Ada County denies Centillion variance request after contested public hearing on property line encroachment

Ada County planning staff recommended denial and the hearing body denied application 202500629-V, a request by Courtney Centillion for a zero lot-line setback on a property near Barber Pool Reserve and the Boise River Greenbelt.

Staff planner Brent Danielson described the parcel (6439 East Warm Springs Avenue) as 0.83 acres in the Rural Preservation District and a legal nonconforming rural residence. Staff reported this was the third variance applied for at the site — an earlier variance in 2020 adopted a 5-foot south setback and a second variance allowed a 5-foot west setback — and said the current encroachment resulted from an apparent miscalculation when a foundation and patio were poured, leaving portions of a patio and roofline projecting beyond the approved 5-foot setback.…