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Demolition of one-story building approved with conditions

The city approved tearing down a single-story building of about 2,500 square feet, including its foundation. The approval covers only demolition, not new construction, and requires vegetative groundcover, no gravel, and approval before disturbing any street trees.

ApprovedCZC26-00144Filed June 29, 2026Morris Hill · 4901 W Morris Hill Rd+1 related filing
Site plan for Demolition of one-story building approved with conditions
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

The city approved a request to demolish one single-story single-family home at 4901 W Morris Hill Road in Boise. The approval covers only the demolition and does not allow any new construction.

Project name on file: 4901 W MORRIS HILL RD

Timeline

  1. July 28, 2026

    Appeal Period: Completed

  2. July 17, 2026

    Review Complete: Completed

  3. July 17, 2026

    DR: Complete

  4. July 7, 2026

    DR: In Review

  5. July 7, 2026

    Assign Reviewers: Completed

  6. June 30, 2026

    Fee Payment: Payment Received

  7. June 30, 2026

    Prescreen Review: Passed

  8. June 29, 2026

    Prescreen Review: In Progress

  9. June 29, 2026

    Application Submittal: ePlanReview

  10. June 29, 2026

    Application filed

Documents

Plans

  • Two-page set of site demolition plans from Bailey Engineering, Inc., submitted with the zoning certificate application.

    July 13, 2026 · 2 pages · 6.6 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Site demolition plans, pages 6-30

Project narrative

  • Demolition narrative describing a single-story commercial building's removal, including asbestos abatement, utility disconnection, phased demolition methods, dust control, debris recycling and site grading.

    July 13, 2026 · 2 pages · 395 KB · PDS-Letter of Intent

    Download Letter of intent for building demolition narrative

Decisions

Notices

  • Planning staff found the demolition of a single-family home and commercial building in the R-2 zone follows the zoning ordinance; appeals are due by July 27, 2026.

    July 15, 2026 · 2 pages · 649 KB · PDS-Legal Notice

    Download Notice of zoning certificate approval

Application

  • Zoning certificate application form for demolition of vacant buildings on an R-2 zoned parcel, with applicant and owner information and a submittal checklist.

    June 29, 2026 · 3 pages · 205 KB · PDS-Application

    Download Zoning certificate application for demolition

Photos

Correspondence

  • Parks staff flag at least five mature trees apparently slated for removal, not addressed in the plans, and request an arborist assessment and replacement tree mitigation calculations.

    July 22, 2026 · 1 page · 244 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Boise Parks and Recreation comments on tree removal
  • Public Works civil engineer states that connection to central sanitary sewer is required for plumbing fixtures and notes that sewer capacity fees may apply at building permit issuance.

    July 16, 2026 · 1 page · 65 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Public Works sewer comments

Other documents

  • Noticing radius map

    July 15, 2026 · 633 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Transmittal to review agencies

    July 14, 2026 · 131 KB · PDS-Transmittal Agencies

  • Statement of legal interest

    July 13, 2026 · 54 KB · PDS-Statement of Legal Interest

  • Receipt

    June 30, 2026 · 135 KB · PDS-Receipts

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