Planning project · Planning application
Single-family home proposed on hillside lot, under city review
The plan calls for one house on a 0.48-acre lot. City planners have classed it as a Category II hillside project because of slope and soil concerns, so geotechnical and drainage reports are likely to be required. Staff are reviewing the application.
About this application
Single Family Home in Hillside.
Project name on file: 4759 N ACCIPITER PL
Timeline
Yesterday
6 documents added
May 27, 2026
Pending Application Submittal: Planning Applications in Review
May 13, 2026
Concept Review Complete: Engineering Preview
May 13, 2026
Concept Review Complete: Engineering Preview Complete
Based on submitted documents and limited overview of the property, a determination has been made that this project will be a Category II Hillside project due to slope, erosion-prone soils, unstable soils, earth movement, and other geologic and hydrologic hazards. 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 site-specific geotechnical report with the possibility of a global slope stability analysis (please see the Agency Comment for Hillside Retaining Wall Permitting within this PLN); structural calculations for any retaining wall system that is greater than four feet in height from top of foundation to top of wall, that has more than one wall when the interior horizontal distance between the walls is less than 10 feet and the total height of all walls exceeds four feet, that has a surcharge, that has a backslope greater than three feet horizontal to one foot vertical, or that has structural components (these requirements will be assessed again at the time of occupancy); and civil plans. Please refer to the Hillside Development Requirements for Technical Reports for grading & drainage plan and geotechnical report requirements.A subgrade inspection by a geotechnical firm will be required at the time of construction once the subgrade is exposed and prior to placement of foundation materials or forms/rebar. A report of the inspection will need to be submitted and accepted by PW Hillside (HillsideDrainage@cityofboise.org) before scheduling your inspection with the Building Department and receiving final occupancy.Be advised that there is an existing condition on the parcel that states: "No pool construction will be permitted on any of the buildable lots for Eyrie Canyon No 11. This includes Block 7; Lots 3-7 and Block 8; Lots 3-25. These lots were deemed unsuitable for pools during development of the subdivision."NOTE: The hazards of developing and building on a property, especially in the Boise foothills, are 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. Developer will comply with all requirements of Boise City Hillside Development Code Sections or submit evidence satisfactory to the Boise City Engineer that the proposed development is exempt from the requirements therein stated due to location, topography and/or the absence of adverse conditions associated with slope stability, ground water, erosion and sedimentation.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.
May 13, 2026
Concept Review Complete: CR Complete - Type 2
April 23, 2026
Concept Review Complete: Hillside Questionnaire Needed
April 17, 2026
Concept Review Complete: Hillside Questionnaire Needed
April 17, 2026
Application Submittal: Online
April 17, 2026
Application filed
Documents
Site plans
- Download Site plan sheet A1.1
Site plan drawing with survey bearings, curve tables, finished-floor and top-of-slope elevations, and a pool and pavilion layout, dated April 17, 2026.
April 17, 2026 · 1 page · 310 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs
Project narrative
- Download Concept review summary
Planner's advisory summary for a single-family home in a hillside area, classed as a Category II hillside project with required geotechnical and structural documents.
May 13, 2026 · 2 pages · 471 KB · PDS-Concept Review Summary Report
- Download Project description
April 17, 2026 · 14 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs
Application
- Download Hillside project questionnaire, category 2
Public Works questionnaire answering yes/no items on new dwelling, driveway, grading over 12 inches, and retaining walls for a hillside project.
May 11, 2026 · 1 page · 693 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs
- Download Planning project application form
Application form for a single-family detached dwelling in the R-1A zone, with applicant and owner information and a hillside questionnaire requirement.
April 17, 2026 · 2 pages · 158 KB · PDS-Application
Correspondence
- Download Hillside retaining wall permitting guidance
Public Works guidance on when retaining walls in the hillside zone need a determination, slope stability analysis, and planning-code height and setback limits.
May 13, 2026 · 5 pages · 804 KB · PDS-Agency Comments
