Historic preservation · Planning application
Boise approves removal of hazardous tree at historic home
The owner asked to remove one mature tree after an arborist found it unsafe, and the city approved it on Oct. 24 with conditions to protect nearby trees and treat the stump to prevent regrowth.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Boise's record. See the official record
The owner of a historic-district home at 1106 N 21st St in Boise asked to remove one mature tree because an arborist found it unsafe. The city approved the removal as a Certificate of Appropriateness, with conditions to protect nearby trees and treat the stump.
Hazardous tree removal in the historic overlay.
Project name on file: 1106 N 21ST ST
Timeline
Nov. 4, 2025
Appeal Period: Completed
Oct. 24, 2025
Review Complete: Completed
Oct. 24, 2025
DR: Complete
Oct. 14, 2025
DR: In Review
Oct. 14, 2025
Assign Reviewers: Completed
Sept. 29, 2025
Fee Payment: Payment Received
Sept. 29, 2025
Prescreen Review: Passed
Sept. 26, 2025
Prescreen Review: In Progress
Sept. 24, 2025
Application Submittal: ePlanReview
Sept. 24, 2025
Application filed
Documents
Site plans
- Download Site plan
One-page site plan map for the certificate of appropriateness application; the text is mostly map labels and legal footer, so the drawing's details are not readable.
Oct. 15, 2025 · 1 page · 1.8 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings
Project narrative
- Download Letter of explanation requesting tree removal
Applicant's letter asking to remove a diseased Tree of Heaven, citing cracked limbs, falling branches, and a power line incident, with reference to an arborist's assessment.
Oct. 15, 2025 · 1 page · 629 KB · PDS-Letter of Intent
Decisions
- Download Certificate of appropriateness action letter
Approves removal of one tree in a historic district, with conditions on stump treatment, protection of other trees, and tree pruning standards.
Oct. 24, 2025 · 5 pages · 302 KB · PDS-Action Letter
Notices
- Download Notice of approval for certificate of appropriateness to remove one tree
Planning and Development Services notice that a tree removal under a Certificate of Appropriateness in a historic design overlay zone was approved, with instructions for appeal.
Oct. 22, 2025 · 2 pages · 714 KB · PDS-Legal Notice
Application
- Download Certificate of Appropriateness application for hazardous tree removal
Application for minor Certificate of Appropriateness to remove a roughly 50-foot Tree of Heaven in the historic overlay, described as a hazardous tree removal.
Sept. 24, 2025 · 4 pages · 160 KB · PDS-Application
Photos
- Download Site photos
Eight photographs taken Sept. 29, 2025, submitted with the certificate of appropriateness application.
Oct. 15, 2025 · 8 pages · 4.9 MB · PDS-Photos
Correspondence
- Download Parks and Recreation comments
Boise Parks and Recreation, with Community Forestry, has no objection to removing a hazardous mature tree and recommends treating the stump with herbicide or grinding it after removal.
Oct. 24, 2025 · 1 page · 60 KB · PDS-Agency Comments
- Download Arborist letter on removing Tree of Heaven
Certified arborist's opinion that removing the Tree of Heaven is appropriate due to cracked branches, canopy breakouts, and extensive deadwood posing safety risks.
Oct. 15, 2025 · 1 page · 679 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs
Other documents
- Noticing radius map
Oct. 22, 2025 · 629 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings
- Statement of legal interest
Oct. 15, 2025 · 781 KB · PDS-Statement of Legal Interest
- Agency transmittal
Oct. 15, 2025 · 99 KB · PDS-Transmittal Agencies
- Receipt
Sept. 29, 2025 · 131 KB · PDS-Receipts
