Idaho Historic Preservation Council, Inc. v. City Council

SILAK, Justice.

NATURE OF THE CASE

This is an appeal from judicial review of the appellant Boise City Council’s (City Council) decision to grant a certificate of appropriateness to S-Sixteen Limited Partnership (S-Sixteen). The certificate would allow S-Sixteen to demolish the Foster Warehouse Budding, which stands within the South Eighth Street Historic District (the District). The district court overturned the City Council’s decision to grant the certificate. We affirm the district court’s decision.

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FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. Facts

The Idaho Preservation of Historic Sites Act (IPHSA),…