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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHE Minutes 09.23.25HEARING EXAMINER MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025 @ 1:30 pm Caldwell City Council Chambers Room, 205 S. 6th Avenue, Caldwell, Idaho CALL TO ORDER – Hearing Examiner, Ms. Sabrina Durtschi opened the meeting for the public hearing at 1:33 p.m. REVIEW OF PROCEEDINGS (OPENING STATEMENT) – Ms. Sabrina Durtschi outlined the procedures for the public hearing. MEMBERS PRESENT: Angelica Gomez (Administrative Assistant); Joe Dodson (Principal Planner); April Cabello (Planner II); CONSENT CALENDAR: The Hearing Examiner approved the September 9th, 2025, Hearing Examiner Meeting Minutes as drafted. OLD BUSINESS: None NEW BUSINESS: 1. ACTION ITEM: Public Hearing Quasi-Judicial: Case Number: SUP25-0000015: The applicant, Maverik Inc., is requesting approval of a special use permit for the construction of two poles signs, each with a reader board in excess of 48 sq. ft., one of which is proposed to be 90 feet in height, and to exceed the allowable square footage of signage for the entire site. The approximately 4 acre site is zoned C-3 and is located at 15280 Green Rd., on the northeast side of HWY 20/26, approximately 1,000 feet west of the intersection with Interstate 84.in Caldwell, Idaho. April Cabello (Planner II) 205 S. 6th Avenue, provided the staff report by outlining its contents by use of a PowerPoint presentation. In response to the Hearing Examiner’s question, Ms. Cabello stated: • The applicant submitted under old code. • The height limitation in the old code was fifty feet. The height limitation in the new code is sixty feet. • The closest residential is to the north across Green Road. • The signs are located to the east and west of the site. • The applicant is proposing for the sign to be ninety feet but staff is requesting eighty feet. Joe Dodson (Principal Planner) 205 S. 6th Avenue, in response to the Hearing Examiner’s questions stated eighty feet is the max anywhere else in the city. Clint Carver (applicant), 185 S St, Utah, signed in favor of the application and stated: • They can make eighty feet work. • The average height is between sixty to one hundred and twenty feet. In response to the Hearing Examiner’s question, Mr. Dodson stated he wasn’t sure if the residence across Green Rd has anyone actually living there at the moment. It part of a development that is planned for future industrial uses. Many structures out there have been removed. In response to the Hearing Examiner’s question, Mr. Carver stated: • they did have a neighborhood meeting on sight but no one from the public attended. He also does believe there is someone still living in the residence across Green Rd. • The sign is “V” shaped so that way it’s not directly in someone’s back yard. • They can control the lighting as well. There was no public testimony There was no rebuttal Ms. Durtschi closed the public hearing testimony at 1:49 pm. FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSSIONS OF LAW FOR Case Numbers SUP25-000015: 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 SUP25-000015: Based on the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, the Caldwell Hearing Examiner hereby orders that Case Numbers SUP25-000015 for Maverick Sign is approved, subject to the conditions of approval listed in the staff report. ADJOURNMENT The Hearing Examiner adjourned the meeting at approximately 1:49 pm. The next meeting for the Hearing Examiner will be on Tuesday, October 28, 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: _____________________________________ ________________________ Ms. Sabrina Durtschi Date ATTEST: ______________________________________ _________________________ Morgan Bessaw, Deputy Director Date A digital recording of the public hearing is available upon request.