Garage addition with second driveway sought for home in Boise's hillside area

The application's description as it appears in City of Boise's record. See the official record

Garage addition in the Hillside Overlay

Project name on file: 1535 S GALAXY WAY

1. July 21, 2026

   Planning Applications: Generate Additional Application

2. July 21, 2026

   Pending Application Submittal: Planning Applications in Review

3. May 1, 2026

   Pending Application Submittal: Planning Applications in Review

4. April 30, 2026

   IDR Review Complete: IDR Waived

5. April 30, 2026

   Neighborhood Meeting Review: Completed

6. April 10, 2026

   Concept Review Complete: Engineering Preview Complete

   A determination has been made that this project will be a Category II Hillside project due to slope, erosion-prone soils, unstable soils, earth movement, and other geologic and hydrologic hazards. 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 site-specific geotechnical report with the possibility of a global slope stability analysis (please see the Agency Comment for Hillside Retaining Wall Permitting within this PLN); 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, having a backslope greater than three feet horizontal to one foot vertical, or that has structural components (these requirements will be assessed again at the time of occupancy); and civil plans that will need to continue the continuity of the drainage along the westerly property line.A subgrade inspection by a geotechnical firm will be required at the time of construction once the subgrade is exposed and prior to placement of foundation materials or forms/rebar. A report of the inspection will need to be submitted and accepted by PW Hillside (HillsideDrainage@cityofboise.org) before scheduling your inspection with the Building Department and receiving final occupancy.NOTE: The hazards of developing and building on a property, especially in the Boise foothills, are 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. Developer will comply with all requirements of Boise City Hillside Development Code Sections or submit evidence satisfactory to the Boise City Engineer that the proposed development is exempt from the requirements therein stated due to location, topography and/or the absence of adverse conditions associated with slope stability, ground water, erosion and sedimentation.If you would like to discuss this determination, please contact us at HillsideDrainage@cityofboise.org or we can set up a meeting if you prefer.

7. April 10, 2026

   Concept Review Complete: CR Complete - Type 3

8. April 9, 2026

   Concept Review Complete: Engineering Preview

9. April 7, 2026

   Concept Review Complete: Corrections Required

   Unfortunately, this additional garage/driveway access doesn’t meet code requirements:https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/boise_id/latest/boise/0-0-0-67756#JD_11-04-07 (6) Street Access:(c) Where alley access is not available or use of alley access is impracticable, each existing parcel shall be allowed one access point, however the Planning Director in consultation with the Ada County Highway District (ACHD) and/or the Idaho Transportation Department may allow a second access point in unusual circumstances. Street access points between abutting parcels shall be consolidated and shared to the maximum extent practicable.

10. April 1, 2026

    Application Submittal: Online

11. April 1, 2026

    Application filed