Planning project · Planning application
Backyard swimming pool with automatic cover proposed on hillside lot
A 16-by-30-foot pool is proposed on a 0.52-acre lot. The city says nearby slopes require a hillside review, and a geotechnical report and retaining wall calculations may be required. Staff will decide the application administratively.
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: 3522 E VIA ESTANCIA LN
Timeline
Aug. 12, 2025
Concept Review Complete: CR Complete - Type 2
Aug. 8, 2025
Concept Review Complete: Engineering Preview
Aug. 8, 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 with a possibility of a global slope stability analysis; and 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.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.
Aug. 6, 2025
Application Submittal: Online
Aug. 6, 2025
Application filed
Documents
Site plans
- Download Insulation and fenestration requirements table, 2018 IRC
Specification sheet listing the 2018 International Residential Code insulation and glazing R-value and U-factor requirements by climate zone that the proposed building is designed to meet or exceed.
Aug. 6, 2025 · 1 page · 338 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs
Plans
- Download Grading and drainage plan
Grading and drainage plan sheet for Lot 16, Block 1 of a subdivision, with grading notes and a legend, prepared by Riveridge Engineering Co.
Aug. 6, 2025 · 1 page · 937 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs
Project narrative
- Download Concept review summary
Advisory concept review for a 16'x30' swimming pool with automatic cover, determining a Category II Hillside application and expected geotechnical and structural documents.
Aug. 12, 2025 · 1 page · 445 KB · PDS-Concept Review Summary Report
- Download Project description
Aug. 6, 2025 · 68 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs
Application
- Download Planning project application form
Application for a 16'x30' residential swimming pool with an automatic pool cover in an R-1B zone, filed by a pool contractor for the property owner.
Aug. 6, 2025 · 2 pages · 153 KB · PDS-Application
- Download Hillside project questionnaire
Public Works questionnaire answering whether the project involves new grading over 12 inches deep and no new parcels, additions, dwellings, driveways, or retaining walls.
Aug. 6, 2025 · 1 page · 689 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs
