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Variance sought to let new single-family home sit closer to rear property line

The request would let a new home on a 0.2-acre lot encroach 10 feet into the required 15-foot rear setback. A hearing examiner will review it; city planners advised redesigning the home to meet the setback.

In reviewPLN25-00199Filed March 7, 2025Northwest · 10459 W Arnold Rd+2 related filings
Site plan for Variance sought to let new single-family home sit closer to rear property line
Site plan from the application documents.
Pin at the reported location; the shaded outline is the primary parcel (Ada County).

About this application

Setback variance

Project name on file: 10459 W ARNOLD RD

Timeline

  1. Two days ago

    11 documents added

  2. April 9, 2025

    IDR Review Complete: IDR Waived

  3. April 9, 2025

    Neighborhood Meeting Review: Completed

  4. March 21, 2025

    Concept Review Complete: CR Complete - Type 3

  5. March 21, 2025

    Early Assistance Review: Send to Concept Review

  6. March 7, 2025

    Application Submittal: Online

  7. March 7, 2025

    Application filed

Documents

Site plans

  • One-page sheet showing a proposed site plan with lot dimensions beside an existing home, plus a proposed floor plan.

    April 9, 2025 · 1 page · 551 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Proposed site plan and floor plan
  • Applicant's summary of an April 7, 2025 neighborhood meeting for a setback variance, with two attendees, a site plan and floor plan shared, and a neighbor's windows question that was resolved in the neighbor's approval.

    April 9, 2025 · 2 pages · 93 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Neighborhood meeting summary form
  • Revised site plan showing lots one through three, existing and proposed homes and garages, irrigation lines, and dimensions, with a 1-inch-to-20-foot scale.

    March 21, 2025 · 1 page · 207 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Revised site plan with three lots and proposed structures
  • Site plan sheet showing proposed lot layout, a house footprint on Lot 2, and irrigation and setback dimensions at a 1 inch to 20 feet scale.

    March 7, 2025 · 1 page · 207 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Proposed site plan with four lots and existing home
  • Survey plat with owner and surveyor certificates, and a Boise City Director signature block, for splitting a lot into two parcels.

    March 7, 2025 · 1 page · 331 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Record of survey for minor land division, Lot 9 Block 2

Project narrative

  • Advisory summary of a March 21, 2025 concept review for a variance allowing a single-family home to encroach 10 feet into the required 15-foot rear setback.

    March 21, 2025 · 2 pages · 453 KB · PDS-Concept Review Summary Report

    Download Concept review summary for rear setback variance

Notices

  • Kouba Homes LLC invites neighbors to an April 7, 2025 meeting on a request to reduce a rear setback by 10 feet, citing a ditch setback that limits development.

    April 9, 2025 · 1 page · 477 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Neighborhood meeting invitation for rear setback variance
  • Mailing list of property owners and tenants within the notification radius of the planning application, with the date of the list.

    April 9, 2025 · 1 page · 33 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Adjacent radius address list
  • Sign-in sheet from the April 7, 2025 neighborhood meeting on a setback variance, with owner and occupant signatures of no objection.

    April 9, 2025 · 1 page · 617 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Neighborhood meeting sign-in sheet

Application

  • Application for a single-family home seeking a hardship variance for a ditch easement and a 5-foot rear setback on the west side of the property.

    March 7, 2025 · 2 pages · 153 KB · PDS-Application

    Download Planning project application form

Correspondence

  • Handwritten, mostly illegible notes of comments from a neighborhood meeting on the planning project, appearing to concern a proposed building and related concerns.

    April 9, 2025 · 1 page · 1.1 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Neighborhood meeting comments (handwritten)

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