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January 19, 2026
Project No.: 25-252
Ms. Robin Collins
Planning & Zoning Director
City of Caldwell
205 South 6th Avenue
P.O. Box 1179
Caldwell, ID 83605
RE: Solstice Subdivision – Caldwell, Idaho
Planned Unit Development & Development Agreement Modification
Dear Ms. Collins:
On behalf of 3300 Ustick LLC, and/or their assigns, we are requesting a modification to the Solstice
Subdivision planned unit development and development agreement to allow for the C-1 zoned lot within
the subdivision to permit mixed use development.
In May of 2022, the property owners and the City of Caldwell entered into a development agreement to
establish the grounds for which Solstice Subdivision will develop. Solstice was then platted in September
of 2025, and infrastructure has been constructed. Currently, various residential lots are in the process of
development. In the most northwestern corner of the development, adjacent to Ustick Rd, is a 0.393-acre
lot (Lot 2, Block 1). This lot is zoned Neighborhood Commercial (C-1) and has yet to develop. Through the
planned unit development approval process, the City was able to regulate the specific uses that are
permitted within the development based on zoning designation. For the C-1 zoned property, residential
uses were prohibited, even though the C-1 zoning district does not outright prohibit residential uses on a
normal basis.
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The property owner has marketed the C-1 lot as a commercial ready lot and has had little interest in a
buyer for the property. To allow for more development options for the lot, the property owner would like
to market the lot for mixed use opportunities, which would align with what the City is looking for in the
Community Center area. The Community Center future land use designation from the comprehensive plan
is looking to “include mixed use or live/work spaces as well as small-scale multifamily or townhomes,” as
quoted from the land use section of the comprehensive plan. The property owner is looking to do exactly
that; provide another opportunity for mixed use development by allowing both commercial or residential
uses to locate on Lot 2, Block 1 of Solstice Subdivision.
The following is the existing land use schedule from the recorded development agreement has a strike-
out of “Residential Uses” in the C1 Neighborhood Commercial District:
The modification to the approved development agreement proposed allows for “Residential Uses”:
Residential Uses: Permitted
A neighborhood meeting was held on January 15, 2026. Five individuals were in attendance, and no
opposition to the request was raised. Should you have questions or require further information in order
to process this request, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
KM Engineering, LLP.
Connor Lindstrom, CFM
Senior Land Planner
cc: 3300 Ustick LLC