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Single-family home approved on vacant hillside lot

The city approved a 2,276-square-foot single-family home on a 0.61-acre lot where an earlier house was demolished. The Nov. 28 administrative decision follows hillside development rules, with a new driveway and grading kept on site.

ApprovedPLN25-00861Filed Sept. 30, 2025Highlands · 1366 W Parkhill Dr+1 related filing
Site plan for Single-family home approved on vacant hillside lot
Site plan from the application documents.
Pin at the reported location; the shaded outline is the primary parcel (Ada County).

About this application

Hillside

Project name on file: 1366 W PARKHILL DR

Timeline

  1. Nov. 28, 2025

    Planning Applications: Project Entitled

  2. Oct. 2, 2025

    Pending Application Submittal: Planning Applications in Review

  3. Oct. 1, 2025

    Concept Review Complete: Engineering Preview

  4. 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 possibly 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.

  5. Oct. 1, 2025

    Concept Review Complete: CR Complete - Type 2

  6. Sept. 30, 2025

    Application Submittal: Online

  7. Sept. 30, 2025

    Application filed

Documents

Site plans

  • Index and sheet set for a single-family residence, including site plan, general notes, framing, floor plans, elevations, sections and electrical plans, dated Sept. 29, 2025.

    Sept. 30, 2025 · 12 pages · 3.9 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Concept home plans and site plan

Project narrative

  • Oct. 1, 2025 · 2 pages · 445 KB · PDS-Concept Review Summary Report

    Download PDS-Concept Review Summary Report -
  • Letter from the applicant's planning firm describing a proposed single-family home on an existing lot, its R-1B and hillside compliance, and expected Category 2 Hillside Development permit process.

    Sept. 30, 2025 · 1 page · 163 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Project description letter of explanation

Application

Other documents

  • PDS-Other Small Docs - HILLSIDE QUESTIONNAIRE

    Sept. 30, 2025 · 652 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

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ApprovedFiled Sept. 14, 2025CFH25-00075Highlands · 925 W Highland View Dr0.3 mi away+1 related filing

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