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Commission defers decision on demolition and new residence with ADU at 809 East State Street
Summary
The Boise City Historic Preservation Commission deferred action on a demolition and new two-story residence with an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) at 809 East State Street, asking the applicant to reduce height, simplify ADU detailing and address tree preservation and turf replacement.
The Boise City Historic Preservation Commission voted to defer consideration of application DRH25-00261, which would demolish a noncontributing house at 809 East State Street and replace it with a partial two-story residence and a garage with an ADU above.
Planning staff recommended denial, saying the proposal “does not comply with the design guidelines for residential historic districts and the Secretary of the Interior standards” because the proposed house (29 feet, 10 inches) was significantly taller than immediately adjacent primary residences. Richard Jarvis, planning staff, described concerns about massing, scale and the proposal’s use of numerous craftsman-style details that, in staff’s view, created a “false sense of history.”
Tad Jones, the project architect, said the existing house was noncontributing and his team had worked with staff and neighbors. He provided site-specific measurements and design…
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