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Planning and Zoning Department
Phone: (208) 455-3021 | Web: www.cityofcaldwell.org
City of Caldwell Planning and Zoning – Special Use Permits – August 2024
SPECIAL USE PERMIT CHECKLIST
The following items shall be included in the application submittal. Additional information may be required upon
official review of the plans. Please check the box for each item listed below to confirm submission of the item
listed.
SECTION 1: Filing Requirements
☐ All applications, checklists, plans and supporting documents must be submitted through our Online Permit
Center.
☐ All applications, checklists, plans and supporting documents shall follow the naming schematic as provided
here.
☐ Filing fees (see Section 2 below)
☐ PDF Documents formatted in accordance with Section 5 below.
☐ All documents shall follow the naming conventions as shown here.
SECTION 2: Filing Fees
Refer to the Planning Department fee list for most current fees.
☐ Permit fees. Fees will be required to be paid once the application has been submitted and received by the
department.
SECTION 3: Submittal Documents
The items listed below are considered a minimum. Additional information may be necessary for clarification during the review
process.
☐ Master Land Use Application. Copy of a completed and signed master land use application.
☐ Application Checklist. Copy of a completed and signed application checklist
☐ Copy of Deeds or Proof of Ownership. If the owner is a corporation or LLC, proof of the representative for
the LLC or corporation will be required.
☐ Property Owner Acknowledgement. Signed Property Owner Acknowledgement form (if applicable)
☐ Neighborhood Meeting Information, including;
☐ A copy of the letter sent to all owners, residents and associations within 500’ of property
☐ A copy of the 500’ mailing list
☐ A copy of the sign-in sheet, with your signature for certification
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☐ Legal Descriptions. Attach a legal description of the property including metes and bounds to the centerline of
all adjacent rights of ways. All legal descriptions shall be certified by a land surveyor registered to the State of
Idaho.
☐ Detailed Site Plan, drawn to scale, showing:
☐ Location of all property lines and dimensions
☐ All streets and driveways
☐ All off-street parking, loading spaces, drive aisles, ramps, and sidewalks
☐ All trash enclosure locations
☐ All existing and proposed landscaping
☐ All existing and proposed buildings and structures with setbacks
☐ All utility locations. Specify location of any overhead utility lines on the property
☐ Location of all proposed sign with dimensions to property line
☐ Concept Building Elevations (if new construction or remodel): Colored building elevations of all four (4)
sides of buildings, indicating building heights, colors, materials, windows, doors, architectural features, and
landscaping around buildings.
☐ Landscape Plan: Landscape plan, drawn to scale (no smaller than 1” = 50’) and prepared by a landscape
architect, a landscape designer or a qualified nursery person. Landscape plans shall be stamped by a
licensed landscape architect and including the following information:
☐ Streets, Setbacks and Easements: Show all streets, setbacks, and easements, Streets shall be identified
by name. Dimension and label all right-of-way, setbacks, and easements
☐ Sight Visibility Triangles: Show and label all sign visibility triangles.
☐ Storm Water Facilities and Berms: Show all storm water facilities and berms. Indicate berm heights,
slopes and proposed landscaping
☐ Off-Street Parking & Bicycle Parking: A note listing the required number of parking spaces and bicycle
parking spaces, the provided number of parking spaces and bicycle parking spaces, and the circulation
area required to serve the parking spaces with typical dimensions.
☐ Existing Trees and/or Shrubs: Location of all existing trees and shrubs, and the approximate size and
type of any existing trees and shrubs. Indicate by note which trees and/or shrubs will remain, if any.
☐ Existing and Proposed Structures: Location of all existing and proposed structures and a note of
whether the existing structures will remain
☐ Pathways: Location, width, and type of pathways, along with identification of all required pathway
materials and landscaping callouts for micro pathways, major pathways, public pathways, regional
pathways, and Indian Creek Corridor pathways (if applicable).
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☐ Open Space Exhibit: Separate open space exhibit clearly delineated using colored shading, so it is
readily identifiable. The open space exhibit shall contain a table identifying:
☐ The percentage and acreage of each individual areas of open space and if the open space is being
calculated as qualified open space
☐ The total percentage and acreage of code required open space and qualifying open space in
relationship to the gross area of the project
☐ The total percentage and acreage of proposed open space and qualifying open space in relationship to
the gross area of the project
☐ Public Amenities: Location, size, and types of new structures for recreational use (i.e., gazebos, water
features, picnic areas, shuffleboard, etc.)
☐ School Bus Stops: Location of school bus stop areas within a common lot or common easement
☐ Public Transit Stops: Location of any public transit
☐ Street Landscape Buffers: Location and width of all street landscape buffers. Include the location of all
sod, trees, shrubs, plantings, and other materials proposed.
☐ Landscape Buffers Between Land Uses: Location and width of all landscape buffers between different
land uses. Include the location of all sod, trees, shrubs, plantings, and other materials proposed.
☐ Parking Lot Landscaping: Location and size of all landscape islands within parking lots, Include the
location of all landscaping materials proposed
☐ Trash Enclosures: Location of all trash enclosures, to include details about screening and landscaping
☐ Fencing: Location, height, color, and materials for all existing or proposed fencing
☐ Other Landscape Amenities: Provide location, size, type and description of all other landscape
improvements such as berms, decorative rock, boulders, etc.
☐ Landscape Schedule: Provide a table listing all of the locations, descriptions, types and numbers of
landscaping products to be installed.
☐ Traffic Impact Study: A traffic impact study will be required if the proposed development generates one
hundred (100) or more peak hour vehicle trips; more than thirty thousand (30,000) square feet of commercial
use; or more than fifty thousand (50,000) square feet of industrial use.
Note: The city may require an impact study, even if the aforementioned criteria are not exceeded to resolve
unique circumstances. The city may also waive the requirement if, in the city's opinion, there are no traffic
issues to resolve.
City of Caldwell
Planning and Zoning Department
Phone: (208) 455-3021 | Web: www.cityofcaldwell.org
City of Caldwell Planning and Zoning – Special Use Permits – August 2024
SECTION 4: Project Specific Details
Fill in all the information below that is applicable to the project being proposed.
LAND USE AND ZONING INFORMATION
Zoning Designation Comp Plan Designation Land Use
(Subject Property)
North of Site
South of Site
East of Site
West of Site
PARKING, LOADING AND PEDESTRIAN AMENITIES
Description
Min. Required
Proposed
Electric vehicle parking spaces
Off-street parking spaces
Commercial loading spaces
Industrial loading spaces
Bicycle parking spaces:
Describe any public
transportation facilities that will
be provided.
Describe any public amenities
that are being proposed:
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Planning and Zoning Department
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LANDSCAPING AND PATHWAYS
Landscaping:
Please check all locations where
landscaping will be provided
☐ Parking lot ☐ Common areas ☐ Street landscape buffers
☐ Between different land uses ☐ Adjacent to Pathways
☐ Around building exterior
Other __________________________________________________________
Public or Regional Pathways
Describe location, width,
landscaping, and any proposed
fencing:
STREET LANDSCAPE BUFFERS
Location
(Enter Street
Name)
Min.
Width
Required
Proposed
Width
% of Sod
Proposed
# of Trees
Proposed
Min. Tree
Spacing
(in feet)
# of
Shrubs
Proposed
Min.
Shrub
Spacing
(in feet)
BUFFERS BETWEEN LAND USES
Location
(If not required, put
N/A)
Min. Width
Required
Proposed
Width
% of Sod
Proposed
# of Trees
Proposed
Min. Tree
Spacing
(in feet)
# of
Shrubs
Proposed
Min.
Shrub
Spacing
(in feet)
North Property Line
South Property Line
East Property Line
West Property Line
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Planning and Zoning Department
Phone: (208) 455-3021 | Web: www.cityofcaldwell.org
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PUBLIC SIDEWALKS
Location (Street Name) Min. Width
Required
Proposed
Width Type of Sidewalk Existing or
Proposed
☐ Meandering
☐ Attached
☐ Detached
☐ Existing
☐ Proposed
☐ Meandering
☐ Attached
☐ Detached
☐ Existing
☐ Proposed
☐ Meandering
☐ Attached
☐ Detached
☐ Existing
☐ Proposed
☐ Meandering
☐ Attached
☐ Detached
☐ Existing
☐ Proposed
UTILITIES, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND PUBLIC SERVICES INFORMATION
Type of Site Access:
☐ Street Frontage
☐ Easement
Easement Width: Instrument #
Street(s) Providing Access:
Will Secondary Access for Fire be
Provided: ☐ Yes ☐ No
Internal Roads:
☐ Public
☐ Private
☐ Internal Circulation
☐ Road User’s Maintenance Agreement Inst#
School Districts Serving this
Location:
☐ Caldwell School District
☐ Vallivue School District
City of Caldwell
Planning and Zoning Department
Phone: (208) 455-3021 | Web: www.cityofcaldwell.org
City of Caldwell Planning and Zoning – Special Use Permits – August 2024
UTILITIES, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND PUBLIC SERVICES INFORMATION
Domestic Water:
☐ Individual Domestic Well – How Many?
☐ Centralized Public Water System
☐ City Municipal Water System
☐ N/A
Nearest Water Line Connection:
Sewer (Wastewater):
☐ Individual Septic
☐ City Municipal Sewer
☐ N/A
Nearest Sewer Line Connection:
Irrigation:
☐ Surface
☐ Irrigation Well
☐ Pressurized
☐ Gravity
☐ N/A
Nearest Irrigation Connection:
Irrigation District:
Stormwater:
☐ Swales
☐ Ponds
☐ Borrow Ditches
☐ Other, Explain:
Stormwater Management: Does the site disturb one or more acres of land? ☐ Yes ☐ No
Fire Suppression Water Supply
Source:
Sources of Surface Water on or
Nearby Properties (i.e., creeks,
ditches, canals, lake, etc.):
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Planning and Zoning Department
Phone: (208) 455-3021 | Web: www.cityofcaldwell.org
City of Caldwell Planning and Zoning – Special Use Permits – August 2024
SECTION 5: PDF Formatting Requirements
Portable Document Format (PDF) is the industry standard for electronic plans. The City of Caldwell only accepts
PDF files for plan review. PDF files must be properly formatted as described below. Please read the instructions
carefully. Improperly formatted plans can delay the plan review process for your project.
Layers: No multiple layers. Layers must be merged or flattened.
Format: Vector-based files are preferred given the ability to scale these files.
Resolution: Min. of 300 pixels per inch (PPI)
Grouping: Multiple sheet PDF (single file with multiple sheets)
Labeling: Each sheet of the plans must be labeled with the project name, contractor, and address of the
subject site.
City of Caldwell
Planning and Zoning Department
Phone: (208) 455-3021 | Web: www.cityofcaldwell.org
City of Caldwell Planning and Zoning – Special Use Permits – August 2024
SECTION 6: Applicant Acknowledgement
☐ I acknowledge that all items on the checklist are included in the submittal package and that all documents
have been named accordingly and submitted as single-sided, high-resolution pdf documents; and
☐ I acknowledge that I, the applicant, or my representative is responsible to attend all public hearings; and
☐ I acknowledge that applications are not deemed complete until the application has been submitted, all fees
have been paid, and the application has been deemed accepted after completion of the prescreening
process. This could impact neighborhood meeting deadlines and scheduling of public hearing dates.
☐ I acknowledge that I have read, understand, and am in compliance with all standards, terms, and
requirements listed in Caldwell City Code; and
☐ I certify I am the:
☐ Property Owner as the Applicant ☐ Property Owner’s Agent / Representative
__________________________________________ ___________________________
Applicant / Applicant’s Representative Printed Name Date
__________________________________________
Applicant / Applicant’s Representative Signature