Conditional use · Planning application
Excavation company equipment staging area approved on 1 acre of rural property
The Canyon County Hearing Examiner approved the permit on Sept. 24 for parking excavation equipment on about 1 acre. Conditions include a six-foot sight-obscuring fence, downward-facing lights and weekday hours. The site was already in use and had a code violation.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in Canyon County's record. See the official record
Rick and Wendy Toll asked to use about one acre of their 2.48-acre property at 13944 Raymond Drive near Caldwell as a staging area for their small excavation company. Equipment such as an excavator, skid steer, trailers and dump trucks would be parked there when not in use, with all excavation work done off site. Four employees are involved, and hours would be 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays with occasional overtime.
The applicants, Rick and Wendy Toll, are requesting a Conditional Use Permit for a staging area for an excavation company on approximately 1 acre out of 2.48 acres in an “A” (Agricultural) zone. The proposed use consists of a staging area for business equipment and material (excavator and skid steer) with four (4) employees. The hours of operation are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday with occasional overtime and weekend hours. The subject property is located at 13944 Raymond Drive, Caldwell, Idaho, 83607, also referenced as Parcel R34457011, a portion of the SW quarter of Section 02, T4N, R3W, BM, Canyon County, Idaho.
Timeline
Sept. 24, 2026
Approved
Canyon County Hearing Examiner: Approved.
Aug. 10, 2026
Public hearing: Canyon County Hearing Examiner
Aug. 10, 2026
Document added: Findings, Conclusions and Order, Hearing Examiner hearing of Aug 10, 2026
Aug. 10, 2026
Document added: Staff Report, Hearing Examiner hearing of Aug 10, 2026
Oct. 7, 2025
Application filed
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Staff report for conditional use permit, staging area
Planning staff report recommending approval with conditions for a staging area for an excavation company on about one acre in an agricultural zone, for the Aug. 10, 2026 Hearing Examiner hearing.
Aug. 9, 2026 · 134 pages · 79.4 MB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and order
Hearing examiner's decision granting or addressing a conditional use permit for a staging area for an excavation company in an agricultural zone, with applicable county code and state law cited.
Aug. 9, 2026 · 9 pages · 714 KB · Decision