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14-foot-tall retaining wall sought on hillside lot in Boise

The applicant is asking for a hillside permit and a variance to build a 14-foot-tall wall on a 0.72-acre residential lot. The request is under city review and goes before a hearing examiner.

In reviewPLN25-00849Filed Sept. 29, 2025Hillcrest · 4814 W Roberts Rd+2 related filings
Site plan for 14-foot-tall retaining wall sought on hillside lot in Boise
Site plan from the application documents.
Pin at the reported location; the shaded outline is the primary parcel (Ada County).

About this application

Category II Hillside permit and Variance for a 14-foot tall wall

Project name on file: 4814 W ROBERTS RD - CFH/CVA

Timeline

  1. Dec. 5, 2025

    Pending Application Submittal: Planning Applications in Review

  2. Nov. 4, 2025

    Pending Application Submittal: Planning Applications in Review

  3. Oct. 20, 2025

    IDR Review Complete: IDR Waived

  4. Oct. 20, 2025

    Neighborhood Meeting Review: Not Required

    NOTE: THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING REQUIREMENT HAS BEEN WAIVED BY THE SENIOR PLANNING MANAGER AS THE PROJECT WILL HAVE LITTLE POTENTIAL TO CREATE IMPACTS ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE PROPERTIES MOST AFFECTED ARE IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT.

  5. Oct. 20, 2025

    Concept Review Complete: CR Complete - Type 3

  6. Oct. 1, 2025

    Concept Review Complete: Engineering Preview

  7. Oct. 1, 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 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.

  8. Sept. 29, 2025

    Application Submittal: Online

  9. Sept. 29, 2025

    Application filed

Documents

Site plans

Plans

  • Sheet of abbreviations and wall elevation notes for the grading and retaining wall plan, including top-of-wall and footing elevations and a note to remove the existing failing wall.

    Sept. 29, 2025 · 1 page · 875 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Grading and retaining wall plan

Other documents

  • PDS-Concept Review Summary Report -

    Oct. 20, 2025 · 460 KB · PDS-Concept Review Summary Report

  • PDS-Other Small Docs - EMAIL FROM ADDING NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR TO CASE 10-20-25

    Oct. 20, 2025 · 214 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

  • PDS-Application

    Sept. 29, 2025 · 154 KB · PDS-Application

  • PDS-Other Small Docs - PW HILLSIDE QUESTIONNAIRE

    Sept. 29, 2025 · 695 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

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