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Glass entry vestibule approved for restaurant building in historic district

The city approved adding an exterior glass-and-metal vestibule to a commercial building that houses a restaurant. The restaurant stays and its use does not change. Staff approved it on Dec. 30.

ApprovedPLN25-00931Filed Oct. 21, 2025Downtown Boise · 615 W Main St+1 related filing
Site plan for Glass entry vestibule approved for restaurant building in historic district
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

Addition of an exterior vestibule on Commercial Building within Historic District

Project name on file: 615 W MAIN ST

Timeline

  1. Dec. 30, 2025

    Planning Applications: Project Entitled

  2. Dec. 12, 2025

    Pending Application Submittal: Planning Applications in Review

  3. Nov. 3, 2025

    Concept Review Complete: CR Complete - Type 2

  4. Oct. 21, 2025

    Application Submittal: Online

  5. Oct. 21, 2025

    Application filed

Documents

Plans

  • Architectural exterior elevation drawing of the new vestibule addition, noting matching frame and railing colors and transparent glazing.

    Oct. 21, 2025 · 1 page · 3.2 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Exterior elevations, new vestibule (sheet A4.00)

Project narrative

  • Staff summary of a pre-application concept review for an exterior glazed vestibule at a historic-district restaurant, noting a Minor Certificate of Appropriateness is required.

    Nov. 3, 2025 · 1 page · 456 KB · PDS-Concept Review Summary Report

    Download Concept review summary for exterior restaurant vestibule

Application

  • Application for an exterior glazed vestibule on a restaurant in an MX-5 zone, with no change in the existing restaurant use.

    Oct. 21, 2025 · 2 pages · 159 KB · PDS-Application

    Download Planning project application form

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