Rezone · Planning application
Caldwell council denies rezone for 50-unit duplex community
The City Council denied rezoning 3.9 acres from general commercial to residential for 25 two-story duplex-style buildings on March 2. The denial cited the lack of commercial or mixed-use buildings along Ustick Road. The hearing examiner had recommended approval.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in City of Caldwell's record. See the official record
The applicant wants to rezone about 3.92 acres at 4111 Kristin Lane, just west of Ustick Road and Cleveland Boulevard, from general commercial to urban residential. The plan is 50 apartment units in 25 two-story modular duplex-style buildings, with no commercial uses along Ustick Road. The Hearing Examiner recommended approval, and the City Council hearing was set for March 2, 2026.
A Rezone, with an associated Development Agreement, of parcel R3249700000, from C-3 (General Commercial) to R-3 (Urban Residential), and a Special Use Permit for Freedom 50 Development. The proposed development is a multi-family residential duplex community with fifty (50) dwelling units (twenty-five buildings), where the current City comprehensive plan future land use map place-type is identified as Mixed Use Center. The 3.9 acre parcel is located on the south side of E. Ustick Rd., approximately 400 feet west of the intersection with Cleveland Blvd. The application was recommended for approval by the Hearing Examiner on Tuesday, January 13, 2026.
Project name on file: Freedom 50 Development
Timeline
March 2, 2026
Ordinance 3729 on the Caldwell City Council agenda
March 2, 2026
Denied
Caldwell City Council: Denied. Findings adopted March 16, 2026.
March 2, 2026
Public hearing: Caldwell City Council
Feb. 17, 2026
Public hearing: Caldwell City Council
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Staff report cover sheet for rezone and special use permit
Cover sheet summarizing the rezone and special use permit request for a 50-unit multifamily project, with impact analysis and hearing examiner recommendation of approval to City Council.
Feb. 24, 2026 · 120 pages · 44.7 MB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and decision denying rezone and special use permit
City Council decision denying the request to rezone about 3.92 acres from C-3 to R-3 and a special use permit for 50 multifamily units, reversing the Hearing Examiner's recommendation of approval.
March 11, 2026 · 115 pages · 44.4 MB · Decision
- Download Ordinance 3729 rezoning property from C-3 to R-3
Ordinance approving the rezone of a Caldwell parcel from General Commercial (C-3) to Urban Residential (R-3), with legal description and map exhibits attached.
Feb. 24, 2026 · 3 pages · 1.1 MB · Ordinance
- Download Notice of adoption and summary of Ordinance No. 3729
Summary notice that the city council adopted Ordinance No. 3729, rezoning a parcel from C-3 general commercial to R-3 urban residential zoning.
Feb. 24, 2026 · 1 page · 106 KB · Ordinance