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Request to drop old plat setbacks for home and garage addition returned to applicant

The owners want to vacate the plat's original setbacks and use current zoning setbacks to enlarge a single-family house and garage on a steep 0.36-acre lot. A City Council hearing was held Jan. 16, 2026, and the city shows it returned to the applicant.

On holdSOS25-00013Filed Nov. 21, 2025Central Foothills · 2700 N Hillway Dr+3 related filings
Site plan for Request to drop old plat setbacks for home and garage addition returned to applicant
Site plan from the application documents.
Pin at the reported location; the shaded outline is the primary parcel (Ada County).

About this application

Additions to a single-family dwelling in the hillside overlay.

Project name on file: 2700 N HILLWAY DR

Timeline

  1. July 21, 2026

    Review Complete: Corrections Required

  2. July 21, 2026

    Current Planning: Corrections Required

  3. June 11, 2026

    Current Planning: In Review

  4. June 11, 2026

    Assign Reviewers: Completed

  5. June 10, 2026

    Review Complete: Corrections Required

  6. June 10, 2026

    Current Planning: Corrections Required

  7. June 3, 2026

    Current Planning: In Review

  8. June 3, 2026

    Assign Reviewers: Completed

  9. April 30, 2026

    Review Complete: Corrections Required

  10. April 30, 2026

    Current Planning: Corrections Required

  11. Jan. 16, 2026

    Public hearing: City Council

  12. Dec. 22, 2025

    Current Planning: In Review

  13. Dec. 22, 2025

    Assign Reviewers: Completed

  14. Dec. 19, 2025

    Fee Payment: Payment Received

  15. Dec. 19, 2025

    Prescreen Review: Passed

  16. Dec. 17, 2025

    Prescreen Review: In Progress

  17. Dec. 17, 2025

    Application Submittal: ePlanReview

    Missing information from Applicant, filled in.

  18. Nov. 21, 2025

    Application filed

Documents

Site plans

  • Schematic site plan showing the proposed addition, setbacks, existing trees and driveway, with a zoning note (R-1B) and a dated sheet (10/1/25).

    Dec. 23, 2025 · 1 page · 1.4 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Site plan for residential remodel and addition
  • Single-page site plan drawn over an aerial photograph; the extracted text is mostly rotated, garbled labels plus a 'Proposed site' note and a scale-bar caveat.

    Dec. 23, 2025 · 1 page · 2.0 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Site plan overlaid on aerial photo

Plans

  • Amended subdivision plat for a portion of Lancaster Terrace Subdivision Unit No. Two, with sewage notes and setback references to recorded restrictive covenants.

    Dec. 23, 2025 · 1 page · 1.1 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Amended plat, Lancaster Terrace Subdivision Unit No. Two

Project narrative

  • Owners explain the proposed house and garage expansion on a steep lot and request vacating the original plat setbacks in favor of current zone setbacks.

    Dec. 23, 2025 · 1 page · 38 KB · PDS-Letter of Intent

    Download Letter of intent for plat vacation and setback change

Application

  • Application form for additions to a single-family home in the hillside overlay; the form lists the property details and applicant and owner information, with no vacation, waiver or street name requests filled in.

    Dec. 17, 2025 · 2 pages · 204 KB · PDS-Application

    Download Vacations, waivers and street names application form

Photos

  • Schematic design sheet with existing site photos, driveway elevation and 3D aerial view of the remodel, dated 10/2/25.

    Dec. 23, 2025 · 1 page · 791 KB · PDS-Photos

    Download Site photos and schematic design views

Correspondence

  • Email from the applicant's architect to the city planner saying the owners will build outside the restricted area within normal setbacks, and asking whether the SOS application should be abandoned for a hillside…

    Aug. 11, 2026 · 11 pages · 2.4 MB · PDS-Correspondence

    Download Applicant email withdrawing the SOS25 request
  • Letter informing the applicant that the vacation/waiver application is scheduled for a Feb. 3, 2026 Boise City Council hearing, with agency comments and a project report to follow.

    Jan. 16, 2026 · 1 page · 102 KB · PDS-Correspondence

    Download Notification letter for the Feb. 3 City Council hearing

Other documents

  • Transmittal sheet

    Jan. 2, 2026 · 100 KB · PDS-Transmittal Agencies

  • Statement of legal interest

    Dec. 23, 2025 · 174 KB · PDS-Statement of Legal Interest

  • Submittal checklist

    Dec. 23, 2025 · 925 KB · PDS-Submittal Checklist

  • Receipts

    Dec. 19, 2025 · 134 KB · PDS-Receipts

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