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Council denies SoTerra rezone request after intense neighborhood opposition
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing with unanimous Planning & Zoning opposition, the Caldwell City Council voted unanimously to deny a developer's request to convert commercial acreage within the Sotera site to medium‑density residential, citing preservation of commercial frontage, traffic and school capacity concerns.
The Caldwell City Council unanimously denied a proposal Dec. 2 to modify the Sotera subdivision's plan and rezone approximately 9.09 acres of previously designated commercial land to medium‑density residential (R‑2). The Planning & Zoning Commission had recommended denial, and councilors said public testimony reinforced the commission's recommendation.
The proposal and developer response: The applicant (Ardura / the ownership group) presented a revised plan that reduced multi‑family density (from 90 to 80 units), removed three‑story buildings and shifted some commercial acreage to medium‑density residential after saying they had difficulty attracting commercial tenants for deep, low‑visibility commercial lots. Ardura…
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