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Variance · Planning application

Zoning commission approves 21 townhomes with small commercial space

On Oct. 13, the commission approved a variance allowing zero-foot rear setbacks inside the site and recommended the rezone and subdivision go to City Council. Buildings are capped at 35 feet to the parapet, with rooftop structures up to 45 feet.

ApprovedCVA25-00034Filed June 26, 2025West End · 1907 W Jefferson St+7 related filings
Site plan for Zoning commission approves 21 townhomes with small commercial space
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 developer is asking to rezone about 1.96 acres at 1907 W Jefferson Street from residential zoning to neighborhood mixed-use and to allow zero-foot rear setbacks inside the site. The plan is a subdivision called Jeffrie Brownstones with 21 townhome lots, one commercial lot and two common lots on 1.06 acres. Vehicle access would come from the alley.

Rezone to MX-1 and SUB for single-family attached 22 Units

Project name on file: 1907 W JEFFERSON ST - CAR/SUB

Timeline

  1. Oct. 25, 2025

    Appeal Period: Completed

  2. Oct. 13, 2025

    Public hearing

    Outcome: Approved.

  3. Oct. 13, 2025

    Decision: Approved

    Hearing marked “Approved” on 2025-10-13.

  4. Oct. 13, 2025

    Hearing: Approved

  5. Oct. 7, 2025

    Review Complete: Completed

  6. Oct. 7, 2025

    Current Planning: Complete

  7. July 30, 2025

    Current Planning: In Review

  8. July 30, 2025

    Assign Reviewers: Completed

  9. July 28, 2025

    Fee Payment: Payment Received

  10. July 24, 2025

    Prescreen Review: Passed

  11. July 22, 2025

    Prescreen Review: In Progress

  12. June 26, 2025

    Application Submittal: ePlanReview

  13. June 26, 2025

    Application filed

Documents

Renderings

  • Three rendered street-level views of the proposed project, looking south, southeast and west from surrounding intersections and an alley.

    Aug. 25, 2025 · 3 pages · 7.5 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Renderings of views from nearby intersections

Plans

  • Floor plan sheet for a two-story residence showing garage, living and sleeping levels with square footage totals, filed with a variance application.

    Aug. 25, 2025 · 1 page · 144 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Two-story floor plan
  • Floor plan sheets showing garage, living and sleeping levels with square footage totals for the variance application.

    Aug. 25, 2025 · 1 page · 217 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Three-story floor plans, garage through roof level
  • Single-page floor plan showing dimensions, shelving, an optional coffee bar and a cafe patio, submitted with a variance application.

    Aug. 25, 2025 · 1 page · 61 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Commercial floor plan with coffee bar and cafe patio
  • Landscape plan sheet listing proposed coniferous, deciduous, flowering and shrub plantings with sizes, maturity dimensions and a landscape legend.

    Aug. 25, 2025 · 2 pages · 1.4 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Landscape plan with plant schedule
  • Map showing nearby bikeways, VRT bus routes and stops, existing sidewalks, and the proposed on-site pathway for the project.

    Aug. 25, 2025 · 1 page · 6.4 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Mobility plan map
  • Preliminary plat showing 21 single-family residential lots and one commercial lot, with zoning change, setback table and a noted rear-setback variance.

    Aug. 25, 2025 · 1 page · 1.3 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Preliminary plat, Jeffrie Brownstones subdivision

Project narrative

  • Applicant's letter explaining the request to rezone three parcels to MX-1, preliminary plat for 21 townhome lots and a commercial lot, and a rear setback variance.

    Aug. 25, 2025 · 3 pages · 234 KB · PDS-Letter of Intent

    Download Letter of intent for rezoning, subdivision and variance

Staff reports

Decisions

  • Letter notifying the applicant that the commission approved the variance and recommended approval of the rezone and preliminary plat, with appeal deadline details.

    Oct. 14, 2025 · 13 pages · 241 KB · PDS-Action Letter

    Download Planning and Zoning Commission action letter, Oct. 13 hearing

Notices

Application

  • Application for a setback variance to reduce internal rear setbacks for a 22-unit single-family attached project, filed alongside a rezone and subdivision request.

    June 26, 2025 · 3 pages · 201 KB · PDS-Application

    Download Variance application form

Photos

  • A 25-page set of photographs for the variance application, with each page stamped 7/28/2025; the images themselves are not described in the extracted text.

    Aug. 25, 2025 · 25 pages · 10.2 MB · PDS-Photos

    Download Site photographs

Correspondence

  • Planning staff memo summarizing numerous public opposition comments on the proposed MX-1 rezone, rear setback variance, and mixed-use subdivision, with staff recommending no changes.

    Oct. 10, 2025 · 19 pages · 4.2 MB · PDS-Correspondence

    Download Late correspondence for the Oct. 13 Planning and Zoning Commission hearing
  • ACHD staff report on a 24-lot subdivision with a commercial lot, covering trip generation estimates, level of service, and site-specific conditions of approval.

    Oct. 7, 2025 · 14 pages · 750 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Ada County Highway District comments
  • School district reports arrangements to meet its requirements, lists projected added students at three schools, and notes no traffic or Safe Routes to School comments.

    Oct. 7, 2025 · 1 page · 195 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Boise School District response on enrollment and traffic
  • The Boise Fire Department reports no comments on the variance application and notes that building code requirements will apply at the building permit stage.

    Oct. 7, 2025 · 1 page · 152 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Boise Fire Department comments
  • Boise Parks and Recreation with Community Forestry finds the proposed 84 caliper inches of new trees fully mitigates canopy lost from two trees to be removed, though no arborist of record is provided.

    Oct. 7, 2025 · 1 page · 60 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Parks and Recreation comments on tree mitigation
  • Public Works says there is no objection to the rezoning, requires connection to the central sanitary sewer at development, and notes that sewer capacity fees may apply at building permit.

    Oct. 7, 2025 · 1 page · 41 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Public Works sewer comments
  • Public Works solid waste staff set alley service limits for dumpsters and carts, require 15 feet of vertical clearance, and request a screening wall between compost and grease containers.

    Oct. 7, 2025 · 1 page · 66 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Solid waste comments from Public Works
  • Public Works street light trades supervisor reports no comments on the variance application.

    Oct. 7, 2025 · 1 page · 125 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Street light department comments
  • Letter to the applicant scheduling the October 13, 2025 hearing, with instructions on site posting, agency comments, and the project report timeline.

    Sept. 22, 2025 · 1 page · 107 KB · PDS-Correspondence

    Download Notice of the Oct. 13 Planning and Zoning Commission hearing

Public comments

  • Public comment

    Oct. 10, 2025 · 87 KB · PDS-Public Comment

  • Public comment

    Oct. 10, 2025 · 55 KB · PDS-Public Comment

  • Public comment

    Oct. 10, 2025 · 955 KB · PDS-Public Comment

  • Public comment

    Oct. 10, 2025 · 113 KB · PDS-Public Comment

  • Public comment

    Oct. 10, 2025 · 903 KB · PDS-Public Comment

  • Public comment

    Oct. 10, 2025 · 311 KB · PDS-Public Comment

  • Public comment

    Oct. 10, 2025 · 999 KB · PDS-Public Comment

  • Public comment

    Oct. 10, 2025 · 47 KB · PDS-Public Comment

  • Public comment

    Oct. 10, 2025 · 711 KB · PDS-Public Comment

  • Public comment

    Oct. 7, 2025 · 524 KB · PDS-Public Comment

  • Public comment

    Oct. 7, 2025 · 308 KB · PDS-Public Comment

  • Public comment

    Oct. 7, 2025 · 473 KB · PDS-Public Comment

  • Public comment

    Oct. 7, 2025 · 305 KB · PDS-Public Comment

Other documents

  • Aerial map

    Sept. 24, 2025 · 1.1 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Land use map

    Sept. 24, 2025 · 623 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Noticing radius map

    Sept. 24, 2025 · 609 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Zoning map

    Sept. 24, 2025 · 619 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Agency transmittal

    Aug. 26, 2025 · 100 KB · PDS-Transmittal Agencies

  • Checklist

    Aug. 25, 2025 · 840 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

  • Statement of legal interest

    Aug. 25, 2025 · 593 KB · PDS-Statement of Legal Interest

  • Fee receipt

    July 28, 2025 · 132 KB · PDS-Receipts

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