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Planning project · Planning application

Request to loosen backyard cottage rules in Harris Ranch withdrawn

The application sought to make accessory dwelling unit rules in Harris Ranch match citywide standards, including larger allowed sizes and no owner-occupancy or added parking requirement. It was withdrawn before a City Council decision.

WithdrawnFiled Oct. 13, 2025PLN25-00900Barber Valley · 3845 S Millbrook Way

Neighborhood meeting list · Planning application

Four-story, 121-room apartment hotel proposed

The filing describes a four-story building with 121 rooms that would serve as an apartment hotel on land that is currently undeveloped. The neighborhood meeting list step was filed Oct. 12, 2025, and is marked complete.

ApprovedFiled Oct. 12, 2025NBR25-00154Southeast Boise · 2149 E Hospitality Ln

Historic preservation · Planning application

Historic home owners win approval to remove a large spruce tree

The owner of a historic home asked to remove one large, healthy Blue Spruce from the front yard because it leans toward the house and its roots have damaged the sewer line. The city approved the removal on Nov. 14, encouraging a replacement tree or a $300 per caliper-inch mitigation fee.

ApprovedFiled Oct. 9, 2025DRH25-00368North End · 2009 N 10th St

Record of survey · Planning application

Lot line adjustment sought for 5.5-acre commercial property

A record of survey was filed Oct. 9 to adjust property lines on a 5.49-acre commercial site. The application is still pending submittal, and no construction is described in the filing.

SubmittedFiled Oct. 9, 2025ROS25-00072West Boise · 415 N Maple Grove Rd

Design review · Planning application

Indoor fitness studio approved for existing Boise commercial building

Wolfpack Fitness may open small, reservation-only classes of up to 20 people in an existing building, with 15 parking stalls restriped and sidewalk and driveway work. Approval carries conditions on bicycle parking, drive-aisle markings and exterior lighting.

ApprovedFiled Oct. 8, 2025DRH25-00360Morris Hill · 4585 W Emerald St

Planning project · Planning application

Owner seeks approval after the fact for changes to historic home

A retroactive request covers work done outside an earlier approval, including new windows, a changed garage, a taller fence, a larger patio structure and new siding. The city is also asked to confirm the status of a detached accessory structure. Staff are reviewing it.

In reviewFiled Oct. 8, 2025PLN25-00892North End · 1501 N 12th St

Planning project · Planning application

New sidewalk connection to commercial site sought; application expired

The plan would add a sidewalk linking the public sidewalk to walkways inside a 1.18-acre commercial site. The application, filed Oct. 8, 2025, is marked expired, and planners said the work in the public right of way needs highway district approval.

ExpiredFiled Oct. 8, 2025PLN25-00888West Boise · 8000 W Franklin Rd

Planning project · Planning application

Approved: detached garage with 598-square-foot ADU on alley lot

The city approved a Zoning Certificate for a two-story detached garage with a one-bedroom accessory dwelling unit above, alongside the existing single-family home. The decision was made administratively on Jan. 9.

ApprovedDecided Jan. 9, 2026PLN25-00885West End · 2305 W Woodlawn Ave

Historic preservation · Planning application

Rear window to become enlarged French door in historic district, approved

The city approved replacing a failing aluminum window on the back of a historic-district house with a wood-clad or fiberglass French door and a wrought iron guard rail. Conditions bar vinyl windows and limit construction hours to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekends.

ApprovedFiled Oct. 6, 2025DRH25-00350North End · 1314 N 24th St

Neighborhood meeting list · Planning application

Exterior changes approved for commercial property

The city's record describes a neighborhood meeting list filing for exterior changes to a commercial property, which was filed Oct. 6, 2025, and approved, with the city marking it complete.

ApprovedFiled Oct. 6, 2025NBR25-00178Depot Bench · 1100 S Vista Ave

Planning project · Planning application

Tree removal on small residential lot approved

City staff approved a request to remove a tree from a residential lot of about 0.11 acres. The administrative decision was made Nov. 7, after the application was filed Oct. 6.

ApprovedDecided Nov. 7, 2025PLN25-00873North End · 1009 N 12th St

Foothills/hillside · Planning application

Single-family home on sloped Boise lot approved with height and wall limits

The city approved a plan for one new single-family home on a lot where a prior house was demolished, with retaining walls and grading on a sloped site. Conditions cap the home at 35 feet tall and limit retaining wall height and driveway width.

ApprovedFiled Oct. 2, 2025CFH25-00083Highlands · 1366 W Parkhill Dr

Planning project · Planning application

Plan to combine three parcels into two on a 0.59-acre site approved

City staff approved a record of survey on Dec. 5 that consolidates two parcels into one, leaving two others unchanged. No construction is planned now, and floodplain permits would be needed before any building permits.

ApprovedDecided Dec. 5, 2025PLN25-00868East End · 1312 E Lewis St