Planning project · Planning application
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.

About this application
Setback variance
Project name on file: 10459 W ARNOLD RD
Timeline
Two days ago
11 documents added
April 9, 2025
IDR Review Complete: IDR Waived
April 9, 2025
Neighborhood Meeting Review: Completed
March 21, 2025
Concept Review Complete: CR Complete - Type 3
March 21, 2025
Early Assistance Review: Send to Concept Review
March 7, 2025
Application Submittal: Online
March 7, 2025
Application filed
Documents
Site plans
- Download Proposed site plan and floor plan
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 Neighborhood meeting summary form
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 Revised site plan with three lots and proposed structures
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 Proposed site plan with four lots and existing home
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 Record of survey for minor land division, Lot 9 Block 2
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
Project narrative
- Download Concept review summary for rear setback variance
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
Notices
- Download Neighborhood meeting invitation for rear setback variance
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 Adjacent radius address list
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 Neighborhood meeting sign-in sheet
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
Application
- Download Planning project application form
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
Correspondence
- Download Neighborhood meeting comments (handwritten)
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