Zoning certificate · Planning application
Tiny home on wheels approved behind existing house, with conditions
The city approved a 340-square-foot tiny home on wheels as an accessory to a single-family home, on the site of a former garage. Conditions bar short-term rental use and generators, and the house's required parking must be kept on the property.

From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Boise's record. See the official record
The city approved a zoning certificate for one tiny home on wheels at 1604 N 27th St in Boise's North End. The 340-square-foot unit will sit behind the main house as an accessory to the existing single-family home, on the footprint of a former garage.
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Project name on file: 1604 N 27TH ST
Timeline
Aug. 18, 2026
Appeal Period: Completed
Aug. 7, 2026
Review Complete: Completed
Aug. 7, 2026
Planning and Zoning: Complete
July 22, 2026
Planning and Zoning: In Review
July 22, 2026
Assign Reviewers: Completed
July 16, 2026
Fee Payment: Payment Received
July 15, 2026
Prescreen Review: Passed
July 14, 2026
Prescreen Review: In Progress
July 5, 2026
Application Submittal: ePlanReview
July 5, 2026
Application filed
Documents
Site plans
- Download Site plan
July 30, 2026 · 1 page · 3.9 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings
Plans
- Download Tiny home elevations, Traveler model
Elevation drawing for a 20-foot Traveler tiny home with a bedroom loft, listing its dimensions and features such as the kitchen, insulation and mini-split HVAC.
July 30, 2026 · 1 page · 281 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings
Project narrative
- Download Letter of intent for tiny home parking
Describes parking a manufactured tiny home on the property for occasional, non-consecutive occupancy, set back from neighboring boundaries and the alley, with a vertical diagram in place of an elevation plan.
July 30, 2026 · 1 page · 21 KB · PDS-Letter of Intent
Decisions
- Download Administrative approval letter for tiny home on wheels
Letter approving a 340 sq ft tiny home on wheels as accessory use, with conditions on parking relocation and no short-term rental use.
Aug. 7, 2026 · 10 pages · 230 KB · PDS-Action Letter
Notices
- Download Notice of administrative approval
Notice that an administrative approval was granted to install a Tiny Home on Wheels in a historic-design-overlay residential zone, with appeal information.
Aug. 5, 2026 · 2 pages · 821 KB · PDS-Legal Notice
Application
- Download Zoning certificate application for a tiny home on wheels
Application form for a zoning certificate to place a tiny home on wheels on a historic-district residential lot, with property, applicant and owner details and a submittal checklist.
July 30, 2026 · 3 pages · 208 KB · PDS-Application
- Download Zoning certificate application for a tiny home on wheels
Application form for a zoning certificate to place a tiny home on wheels on a residential R-1C lot, with the submittal checklist of required plans and photos.
July 5, 2026 · 3 pages · 206 KB · PDS-Application
Photos
- Download Site photos
July 30, 2026 · 1 page · 3.9 MB · PDS-Photos
- Download Site photos
July 30, 2026 · 1 page · 3.7 MB · PDS-Photos
Correspondence
- Download Boise Fire Department comments
The Boise Fire Department has no comments on the zoning certificate application, noting that IBC, IFC and city code requirements will apply at building permit stage.
Aug. 7, 2026 · 1 page · 151 KB · PDS-Agency Comments
- Download Public Works sewer comments
Public Works says the property must connect to the central sanitary sewer, which is available in the adjacent alley, and sewer capacity fees may apply at building permit issuance.
Aug. 7, 2026 · 1 page · 65 KB · PDS-Agency Comments
- Download Public Works sewer fee notice
Public Works Capital Revenue notes that sewer fees of $1,711.75 are due for a tiny home on wheels accessory to the primary residence.
Aug. 7, 2026 · 1 page · 57 KB · PDS-Agency Comments
- Download Veolia Water fire flow availability letter
Veolia Water Idaho reports available water pressure and flow at a nearby hydrant for fire sprinkler design, to be attached to the architectural plan sets.
July 30, 2026 · 1 page · 113 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs
Other documents
- Noticing radius map
Aug. 5, 2026 · 517 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings
- Statement of legal interest
July 30, 2026 · 174 KB · PDS-Statement of Legal Interest
- Transmittal to agencies
July 30, 2026 · 132 KB · PDS-Transmittal Agencies
- Receipt
July 16, 2026 · 131 KB · PDS-Receipts




