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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-03-11 MinutesAPPROVED Date a1 --- HEARING EXAMINER MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, March 11, 2025 @ 1:30 pm Caldwell City Council Chambers Room, 205 S. 01 Avenue, Caldwell, Idaho CALL TO ORDER — Hearing Examiner, Ms. Sabrina Durtschi opened the meeting for the public hearing at 1:30 p.m. REVIEW OF PROCEEDINGS (OPENING STATEMENT) — Ms. Sabrina Durtschi outlined the procedures for the public hearing. MEMBERS PRESENT: Angelica Gomez (Administrative Assistant); Garline Davis (Planner 1); Morgan Bessaw (Deputy Director); Steve Pendleton (Plans Examiner II) CONSENT CALENDAR: The Hearing Examiner approved the February 25, 2025, Hearing Examiner Meeting Minutes as drafted. OLD BUSINESS: 1. ACTION ITEM: Public Hearing Quasi -Judicial: Case Number: SUP24-000019: The applicant, on behalf of Eric Salinas, is requesting approval of a special use permit for an event center in the Traditional Neighborhood zone. The site includes two parcels, one parcel with a building that has previously been used as a restaurant and a second parcel that is undeveloped. The intent is to use the site for indoor and outdoor events, including a location for the placement of mobile food units (food trucks). The site is approximately '/2 acre and is addressed as 424 E. Elgin St., with one parcel (1101902000) located on the west corner of E. Elgin St. and N 5th Ave. and the second parcel (R0190000000) on the north corner of E. Denver St. and N. Sth Ave. separated by an alley. This item was continued from the February 25, 2025, meeting. Staff requested a continuance to the April 8, 2025, meeting. NEW BUSINESS: 1. ACTION ITEM: Public Hearing Quasi -Judicial: Case Number: SPP24-000006: The applicant, John Giuliani, on behalf of MTP Acquisition Linden LLC, is requesting preliminary plat approval for a 6 lot industrial subdivision in the M-1, Light industrial zone. The proposed site is addressed as 5104 E Linden St. (R3585200000) and is located on the southwest corner of E. Linden St. and S. KCID Rd. in Caldwell, Idaho. Garline Davis (Planner I) 205 S. 6th Avenue, provided the staff report by outlining its contents by use of a PowerPoint presentation. Morgan Bessaw (Deputy Director) 205 S. 6th Avenue, In response to the Hearing Examiner's questions, Ms. Bessaw stated: • When reading through the code section staff realized it was not clear. • Staff was reading that landscaping was required when it wasn't residential. • The applicant was reading that landscaping wasn't required. • Will leave the decision up to the Hearing Examiner to determine what the code section should mean and whether landscaping should be on that street or not. • There will be landscaping along all public streets, just not the internal Timbers Dr. Steve Pendleton (Plans Examiner 19) 205 S. 6th Avenue, In response to the Hearing Examiner's questions stated there is a road planned along the southwest side of the property but that it was previously agreed to be constructed by the City. Daniel Sharp (representative) 3544 E 17' St., Ammon, signed in favor of the application and provided a description of the application, In response to the Hearing Examiner's questions Mr. Sharp stated: • Lot #5 has the Montana Timber's building on it, already built. • Lot #4 is being used as a laydown yard. • The lots are intended to be sold. • Do not know the exact uses but will be light industrial. In response to the Hearing Examiner's questions, Ms. Davis stated: • Staff determined that Montana Timber staging their products was an allowed use under outdoor storage. John Giuliani (Owner) 2618 S KCID Rd, Caldwell, signed in favor of the application and stated that lots #2 and #3 will probably not be sold. No one from the public signed up to speak. There was no rebuttal. Ms. Durtschi closed the pubic hearing testimony at 1:47 pm. FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSSIONS OF LAW FOR Case Numbers SPP24-000006: The Caldwell Hearing Examiner accepts the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law outlined in the staff report, public testimony, and the evidence list. All adopted ordinances, standards and codes were used in evaluating the application. The proposed use was conditionally permitted by the terms of the ordinance and such conditions of approval. ORDER OF DECISION FOR CASE NUMBERS SPP24-000006: Based on the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, the Caldwell Hearing Examiner hereby orders that Case Numbers SPP24-000006 for Timbers Subdivision is recommended for approval, subject to the conditions of approval listed in the staff report. ADJOURNMENT The Hearing Examiner adjourned the meeting at approximately 1:47 .p.m. The next meeting for the Hearing Examiner will be on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted by Angelica Gomez, Administrative Assistant MINUTES APPROVED AND SIGNED BY THE HEARING EXAMINER, SABRINA DURTSCHI, ON THE DATE NOTED BELOW: G �r' C-- Mf-Sabrina Durtschi Date A T: q Mdrga essa , pu for Date A digital recor ge of the public hearing is available upon request.