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Variance for single-family home addition on hillside lot denied

The Hearing Examiner denied a request to add onto a single-family house on a 0.13-acre lot in the Hillside Overlay. The request needed a variance, and the application was filed Sept. 4, 2025.

DeniedPLN25-00787Filed Sept. 4, 2025North End · 2514 N Heights Dr+4 related filings

Site plan for Variance for single-family home addition on hillside lot denied — Site plan from the application documents.

Pin at the reported location; the shaded outline is the primary parcel (Ada County).

About this application

Addition to SFD in Hillside Overlay, Variance

Project name on file: 2514 N HEIGHTS DR

Timeline

March 2, 2026
Planning Applications: Application Denied
Feb. 24, 2026
Planning Applications: Project Entitled
Jan. 7, 2026
Pending Application Submittal: Planning Applications in Review
Jan. 5, 2026
IDR Review Complete: IDR Waived
IDR is not necessary for an addition to a SFD,
Jan. 5, 2026
Neighborhood Meeting Review: Completed
Oct. 17, 2025
Concept Review Complete: CR Complete - Type 3
Sept. 22, 2025
Concept Review Complete: Corrections Required
Please include a Site Plan, label the setbacks for both the existing and proposed structure or addition.
Sept. 12, 2025
Concept Review Complete: Corrections Required
Is this a new build? What are you proposing exactly? Please upload a Site Plan showing location of setbacks and proposed additions (?) in relation to the existing structure. Thank you.
Sept. 12, 2025
Concept Review Complete: Engineering Preview
Sept. 12, 2025
Concept Review Complete: Engineering Preview Complete
A determination has been made that this project will be a Category II Hillside project due to the nature of surrounding slopes. In addition to the already submitted documents, additional documents may be required during the CFH Review process.Additional documents that you can expect to provide will be a geotechnical report with a possibility of a global slope stability analysis; structural calculations for any retaining wall that is greater than four feet of height, more than one retaining wall when the horizontal interior distance between the retaining walls is less than 10 feet and the total of all retaining walls exceeds four feet in height, a retaining wall having a surcharge, or having a backslope greater than three feet horizontal to one foot vertical; and civil plans.NOTE: The hazards of developing and building on property, especially in the Boise foothills, is well known. It is the responsibility of the applicant/owner’s design, geological, and engineering professionals, not the City, to identify, address, and mitigate any hazards to the site. Satisfying these Conditions of Approval is for limited [City purpose] only and should not be relied on for design, geological or engineering purposes.If you would like to discuss this determination, please contact us at HillsideDrainage@cityofboise.org or we can set up a meeting if you prefer.
Sept. 5, 2025
Concept Review Complete: Hillside Questionnaire Needed
Sept. 4, 2025
Application Submittal: Online
Sept. 4, 2025
Application filed

Documents

Site plans

The one-page site plan drawing; the extracted text is mostly garbled and unreadable, so details cannot be confirmed.
Oct. 1, 2025 · 1 page · 2.7 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs
Download Site plan

Plans

Floor plan drawing showing room dimensions, window and door schedule tags, a stairwell, and a deck, with elevation marker E1.
Sept. 4, 2025 · 1 page · 31 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs
Download First floor plan