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Garage conversion to accessory dwelling unit approved, carport to be torn down

The city approved turning an existing 525-square-foot detached garage into a rental-style accessory dwelling on a lot with a single-family house. The old carport will be removed, and the garage was confirmed as a legal non-conforming building.

ApprovedPLN25-01105Filed Dec. 16, 2025East End · 1308 E Jefferson St+2 related filings
Site plan for Garage conversion to accessory dwelling unit approved, carport to be torn down
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

Convert existing garage into an ADU and tear down existing carport. Establish Legal Non-Conforming for garage

Project name on file: 1308 E JEFFERSON ST

Timeline

  1. Oct. 13, 2026

    5 documents added

  2. Aug. 28, 2026

    Planning Applications: Project Entitled

  3. June 29, 2026

    Planning Applications: Generate Additional Application

  4. June 29, 2026

    Pending Application Submittal: Planning Applications in Review

  5. March 8, 2026

    Pending Application Submittal: Planning Applications in Review

  6. Jan. 28, 2026

    Concept Review Complete: CR Complete - Type 2

  7. Dec. 16, 2025

    Application Submittal: Online

  8. Dec. 16, 2025

    Application filed

Documents

Plans

Project narrative

  • Advisory concept review notes covering converting an existing detached garage into an accessory dwelling unit, required applications, and legal non-conforming setback findings.

    Jan. 28, 2026 · 2 pages · 463 KB · PDS-Concept Review Summary Report

    Download Concept review summary report

Application

  • Applicant's form proposing to convert an existing detached garage into an accessory dwelling unit with a bathroom and kitchenette, keeping parking via an attached carport.

    Dec. 16, 2025 · 2 pages · 159 KB · PDS-Application

    Download Planning project application form

Photos

  • Photographs of the project site; the extracted text is OCR noise with no readable content beyond the photos themselves.

    Jan. 28, 2026 · 1 page · 3.3 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Site photos
  • Jan. 28, 2026 · 1 page · 3.0 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Site photos

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