Planning project · Planning application
New front porch with steps proposed for historic house
The plan would add a porch and steps to the front of a house listed as a contributing historic building. It needs a neighborhood meeting and Historic Preservation Commission approval; no decision has been made.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Boise's record. See the official record
Alterations to facade of Contributing historical house.
Project name on file: 404 W THATCHER ST
Timeline
Oct. 14, 2026
Status changed from Submitted to In review
Reported as “Neighborhood Meeting Review”.
March 13, 2026
Concept Review Complete: CR Complete - Type 3
Feb. 18, 2026
Planning Applications: Additional CR Needed
Feb. 18, 2026
Pending Application Submittal: Planning Applications in Review
Ignore previous workflow comment
Feb. 18, 2026
Concept Review Complete: Project Not Needed
This is an addition to an SFD, no kitchen, not an ADU. No separate planning permitting required.
Jan. 30, 2026
Concept Review Complete: Corrections Required
Can you provide an elevation drawing showing what you are proposing for the site? Can you provide a photo of the current conditions of the site? Thank you.
Jan. 25, 2026
Application Submittal: Online
Jan. 25, 2026
Application filed
Documents
Project narrative
- Download Concept review summary report
Staff concept review for a Type 3 Certificate of Appropriateness (Major) covering a new front porch on a contributing historic home, with guidance on reconstruction and neighborhood meeting requirements.
March 13, 2026 · 2 pages · 468 KB · PDS-Concept Review Summary Report
Application
- Download Planning project application form
Application for removing a non-original deck from a single-family home and restoring the original front concrete stairs and metal railing.
Jan. 25, 2026 · 2 pages · 159 KB · PDS-Application
Photos
- Download Site photos
Three pages of photographs of the site, including a view of a neighboring porch, with little other detail in the extracted text.
Feb. 17, 2026 · 3 pages · 403 KB · PDS-Photos
- Download Idaho Historic Sites Inventory form, 1999 survey
Historic sites inventory form from a 1999 reconnaissance survey, describing a 1910 vernacular house rated contributing in a potential district, with a note on a concrete step and iron handrail.
Jan. 25, 2026 · 2 pages · 57 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs
