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Tree removal in historic district approved for small residential lot

City staff approved a request to remove a tree on a 0.11-acre residential lot in a historic district on April 17. A certificate of appropriateness and an arborist report were required for the removal.

ApprovedPLN26-00293Filed March 25, 2026North End · 1515 N 10th St+1 related filing
Site plan for Tree removal in historic district approved for small 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

Historic District tree removal

Project name on file: 1515 N 10TH ST

Timeline

  1. Oct. 14, 2026

    10 documents added

  2. April 17, 2026

    Planning Applications: Project Entitled

  3. April 2, 2026

    Pending Application Submittal: Planning Applications in Review

  4. April 1, 2026

    Concept Review Complete: CR Complete - Type 2

  5. March 25, 2026

    Application Submittal: Online

  6. March 25, 2026

    Application filed

Documents

Site plans

Project narrative

  • Planner's advisory summary for a proposed tree removal in the Historic District, noting a Minor Certificate of Appropriateness is required and an arborist report must be submitted.

    April 1, 2026 · 1 page · 456 KB · PDS-Concept Review Summary Report

    Download Concept review summary
  • Describes a homeowner's request to remove a Black Locust in their back yard near power lines, and a shared dual-trunk Black Locust next to the property line that overhangs two houses.

    March 25, 2026 · 1 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Homeowner's narrative on removing Black Locust trees

Application

  • Application to remove a black locust tree in the backyard and possibly a black locust tree in the front yard on the neighboring property along the lot line.

    March 25, 2026 · 2 pages · 158 KB · PDS-Application

    Download Planning project application form

Photos

  • A one-page photograph of a tree in the back yard, shown with the application; the extracted text is OCR noise with no readable content.

    March 25, 2026 · 1 page · 4.8 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Back yard tree photo
  • March 25, 2026 · 1 page · 3.4 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Back yard tree, photo 2
  • A single-page photo of a front yard tree, with no legible text beyond fragments from the image itself.

    March 25, 2026 · 1 page · 5.9 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Front yard tree photo
  • Photograph of a front yard tree, apparently the second image in the set; the text layer is garbled and gives no further detail.

    March 25, 2026 · 1 page · 5.0 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Front yard tree photo 2

Correspondence

  • A certified arborist's letter recommending full removal of two declining Black Locust trees due to decay, pests, deadwood, and hazard to adjacent property.

    March 25, 2026 · 1 page · 292 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Arborist letter on removal of two Black Locust trees

Other documents

  • Statement of legal interest

    March 25, 2026 · 3.0 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs

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