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Rear window to become enlarged French door in historic district, approved

The city approved replacing a failing aluminum window on the back of a historic-district house with a wood-clad or fiberglass French door and a wrought iron guard rail. Conditions bar vinyl windows and limit construction hours to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekends.

ApprovedDRH25-00350Filed Oct. 6, 2025North End · 1314 N 24th St+1 related filing
Site plan for Rear window to become enlarged French door in historic district, approved
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

A certificate of appropriateness for replacing a window on the rear of the house at 1314 N 24th Street in Boise, a property in a historic district. The approval sets rules for the new window materials and dimensions.

Project name on file: 1314 N 24TH ST

Timeline

  1. Nov. 15, 2025

    Appeal Period: Completed

  2. Nov. 4, 2025

    Review Complete: Completed

  3. Nov. 4, 2025

    DR: Complete

  4. Oct. 29, 2025

    DR: In Review

  5. Oct. 29, 2025

    Assign Reviewers: Completed

  6. Oct. 21, 2025

    Review Complete: Corrections Required

  7. Oct. 21, 2025

    DR: Corrections Required

  8. Oct. 20, 2025

    DR: In Review

  9. Oct. 20, 2025

    Assign Reviewers: Completed

  10. Oct. 9, 2025

    Fee Payment: Payment Received

  11. Oct. 9, 2025

    Prescreen Review: Passed

  12. Oct. 6, 2025

    Prescreen Review: In Progress

  13. Oct. 6, 2025

    Application Submittal: ePlanReview

  14. Oct. 6, 2025

    Application filed

Documents

Site plans

  • Site plan noting that lot coverage and building footprint will not change because the application is an interior second-floor remodel of the existing residence.

    Oct. 21, 2025 · 1 page · 91 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Site plan showing second-floor interior remodel

Plans

  • Revised second-floor floor plan for a remodel, showing bedroom, bath, closet and new egress and tile shower details, with a finished area of 537 square feet.

    Oct. 30, 2025 · 1 page · 86 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Second floor proposed plan, revision of Oct. 28, 2025
  • Cover letter describing a rear upstairs window to be enlarged and replaced with a fixed window and casements, submitted with the historic Certificate of Appropriateness request.

    Oct. 30, 2025 · 1 page · 53 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Proposed elevation, revision 10/28/25 window change
  • Revised proposed elevation drawing for the application, with notes on new construction and hardware; the text layer is largely garbled, so details are limited.

    Oct. 30, 2025 · 1 page · 76 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Proposed elevation, revision 10.28.25
  • Single-sheet demolition plan drawing, dated 10/2/2025 at 1/4"=1'-0" scale, with revision and sheet fields in the title block; much of the text is garbled.

    Oct. 21, 2025 · 1 page · 95 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Demolition plan
  • Existing elevation drawing dated 10/2/2025, one page, with scale and sheet number shown; the text is mostly mirrored or rotated and hard to read.

    Oct. 21, 2025 · 1 page · 60 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Existing elevation drawing
  • Second-floor plan drawing showing a new patio slider, bedroom, bath, closet and vestibule, with a finished area of 537 sq. ft., dated 10/2/2025.

    Oct. 21, 2025 · 1 page · 88 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Second floor plan
  • Drawing of the proposed building elevations submitted with the Certificate of Appropriateness application; the text layer is garbled and mostly unreadable.

    Oct. 21, 2025 · 1 page · 84 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Proposed elevation drawing

Project narrative

  • Applicant's letter describing replacing an enlarged upstairs bedroom window with a wood clad or fiberglass French door and adding a wrought iron guard rail, with no added square footage.

    Oct. 21, 2025 · 1 page · 55 KB · PDS-Letter of Intent

    Download Letter of intent for window replacement and French balcony

Decisions

Notices

  • City of Boise notice that staff found a proposed rear window replacement consistent with the zoning ordinance and approved it; appeals are due Nov. 24, 2025.

    Oct. 31, 2025 · 2 pages · 736 KB · PDS-Legal Notice

    Download Notice of approval for certificate of appropriateness

Application

  • Application for a minor Certificate of Appropriateness for a contributing historic private home, including replacement windows with retained exterior trim.

    Oct. 6, 2025 · 4 pages · 172 KB · PDS-Application

    Download Certificate of Appropriateness application (minor)

Photos

  • Photos of the subject house from the street and back yard, the neighboring houses on either side, and a close-up of the aluminum window slated for replacement.

    Oct. 21, 2025 · 1 page · 1.5 MB · PDS-Photos

    Download Site photos of house and neighboring properties

Other documents

  • Noticing radius map

    Oct. 31, 2025 · 511 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Statement of legal interest

    Oct. 21, 2025 · 147 KB · PDS-Statement of Legal Interest

  • Transmittal sheet

    Oct. 21, 2025 · 98 KB · PDS-Transmittal Agencies

  • Receipt

    Oct. 9, 2025 · 134 KB · PDS-Receipts

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