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Backyard cottage and lot merger sought, with setback variance

The applicant wants to combine two parcels and add an accessory dwelling under 500 square feet and 14 feet tall next to an existing house. A variance from the street-side setback is needed first. The request is under city review.

SubmittedPLN26-00362Filed April 16, 2026Borah · 7311 W Sunnybrook Dr+4 related filings
Site plan for Backyard cottage and lot merger sought, with setback variance
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

Variance, Parcel Consolidation, and ADU

Project name on file: 7311 W SUNNYBROOK DR

Timeline

  1. Sept. 21, 2026

    Planning Applications: Generate Additional Application

  2. July 13, 2026

    Pending Application Submittal: Planning Applications in Review

  3. June 26, 2026

    Planning Applications: Generate Additional Application

  4. June 23, 2026

    Pending Application Submittal: Planning Applications in Review

  5. June 23, 2026

    IDR Review Complete: IDR Waived

  6. June 23, 2026

    Neighborhood Meeting Review: Completed

  7. May 27, 2026

    Concept Review Complete: CR Complete - Type 3

  8. April 16, 2026

    Application Submittal: Online

  9. April 16, 2026

    Application filed

Documents

Site plans

  • Site plan marking the current concrete pad to stay and the proposed ADU location, submitted with a lot consolidation proposal and street side setback variance request.

    June 23, 2026 · 1 page · 753 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Site plan showing ADU lot consolidation and setback variance request
  • Applicant's summary of a June 22 public meeting on the small dwelling proposal, noting attendance, supportive comments, and emailed neighbor questions with no objections raised.

    June 23, 2026 · 2 pages · 788 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Public meeting summary and neighbor outreach
  • Site plan showing a proposed accessory dwelling unit and a request to reduce the street side setback to 3 feet, with other setbacks met for a structure under 500 square feet.

    June 23, 2026 · 1 page · 492 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Site plan with proposed ADU and setback variance request
  • Blank-field form summarizing the applicant's neighborhood meeting for a proposed small accessory dwelling unit, dated June 22, 2026, with feedback sections left unfilled.

    June 23, 2026 · 2 pages · 203 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Neighborhood meeting summary form

Project narrative

  • Advisory concept review notes covering a proposed parcel consolidation, an accessory dwelling unit, and a street-side setback variance, with the required applications listed.

    June 26, 2026 · 3 pages · 477 KB · PDS-Concept Review Summary Report

    Download Concept review summary report
  • Advisory summary of a pre-application concept review proposing a parcel consolidation and an ADU, with a variance from the street-side setback needed first.

    May 27, 2026 · 3 pages · 477 KB · PDS-Concept Review Summary Report

    Download Concept review summary for variance, parcel consolidation and ADU
  • Describes a proposed 597 sq ft, one-bed, one-bath structure under 14 ft tall, with side setbacks reduced to 3 ft and a north setback unchanged.

    April 16, 2026 · 1 page · 2.0 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Variance proposal for small one-bedroom structure with reduced setbacks
  • Describes a proposed 597 sq ft, one-bed, one-bath structure under 14 ft tall, with side setbacks reduced to 3 ft and a north setback unchanged.

    April 16, 2026 · 1 page · 2.0 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Variance proposal for small one-bedroom structure with reduced setbacks

Notices

  • Sign-in sheet for a June 22, 2026 neighborhood meeting on a parcel consolidation and detached accessory dwelling unit proposal, with attendee contact fields.

    June 23, 2026 · 1 page · 1.4 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Neighborhood meeting sign-in sheet

Application

  • Application for a setback variance to allow a 15-foot-wide single-story detached dwelling on a legal R-1C lot of record with no functional building envelope.

    April 16, 2026 · 2 pages · 158 KB · PDS-Application

    Download Planning project application form

Photos

  • Applicant's exhibit with photos of the roadway concluding the proposed unit would not meaningfully affect traffic or on-street parking, since parking would be on-site.

    June 23, 2026 · 3 pages · 3.7 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Traffic and parking observation exhibit

Other documents

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