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Foothills/hillside · Planning application

4.5-foot retaining wall proposed for rear yard of hillside home

The homeowner wants to build a retaining wall across about a quarter of the downhill back yard, then regrade and landscape the area. The application is under administrative review by city staff.

In reviewCFH26-00082Filed Sept. 17, 2026Warm Springs Mesa · 2179 S Coloma Way+1 related filing
Site plan for 4.5-foot retaining wall proposed for rear yard of hillside home
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

CAT II Retaining Wall

Project name on file: 2179 S COLOMA WAY

Timeline

  1. Oct. 14, 2026

    11 documents added

  2. Sept. 28, 2026

    Planning and Zoning: In Review

  3. Sept. 28, 2026

    Assign Reviewers: Completed

  4. Sept. 21, 2026

    Fee Payment: Payment Received

  5. Sept. 21, 2026

    Prescreen Review: Passed

  6. Sept. 18, 2026

    Prescreen Review: In Progress

  7. Sept. 18, 2026

    Prescreen Review: Corrections Required

  8. Sept. 17, 2026

    Prescreen Review: In Progress

  9. Sept. 17, 2026

    Application Submittal: ePlanReview

    Updating Record information

  10. Sept. 17, 2026

    Application filed

Documents

Site plans

  • Site plan from Breckon Land Design dated Aug. 18, 2026, showing contours, property lines, fencing and a proposed rockery boulder wall with notes on construction and utility locating.

    Sept. 28, 2026 · 1 page · 2.3 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Site plan with rockery boulder wall and grading

Plans

  • Recorded survey plat showing boundary lines, lot and curve tables, monuments, and references to prior subdivision plats and surveys for a lot in Warm Springs Mesa Subdivision No. 11.

    Sept. 28, 2026 · 1 page · 2.6 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Record of survey, Lot 11 Block 14 subdivision

Project narrative

  • Describes a 4-foot-6-inch retaining wall across about a quarter of the rear yard, to clear an unused, overgrown fenced area and regrade it to match the yard.

    Sept. 28, 2026 · 1 page · 10 KB · PDS-Letter of Intent

    Download Letter of intent for rear yard retaining wall

Application

  • Category II hillside and foothills application for a CAT II retaining wall on a 0.29-acre single-family residential lot in an R-1C zone, with the applicant's declaration of accuracy.

    Sept. 17, 2026 · 2 pages · 199 KB · PDS-Application

    Download Hillside and foothills application, Category II retaining wall

Studies and reports

  • Design notes and construction details for a boulder retaining wall, including boulder sizing, backfill, drainage, and grading requirements.

    Sept. 28, 2026 · 9 pages · 356 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Rockery wall design

Photos

  • Dated site photographs of the property, including views toward the proposed development and the west rear fence line.

    Sept. 28, 2026 · 3 pages · 14.5 MB · PDS-Photos

    Download Site photos

Correspondence

  • Veolia Water Idaho letter giving water pressure and flow availability for fire sprinkler design, to be attached to fire-reviewed and construction-approved plan sets.

    Sept. 28, 2026 · 1 page · 225 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Water Company fire flow letter

Other documents

  • Transmittal sheet to agencies

    Oct. 2, 2026 · 136 KB · PDS-Transmittal Agencies

  • Checklist asking whether the project involves new parcel lines, additions, new dwellings, driveways, deep grading, or retaining walls, with follow-up wall-height questions.

    Sept. 28, 2026 · 1 page · 190 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Public Works hillside project questionnaire
  • Statement of legal interest

    Sept. 28, 2026 · 201 KB · PDS-Statement of Legal Interest

  • Fee receipt

    Sept. 21, 2026 · 131 KB · PDS-Receipts

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