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Tiny home on wheels approved as second dwelling on residential lot

City planners approved a zoning certificate on Oct. 16 for one tiny home on wheels, about 360 square feet, alongside the existing house. City rules require it to connect to the home's water and sewer and prohibit short-term rental use.

ApprovedPLN26-00233Filed March 8, 2026West End · 1015 N 31st St+1 related filing
Site plan for Tiny home on wheels approved as second dwelling on residential lot
Site plan from the application documents.
Pin at the reported location; the shaded outline is the primary parcel (Ada County).

From the filing

The application's description as it appears in City of Boise's record. See the official record

THOW

Project name on file: 1015 N 31ST ST

Timeline

  1. Two days ago

    Status changed from In review to Approved

    Reported as “Project Entitled”.

  2. Two days ago

    Approved

  3. Oct. 14, 2026

    7 documents added

  4. June 5, 2026

    Planning Applications: Project Entitled

  5. March 28, 2026

    Pending Application Submittal: Planning Applications in Review

    Updated Via Script

  6. March 26, 2026

    Planning Applications: Additional CR Needed

  7. March 26, 2026

    Pending Application Submittal: Start Additional IDR

  8. March 26, 2026

    Pending Application Submittal: Planning Applications in Review

  9. March 26, 2026

    IDR Review Complete: IDR Waived

  10. March 26, 2026

    Concept Review Complete: CR Complete - Type 2

  11. March 8, 2026

    Application Submittal: Online

  12. March 8, 2026

    Application filed

Documents

Site plans

Plans

  • Floor plans for a 360 square foot tiny house on wheels (THOW), per the filename; the scanned text is mostly garbled and unreadable.

    March 8, 2026 · 1 page · 38 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Plans for the THOW itself, 360 sq ft

Project narrative

  • Advisory concept review for one proposed tiny home on wheels (THOW) beside an existing single-family home, listing THOW siting, utility and occupancy conditions.

    March 26, 2026 · 3 pages · 469 KB · PDS-Concept Review Summary Report

    Download Concept review summary report
  • Advisory concept review for one proposed tiny home on wheels (THOW) beside an existing single-family home, listing THOW siting, utility and occupancy conditions.

    March 26, 2026 · 3 pages · 469 KB · PDS-Concept Review Summary Report

    Download Concept review summary report
  • Describes placing a tiny home on wheels on a gravel pad about 26 feet from the existing home, with sewer, water and electrical hookups from the main house.

    March 8, 2026 · 1 page · 22 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Project description for placing a tiny home on wheels

Application

  • Application for a tiny home on wheels (THOW) site plan in the R-3 zone, with the applicant also listed as owner.

    March 8, 2026 · 2 pages · 158 KB · PDS-Application

    Download Planning project application form

Other documents

  • Receipt

    July 7, 2026 · 150 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

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