenced within one hundred eighty (180) days after its issuance, or if the work authorized on the site by such permit is suspended or abandoned if no inspection has been requested for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days after the work is commenced. The city council is authorized to grant, in writing, one (1) or more extensions of time, for periods not more than sixty (60) days each. The extension shall be requested in writing and good cause shall be demonstrated. (Ord. 973-14, 12-8-2014; amd. Ord. 1002-18, 1-28-2019) Please submit an Extension Request to building@gardencityidaho.org

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