Planning applications, hearings and decisions in Highlands, Boise, from the City of Boise's public record.
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Floodplain-hillside · Planning application
The city is reviewing a floodplain and hillside application filed May 13 for a 2.59-acre site. City staff will decide it administratively, without a public hearing. No building plans are listed.
Design review · Planning application
An administrative decision on a historic design review application for a 2.59-acre site was appealed after the application was filed May 12. The filing does not say what would be built.
Floodplain-hillside · Planning application
The city is reviewing a floodplain and hillside application for a 0.33-acre residential property. Staff will decide it administratively, with no public hearing listed. The filing gives no details on what would be built.
Foothills/hillside · Planning application
The city approved plans to add a pool and spa on a 0.62-acre residential lot in the Hillside overlay, an area with added review rules for building on sloped land. The application was filed April 15.
Planning project · Planning application
City staff approved the pool and in-ground hot tub on Oct. 13. The site is in the Hillside overlay, so the owner must provide a geotechnical report, pool engineering and a construction-time subgrade inspection.
Planning project · Planning application
The application asks the city to review a retaining wall on a 0.33-acre residential property in the Hillside Overlay. City staff are reviewing it, and no decision has been made.
Foothills/hillside · Planning application
The city approved a detached garage on a 1.56-acre residential property in the Foothills hillside overlay area. The request was filed March 3.
Planning project · Planning application
The city approved plans for a new single-family home on a 0.26-acre lot that has never been built on. The site is classed as a hillside project, so geotechnical reports and retaining wall reviews may be required during construction.
Planning project · Planning application
City staff approved a minor land division of the existing lot on May 22. No buildings are part of this request; a separate application covers the affordable homes planned for the north parcel.
Planning project · Planning application
City planning staff approved a hillside permit on May 12 for a 4,653-square-foot home with a 900-square-foot garage on a 0.2-acre vacant lot. The plans call for fire-resistant construction and a sprinkler system.
Planning project · Planning application
The application seeks city approval to build one house on a hillside site of about 1.5 acres. City staff say it needs the stricter Category II hillside review because of surrounding slopes, and a geotechnical report may be required. It is under administrative review.
Foothills/hillside · Planning application
Boise approved a foothills/hillside application for a 0.61-acre site of undeveloped land. The filing, submitted Oct. 2, 2025, includes a site plan, but the city's description gives no details on what will be built.
Planning project · Planning application
The city approved a plan for one house on a 0.61-acre lot on Nov. 28. Because of surrounding slopes, it was reviewed as a hillside project, and a geotechnical report and civil plans may be required.
Planning project · Planning application
City staff approved a detached garage on a residential lot of about 1.56 acres in the city's Hillside overlay area. The Oct. 6, 2026, decision was made administratively, without a public hearing.
Foothills/hillside · Planning application
The city approved plans for a swimming pool on a third-of-an-acre residential lot in the Hillside Overlay, which adds review rules for building on sloped land. The application was filed Sept. 14, 2025.
Planning project · Planning application
City staff approved a swimming pool on a 0.32-acre residential lot in the Hillside Overlay. The project was reviewed as a more detailed hillside case because of surrounding slopes, so geotechnical and engineering documents may be required.
Planning project · Planning application
The multifamily plan would add 48 affordable units and needs a property line adjustment and a minor design review. A hearing was held March 26, 2026, and the application remains in city review.
Floodplain-hillside · Planning application
An administrative review is under way for a 0.56-acre residential property in a floodplain and hillside area. The filing, dated July 2, gives no details on what would be built.
Planning project · Planning application
The city approved plans for retaining walls, concrete stairs, patio areas and new landscaping on a 0.27-acre lot with an existing house. Staff approved it Jan. 16 after a hillside review; the lot slopes steeply toward the rear.
Planning project · Planning application
The plan is now reduced to a deck with no new walls. City planners say it needs hillside review because of steep slopes and unstable soils, and a geotechnical report is on file. Staff will review it administratively.
