Great Neighborhoods

Residential Neighborhood Standards

To ensure Boise will have a variety of great neighborhoods, five residential districts are proposed:

(R-1A)

(R-1B)

(R-1C)

(R-2)

(R-3)

	Large Lot Residential (R-1A)	Suburban Residential (R-1B)	Traditional Residential (R-1C)	Compact Residential (R-2)	Urban Residential (R-3)
Max Density	2.1 units per acre	4.8 units per acre	12 units per acre	NA	NA
Max Height	35 ft	35 ft	40 ft	45 ft	50 ft
Min Lot Size	20,000 sf.	9,000 sf.	3,500 sf.	Single-Family Attached 2,000 sf. Single-Family Detached 2,500 sf. Other 5,000 sf.	Single-Family Attached 1,500 sf. Other 5,000 sf.
Front Setback (Garage/Building)	20 / 15 ft	20 / 15 ft	20 / 15 ft	20 / 10 ft	20 / 10 ft
Rear Setback	20 ft	20 ft	15 ft	15 ft	15 ft
Street Side Setback (Garage/Building)	20 ft	20 ft	20 / 15 ft	20 / 10 ft	20 / 10 ft
Interior Side Setback	10 ft	10 ft	5 ft	5 ft	5 ft
Allowed Housing Types	ADU Single Family Duplex Live-Work	ADU Single Family Duplex Live-Work	ADU Single Family Duplex Live-Work Townhouse Cottage Court	ADU Single Family Duplex Townhouse Live-Work Mid-Rise Cottage Court Courtyard Apartment Triplex/Fourplex	ADU Duplex Townhouse Mid-Rise Live-Work Cottage Court Courtyard Apartment Triplex/Fourplex
Allowed with Sustainable and Affordable Performance Enhancement	Triplex/Fourplex	Triplex/Fourplex	Triplex/Fourplex Courtyard Apartment Mid-Rise
Parking	single family home, duplex, triplex, and fourplex: 1 per unit	single family home, duplex, triplex, and fourplex: 1 per unit	single family home, duplex, triplex, and fourplex: 1 per unit	single family home, duplex, triplex, and fourplex: 1 per unit	single family home, duplex, triplex, and fourplex: 1 per unit

Large Lot Residential, Suburban Residential and Traditional Residential.

Compact Residential and Urban Residential.

Direct development where public investments are being made.

Our city will have a strategy to produce sustainable and affordable housing.

Strategic about where to develop as we manage growth at the edges of our city.