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Commission recommends removing three East Lewis Street parcels from Warm Springs Historic District
Summary
The Boise City Historic Preservation Commission voted to recommend removal of three parcels at 1312, 1328 and 1334 East Lewis Street from the Warm Springs Historic District, finding the lots no longer meet the district criteria after a recent minor land division.
The Boise City Historic Preservation Commission voted to recommend that the Boise City Council remove three parcels — 1312, 1328 and 1334 East Lewis Street — from the Warm Springs Historic District.
Staff told the commission the three vacant parcels were created by a minor land division in October 2024 and now front Lewis Street rather than Warm Springs Avenue, so they “no longer meet the criteria for inclusion” in the district. Richard Jarvis, planning staff, recommended the commission forward approval to the city council.
The move matters to nearby residents because removal would end design review under the historic overlay and subject the parcels to the base zoning code. Carrie Ellen Elliott, who lives at 1309 East Lewis Street, told the commission she and others worry that removal would eliminate historic-design protections for future development and asked how tree…
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