Meridian council unanimously approves Durango subdivision and McUstick commercial project

The Meridian City Council unanimously approved the Durango subdivision and the McUstick commercial development during a public hearing Tuesday, July 14, 2026.

The two approvals are municipal land-use decisions for neighboring development proposals near the northeast corner of Ustick Road and the McDermott Road bypass, an area close to Idaho 16.

Two development actions approved

The council acted on two distinct projects: the Durango subdivision, a residential development, and the McUstick commercial development. The unanimous action authorizes the projects at the city approval stage reported from the hearing.

The approvals do not mean the projects are already built or under construction. The available reporting identifies the council action but does not provide a construction timetable, implementation schedule or additional post-approval milestones.

Likewise, the available source does not specify how many housing units are included in the Durango subdivision, the amount of commercial space planned for McUstick, or any conditions attached to the approvals. It also does not provide a vote-by-member breakdown beyond the unanimous result.

Decision affects a growth corridor

The site area is near Ustick Road, the McDermott Road bypass and Idaho 16, placing the decisions in a Meridian growth corridor. The action concerns both residential and commercial land use, rather than a single-use development proposal.

As a council land-use decision, the approvals establish the city’s authorization for the two identified developments. They do not, based on the material available, establish a specific number of homes, jobs, tax revenue or a quantified effect on traffic and municipal services.

Those details would be relevant to understanding the projects’ eventual scale and effects, but they were not included in the retrieved reporting. The City of Meridian maintains an agendas-and-minutes archive for council land-use actions and supporting records.

What is known next

No next council deadline, construction start date or further hearing date was provided in the approved source material. The confirmed next procedural fact is limited to the completed July 14 council approvals.

For Meridian residents and property owners near the project area, the practical significance is that the city has approved one residential and one commercial development proposal near Idaho 16. Further project-specific details would depend on records beyond the information provided with the approval report.