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10-home subdivision on 1.68 acres heads to City Council after commission backing

The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a sidewalk variance and recommended approval of the plat on Oct. 5. The plan has 10 single-family lots and a private street, with the existing house and outbuildings to be demolished.

In reviewSUB26-00041Filed Aug. 11, 2026Collister · 5603 W Castle Dr+4 related filings
Site plan for 10-home subdivision on 1.68 acres heads to City Council after commission backing
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 applicant proposes dividing a 1.68-acre property at 5603 W. Castle Drive in Boise into 10 lots for single-family homes plus one common lot holding a private street. The existing house and outbuildings would be demolished. A variance would allow a sidewalk on only one side of the private street instead of both sides.

Subdivision for 10 single-family detached homes

Project name on file: 5603 W CASTLE DR - SUB/CVA

Timeline

  1. Oct. 13, 2026

    19 documents added

  2. Oct. 7, 2026

    Hearing Review: Completed

  3. Oct. 5, 2026

    Public hearing: Planning and Zoning Commission

    Outcome: Recommend Approval.

  4. Oct. 5, 2026

    Recommend Approval

    Hearing marked “Recommend Approval” on 2026-10-05.

  5. Oct. 5, 2026

    Hearing: Recommend Approval

  6. Sept. 24, 2026

    Review Complete: Completed

  7. Sept. 24, 2026

    Planning and Zoning: Complete

  8. Aug. 25, 2026

    Planning and Zoning: In Review

  9. Aug. 25, 2026

    Assign Reviewers: Completed

  10. Aug. 18, 2026

    Fee Payment: Payment Received

  11. Aug. 17, 2026

    Prescreen Review: Passed

  12. Aug. 17, 2026

    Prescreen Review: In Progress

  13. Aug. 11, 2026

    Application Submittal: ePlanReview

  14. Aug. 11, 2026

    Application filed

Documents

Plans

  • Landscape requirements, planting and weed abatement notes, and coverage calculations for the subdivision, dated 8/18/2026.

    Aug. 28, 2026 · 5 pages · 2.9 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Landscape plan and notes sheet
  • Preliminary plat for a 10-lot single-family residential subdivision with one common lot, setbacks, shared private street easements, and notes on zoning and irrigation.

    Aug. 28, 2026 · 1 page · 1.0 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Preliminary plat

Project narrative

  • Applicant's letter describing a preliminary plat for 10 single-family homes plus a common lot, and a variance request for a sidewalk on one side of the private street.

    Aug. 28, 2026 · 2 pages · 284 KB · PDS-Letter of Intent

    Download Letter of intent (letter of explanation)

Staff reports

Decisions

  • Notifies the applicant that the commission approved a variance and recommended approval of the preliminary plat for a 10-lot residential subdivision, with reconsideration deadline details.

    Oct. 7, 2026 · 12 pages · 260 KB · PDS-Action Letter

    Download Action letter from the Oct. 5 Planning and Zoning Commission hearing

Application

  • Application form for a 10-home single-family subdivision with a common lot and private street, including a requested sidewalk waiver on the private street.

    Aug. 28, 2026 · 3 pages · 205 KB · PDS-Application

    Download Subdivision application form, 10-lot single-family preliminary plat
  • Application for an assured water supply certification for a 10-lot single-family subdivision, filed with the subdivision application.

    Aug. 28, 2026 · 2 pages · 153 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Assured water supply application
  • Preliminary subdivision application for 10 residential lots plus one common lot, with a private street and a sidewalk waiver request.

    Aug. 11, 2026 · 3 pages · 203 KB · PDS-Application

    Download Subdivision application for 10 single-family homes

Studies and reports

  • An arborist report for the subdivision application, with text largely garbled in extraction, so specific findings cannot be confirmed.

    Sept. 18, 2026 · 9 pages · 2.6 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Arborist report

Photos

  • A 50-page set of site photographs for the subdivision application, with no descriptive text beyond the filing date.

    Aug. 28, 2026 · 50 pages · 17.7 MB · PDS-Photos

    Download Site photos

Correspondence

Other documents

  • Aerial map

    Sept. 16, 2026 · 1.7 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Land use map

    Sept. 16, 2026 · 663 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Zoning map

    Sept. 16, 2026 · 682 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Transmittal to agencies for review

    Sept. 8, 2026 · 134 KB · PDS-Transmittal Agencies

  • Subdivision checklist

    Aug. 28, 2026 · 1.4 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs

  • Statement of legal interest

    Aug. 28, 2026 · 713 KB · PDS-Statement of Legal Interest

  • Receipt

    Aug. 18, 2026 · 132 KB · PDS-Receipts

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