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Council upholds Planning & Zoning denial of Pinto Apartments annexation and special‑use permit
Summary
After an appeal, the Caldwell City Council voted to deny an annexation, comp‑plan amendment and special‑use permit request for a 36‑unit apartment project (Pinto Apartments), citing compatibility and height concerns adjacent to single‑family residences.
The Caldwell City Council voted to deny an appeal and to uphold the Planning & Zoning Commission’s decision denying the annexation, comprehensive plan amendment and special‑use permit for the Pinto Apartments project, which proposed 36 multifamily units on a 1.45‑acre parcel at the northwest corner of Midland Boulevard and Laster Street.
The vote followed testimony by the applicant, planning staff and public speakers, and extensive council deliberation on compatibility, building height and the project’s relationship to adjacent single‑family homes. The council moved to deny the annexation and the requested special‑use permit; the motion carried 5–1.
Why it matters: The project would have…
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