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10-home subdivision on 1.68 acres heads to City Council after commission backing

The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a sidewalk variance and recommended approval of the plat on Oct. 5. The plan has 10 single-family lots and a private street, with the existing house and outbuildings to be demolished.

In reviewSUB26-00041Filed Aug. 11, 2026Collister · 5603 W Castle Dr+4 related filings
Site plan for 10-home subdivision on 1.68 acres heads to City Council after commission backing
Site plan from the application documents.
Pin at the reported location; the shaded outline is the primary parcel (Ada County).

About this application

The applicant proposes dividing a 1.68-acre property at 5603 W. Castle Drive in Boise into 10 lots for single-family homes plus one common lot holding a private street. The existing house and outbuildings would be demolished. A variance would allow a sidewalk on only one side of the private street instead of both sides.

Subdivision for 10 single-family detached homes

Project name on file: 5603 W CASTLE DR - SUB/CVA

Timeline

  1. Two days ago

    19 documents added

  2. Oct. 7, 2026

    Hearing Review: Completed

  3. Oct. 5, 2026

    Public hearing: Planning and Zoning Commission

    Outcome: Recommend Approval.

  4. Oct. 5, 2026

    Recommend Approval

    Hearing marked “Recommend Approval” on 2026-10-05.

  5. Oct. 5, 2026

    Hearing: Recommend Approval

  6. Sept. 24, 2026

    Review Complete: Completed

  7. Sept. 24, 2026

    Planning and Zoning: Complete

  8. Aug. 25, 2026

    Planning and Zoning: In Review

  9. Aug. 25, 2026

    Assign Reviewers: Completed

  10. Aug. 18, 2026

    Fee Payment: Payment Received

  11. Aug. 17, 2026

    Prescreen Review: Passed

  12. Aug. 17, 2026

    Prescreen Review: In Progress

  13. Aug. 11, 2026

    Application Submittal: ePlanReview

  14. Aug. 11, 2026

    Application filed

Documents

Plans

  • Landscape requirements, planting and weed abatement notes, and coverage calculations for the subdivision, dated 8/18/2026.

    Aug. 28, 2026 · 5 pages · 2.9 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Landscape plan and notes sheet
  • Preliminary plat for a 10-lot single-family residential subdivision with one common lot, setbacks, shared private street easements, and notes on zoning and irrigation.

    Aug. 28, 2026 · 1 page · 1.0 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Preliminary plat

Project narrative

  • Applicant's letter describing a preliminary plat for 10 single-family homes plus a common lot, and a variance request for a sidewalk on one side of the private street.

    Aug. 28, 2026 · 2 pages · 284 KB · PDS-Letter of Intent

    Download Letter of intent (letter of explanation)

Staff reports

Decisions

  • Notifies the applicant that the commission approved a variance and recommended approval of the preliminary plat for a 10-lot residential subdivision, with reconsideration deadline details.

    Oct. 7, 2026 · 12 pages · 260 KB · PDS-Action Letter

    Download Action letter from the Oct. 5 Planning and Zoning Commission hearing

Application

  • Application form for a 10-home single-family subdivision with a common lot and private street, including a requested sidewalk waiver on the private street.

    Aug. 28, 2026 · 3 pages · 205 KB · PDS-Application

    Download Subdivision application form, 10-lot single-family preliminary plat
  • Application for an assured water supply certification for a 10-lot single-family subdivision, filed with the subdivision application.

    Aug. 28, 2026 · 2 pages · 153 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Assured water supply application
  • Preliminary subdivision application for 10 residential lots plus one common lot, with a private street and a sidewalk waiver request.

    Aug. 11, 2026 · 3 pages · 203 KB · PDS-Application

    Download Subdivision application for 10 single-family homes

Studies and reports

  • An arborist report for the subdivision application, with text largely garbled in extraction, so specific findings cannot be confirmed.

    Sept. 18, 2026 · 9 pages · 2.6 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Arborist report

Photos

  • A 50-page set of site photographs for the subdivision application, with no descriptive text beyond the filing date.

    Aug. 28, 2026 · 50 pages · 17.7 MB · PDS-Photos

    Download Site photos

Correspondence

Other documents

  • Aerial map

    Sept. 16, 2026 · 1.7 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Land use map

    Sept. 16, 2026 · 663 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Zoning map

    Sept. 16, 2026 · 682 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Transmittal to agencies for review

    Sept. 8, 2026 · 134 KB · PDS-Transmittal Agencies

  • Subdivision checklist

    Aug. 28, 2026 · 1.4 MB · PDS-Other Small Docs

  • Statement of legal interest

    Aug. 28, 2026 · 713 KB · PDS-Statement of Legal Interest

  • Receipt

    Aug. 18, 2026 · 132 KB · PDS-Receipts

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