Rezone · Planning application
Council denies plan for 51 single-family homes on former commercial land
The City Council denied a change to the existing development agreement on June 15, after a Hearing Examiner recommended approval. The plan would have rezoned 11.36 acres from commercial to residential, with 4.41 acres staying commercial. The council took no action on the rezone or plat.
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 11.36 acres at the southwest corner of Ustick Road and Kimball Avenue in Caldwell from commercial to residential, with 4.4 acres staying commercial. The plan is phase 2 of the Soterra subdivision: 51 single-family homes on small lots plus 3 commercial lots on 2.4 acres along Ustick Road.
Approval of a development agreement modification, a rezone, and approval of a preliminary plat modification for Soterra Subdivision No 2. The applicant proposes to rezone 11.36 acres of the site from C-2 to R-2 to accommodate 51 single family lots. The remaining 4.41 acres would remain as Community Commercial. The entire phase 2 site is designated as Community Commercial within the Future Land Use Map, which is compatible with both R2 and C-2 zoning. The 15.77 acre site (R3258300000 and R3258301100) is located on the southwest corner of the intersection between E. Ustick Rd. and S. Kimball Ave, in Caldwell, Idaho. This application was recommended for approval at the May 12, 2026, Hearing Examiner meeting.
Project name on file: Sotera Subdivision
Timeline
June 15, 2026
Ordinance 3736 on the Caldwell City Council agenda
June 15, 2026
Denied
Caldwell City Council: Denied. Findings adopted July 6, 2026.
June 15, 2026
Public hearing: Caldwell City Council
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Staff report and findings for City Council denial
City Council staff report and findings of fact for the Soterra No. 2 amendment, covering a rezone, preliminary plat for 51 single-family lots and commercial, and development agreement modification; the Council denied…
June 30, 2026 · 179 pages · 62.7 MB · Staff Report
- Download Staff report and findings for City Council hearing
Staff report for the June 15, 2026 City Council hearing on a rezone, preliminary plat for 51 single-family lots and commercial, and development agreement modification, recommending approval.
June 10, 2026 · 184 pages · 62.6 MB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Notice of adoption and summary of Ordinance No. 3736
Summary of Caldwell Ordinance No. 3736, which rezones a described parcel from C-2 (Community Commercial) to R-2 (Community Residential) and directs map amendments.
June 10, 2026 · 2 pages · 110 KB · Ordinance
Other documents
- Download Ordinance No. 3736 rezoning land from C-2 to R-2
Ordinance rezoning one parcel from C-2 Community Commercial to R-2 Community Residential, with a legal description and map exhibit, tied to the Soterra Subdivision Phase 2 approval.
June 10, 2026 · 5 pages · 1.1 MB · Ordinance