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Hillside development approved on 1.82-acre residential site

City staff approved the hillside project on March 17, five months after it was filed on Oct. 16, 2025. The city's records describe it only as a hillside review, with no details on the number of homes or buildings.

ApprovedPLN25-00913Filed Oct. 16, 2025East End · 106 N Castello Pl+1 related filing
Site plan for Hillside development approved on 1.82-acre residential site
Site plan from the application documents.
Pin at the reported location; the shaded outline is the primary parcel (Ada County).

About this application

CAT II Hillside

Project name on file: 106 N CASTELLO PL

Timeline

  1. March 17, 2026

    Planning Applications: Project Entitled

  2. Feb. 10, 2026

    Pending Application Submittal: Planning Applications in Review

    Updated Via Script

  3. Oct. 17, 2025

    Pending Application Submittal: Start Additional IDR

  4. Oct. 17, 2025

    IDR Review Complete: IDR Waived

  5. Oct. 17, 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 as determined by the geotechnical engineer; 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 of the immediate area that include a sanitary sewer cleanout located clearly on the plans that can be used to drain the pool & spa if necessary as draining onto the ground within the foothills is strictly prohibited.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.

  6. Oct. 17, 2025

    Concept Review Complete: CR Complete - Type 2

  7. Oct. 16, 2025

    Concept Review Complete: Engineering Preview

  8. Oct. 16, 2025

    Application Submittal: Online

  9. Oct. 16, 2025

    Application filed

Documents

Site plans

Project narrative

Application

Other documents

  • PDS-Other Small Docs - HILLSIDE QUESTIONNAIRE

    Oct. 16, 2025 · 145 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

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