Planning project · Planning application
Single-family home site in Boise foothills gets approval for landscape renovation
The approved work on the 0.43-acre residential lot includes a covered outdoor kitchen, retaining walls, an extended patio around an existing pool, a fence and a repoured driveway, with no change to parking. The city decided the project administratively on Feb. 10 under its hillside review category.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Boise's record. See the official record
CAT II Hillside
Project name on file: 2371 E EASTDALE DR
Timeline
Feb. 10, 2026
Planning Applications: Project Entitled
Dec. 4, 2025
Pending Application Submittal: Planning Applications in Review
Updated Via Script
Oct. 2, 2025
Concept Review Complete: Engineering Preview Complete
The determination of Category II will remain as previously stated.
Oct. 1, 2025
Planning Applications: Additional CR Needed
Oct. 1, 2025
Pending Application Submittal: Planning Applications in Review
Oct. 1, 2025
Concept Review Complete: Engineering Preview Complete
Oct. 1, 2025
Concept Review Complete: Engineering Preview
Sept. 25, 2025
Concept Review Complete: Engineering Preview
Sept. 25, 2025
Concept Review Complete: Engineering Preview Complete
A determination has been made that this project will be a Category II Hillside project due to the nature of surrounding slopes. 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 geotechnical report; 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, or having a backslope greater than three feet horizontal to one foot vertical; and civil plans.NOTE: The hazards of developing and building on property, especially in the Boise foothills, is 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.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.
Sept. 25, 2025
Concept Review Complete: CR Complete - Type 2
Sept. 25, 2025
Application Submittal: Online
Sept. 25, 2025
Application filed
Documents
Site plans
- Download Updated project description
Stack Rock Group's revised description of the landscape renovation, adding retaining walls, an outdoor kitchen, and an extended patio, plus a driveway repour and new fencing.
Oct. 1, 2025 · 1 page · 74 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs
- Download Updated site plan with wall heights, grading and site elements
Landscape site plan showing retaining wall heights, top-of-wall and grade elevations, slopes, a hot tub, pool and outdoor grill, prepared by Stack Rock Group as a city review set.
Oct. 1, 2025 · 1 page · 876 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs
Project narrative
- Download Concept review summary report
Advisory concept review summary for a landscape renovation project (outdoor kitchen, retaining walls, patio, fence, driveway), noting Category II hillside review and expected geotechnical and structural documents.
Sept. 25, 2025 · 2 pages · 452 KB · PDS-Concept Review Summary Report
Application
- Download Planning project application form
Application for landscape renovation at a residential property in the A-1 zone, including a covered outdoor kitchen, retaining walls, extended patio, fence, and driveway repaving.
Sept. 25, 2025 · 2 pages · 154 KB · PDS-Application
Photos
- Download Kitchen photo showing wall over 4 feet
A single photo of a kitchen showing a wall that exceeds four feet in height; the extracted text is only scattered characters with no readable details.
Sept. 25, 2025 · 1 page · 1.5 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs
Other documents
- Download Updated hillside questionnaire
Public Works questionnaire answering yes or no on hillside project items, checking that grading over 12 inches deep is planned and no new parcels, dwellings or driveways.
Oct. 1, 2025 · 1 page · 695 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs