Planning project · Planning application
Single-family home of about 2,300 square feet approved on hillside lot
The city approved a plan for one house on a 0.61-acre lot on Nov. 28. Because of surrounding slopes, it was reviewed as a hillside project, and a geotechnical report and civil plans may be required.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Boise's record. See the official record
Hillside
Project name on file: 1366 W PARKHILL DR
Timeline
Nov. 28, 2025
Planning Applications: Project Entitled
Oct. 2, 2025
Pending Application Submittal: Planning Applications in Review
Oct. 1, 2025
Concept Review Complete: Engineering Preview
Oct. 1, 2025
Concept Review Complete: Engineering Preview Complete
A determination has been made that this project will be a Category II Hillside project due to the nature of surrounding slopes. In addition to the already submitted documents, additional documents may be required during the CFH Review process.Additional documents that you can expect to provide will be a geotechnical report possibly with a global slope stability analysis; structural calculations for any retaining wall that is greater than four feet of height, more than one retaining wall when the horizontal interior distance between the retaining walls is less than 10 feet and the total of all retaining walls exceeds four feet in height, a retaining wall having a surcharge, or having a backslope greater than three feet horizontal to one foot vertical; and civil plans.NOTE: The hazards of developing and building on property, especially in the Boise foothills, is well known. It is the responsibility of the applicant/owner’s design, geological, and engineering professionals, not the City, to identify, address, and mitigate any hazards to the site. Satisfying these Conditions of Approval is for limited [City purpose] only and should not be relied on for design, geological or engineering purposes.
Oct. 1, 2025
Concept Review Complete: CR Complete - Type 2
Sept. 30, 2025
Application Submittal: Online
Sept. 30, 2025
Application filed
Documents
Site plans
- Download Concept home plans and site plan
Index and sheet set for a single-family residence, including site plan, general notes, framing, floor plans, elevations, sections and electrical plans, dated Sept. 29, 2025.
Sept. 30, 2025 · 12 pages · 3.9 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs
Project narrative
- Download Concept review summary
Planner's summary of a pre-application concept review for a single-family home, classed as a Category II Hillside project and listing the geotechnical, structural and civil documents expected.
Oct. 1, 2025 · 2 pages · 445 KB · PDS-Concept Review Summary Report
- Download Project description letter of explanation
Letter from the applicant's planning firm describing a proposed single-family home on an existing lot, its R-1B and hillside compliance, and expected Category 2 Hillside Development permit process.
Sept. 30, 2025 · 1 page · 163 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs
Application
- Download Planning project application form
Application form for constructing a single-family home with site and landscape improvements in an R-1B zone, with a Hillside Questionnaire required.
Sept. 30, 2025 · 2 pages · 154 KB · PDS-Application
Other documents
- Download Public Works hillside project questionnaire
Checklist answering whether the project involves new access road, new dwelling, grading over 12 inches deep, and retaining walls over 4 feet exposed.
Sept. 30, 2025 · 1 page · 652 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs
