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Hillside grading and retaining walls sought for single-family home lot

The applicant wants to grade a 1.53-acre lot and build retaining walls at the same time, and to move stockpiled soil there from other nearby lots. The city has returned the application to the applicant, so it is on hold.

On holdCFH26-00060Filed Sept. 1, 2026Highlands · 799 E Chardie Rd+1 related filing
Site plan for Hillside grading and retaining walls sought for single-family home lot
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

Hillside for Single-Family Home

Project name on file: 799 E CHARDIE RD

Timeline

  1. Oct. 14, 2026

    12 documents added

  2. Oct. 5, 2026

    Review Complete: Corrections Required

  3. Oct. 5, 2026

    Planning and Zoning: Corrections Required

  4. Sept. 24, 2026

    Planning and Zoning: In Review

  5. Sept. 24, 2026

    Assign Reviewers: Completed

  6. Sept. 11, 2026

    Fee Payment: Payment Received

  7. Sept. 10, 2026

    Prescreen Review: Passed

  8. Sept. 10, 2026

    Prescreen Review: In Progress

  9. Sept. 9, 2026

    Application Submittal: ePlanReview

    Updated WF Status to ePlanReview to generate ePlan case.

  10. Sept. 1, 2026

    Application filed

Documents

Plans

  • Sheet of Public Works hillside grading conditions covering subgrade inspections, revisions to the approved grading plan, final inspection, and general construction notes.

    Sept. 28, 2026 · 4 pages · 2.8 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Grading plan general conditions and notes

Project narrative

Application

  • Application form for a Category II single-family home on a hillside lot, listing the agent, applicant, owner, zoning and hillside and wildland-urban-interface details.

    Sept. 10, 2026 · 3 pages · 200 KB · PDS-Application

    Download Hillside and foothills development application form

Studies and reports

  • Subsurface investigation, lab testing, and engineering recommendations by JLT Consultants LLC for the proposed residence, dated December 5, 2025.

    Sept. 28, 2026 · 32 pages · 3.1 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Geotechnical engineering report
  • Structural engineering calculations for a rockery retaining wall by Tamarack Grove Engineering, dated Sept. 8, 2026, covering design criteria, a wall section detail, and results.

    Sept. 28, 2026 · 47 pages · 6.6 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Retaining wall structural calculations

Photos

  • Photographs of the site and surrounding views, including views from East Highland Drive and a stockpile area, with captions identifying vantage points.

    Sept. 28, 2026 · 10 pages · 35.0 MB · PDS-Photos

    Download Site photos

Correspondence

  • Veolia Water Idaho reports available fire flow at a nearby hydrant, 1500 GPM at 20 PSI residual, for fire sprinkler design criteria.

    Sept. 28, 2026 · 1 page · 112 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Veolia water pressure and fire flow letter

Other documents

  • Transmittal sheet to agencies

    Oct. 2, 2026 · 136 KB · PDS-Transmittal Agencies

  • Marks yes for a new dwelling, new driveway, grading over 12 inches, and retaining walls over 4 feet with walls under 10 feet apart; no new parcels or additions.

    Sept. 28, 2026 · 1 page · 674 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Public Works hillside project questionnaire
  • Statement of legal interest

    Sept. 28, 2026 · 92 KB · PDS-Statement of Legal Interest

  • Submittal checklist

    Sept. 28, 2026 · 807 KB · PDS-Submittal Checklist

  • Fee receipt

    Sept. 11, 2026 · 130 KB · PDS-Receipts

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