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October 16, 2024
City of Caldwell Planning & Zoning Commission and City Council
621 Cleveland Blvd
Caldwell, Idaho 83605
RE: ANN24-00010/SPP24-0001 Farmway Crossing Subdivision
Canyon Co Parcel R32599 aka 4202 Farmway Road
Farmway Rd & Ustick Rd Frontage
Dear Council Members and Commissioners:
Highway District No. 4 (HD4) has reviewed the application for annexation and preliminary plat
for Farmway Crossing Subdivision, approximately 44.5 acres located at the southwest corner of
Farmway Rd and Ustick Rd. The development is proposing approximately 115 new single
family homes. HD4 provides the following comments on the proposed development:
1. By agreement with the City, (Exchange Maintenance Agreement, 2008) HD4 operates and
Farmway Rd and Ustick Rd along the east and north boundaries of the subject property.
Under this agreement, HD4 is responsible for access permitting and utility permitting along
these highways, and is provided opportunity to review and comment on development plans as
they may impact the operation and maintenance of the highway.
2. Farmway Rd and Ustick Rd are both classified as principal arterials on the functional
classification maps adopted by HD4 and the City. Direct driveway or local or private street
access is typically restricted to support higher traffic volumes and speeds along these
corridors. The proposed Silver King Way access to Ustick Rd (+/- 800-ft west of Farmway
Rd) appears to meet city standards for access spacing to an arterial roadway. The proposed
right-in-right-out Cloud Nine St access to Farmway Rd is generally consistent with the
Farmway Rd Corridor Study (2022).
3. HD4 requests that the City include as part of any development agreement for the project a
clause requiring dedication of public right-of-way for Farmway Road and Ustick Road upon
written request of the City, to facilitate construction of public roadway improvements
independent of the timing of the proposed development. This right-of-way should include
that necessary for construction of a multi-lane roundabout at the Farmway/Ustick
intersection.
4. The development is expected to generate approximately 1,100 daily vehicle trips, with 110
trips anticipated in the PM peak hour. These new trips will have a significant impact on the
operations and capacity of the nearby roadway network. The City should, through exactions
or other fees, determine and require a proportionate share of the costs necessary to improve
capacity at local intersections affected by new traffic from the development.
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5. Due to the impacts from this development and other growth within the City, HD4 requests
that the city accept for maintenance Farmway Road between SH 19 (Simplot Blvd) and
Homedale Rd, including the public road intersections within those limits. This will best
allow the city to oversee approval of improvement plans (including utility extensions and
traffic safety or capacity projects) affecting these roadways, and remove an overlapping and
unnecessary layer of permitting and inspection by the highway district.
Highway District No. 4 appreciates the opportunity to review this development application, and
requests that the Commission and Council consider these comments in their deliberations.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions on these comments.
Respectfully,
Chris Hopper, P.E.
District Engineer
CC: Robb MacDonald, P.E. Caldwell City Engineer
File: Caldwell_Farmway Rd- Farmway Crossing Sub