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Caldwell Future Land Use Place Types and Map

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WHAT IS FUTURE LAND USE?
Future land use is a designation for the types of uses and developments desired in an area in the long term. These designations may be reflective of desired future redevelopment and not necessarily current development.
WHAT IS ZONING?
Zoning is the primary tool for regulating land uses. It is the law that determines what uses and scale of buildings can be built on a site today.

HOW IS A FUTURE LAND USE MAP USED?
A Future Land Use Map is used to help developers, decision makers and residents make choices about land uses over time. For instance, if someone wanted to develop a property for residential uses but the property would need to be rezoned into a residential zone to accommodate the new development, decision makers can reference the Future Land Use Map to see if the proposed residential use is what is envisioned on that site long term. This helps create consistent decisions that allow developers, residents, and business owners know what changes in land use they can expect to see in the future. A designation on a future land use map does not automatically change zoning, but helps to inform what types of zoning may be appropriate.

WHAT ARE FUTURE LAND USE PLACE TYPES?
Place types are used to describe the type of land use, intensity, and building types that we want to see in the future. These are broad categories that cover a number of commercial and residential uses.
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Megan Dixon Jul 13 2024 at 6:16PM on page 10

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What are "other purposes" here? I hope not more oil change services? This description is vague and does not really mention the history of the Steunenberg district or acknowledge the kind of value these properties add to central Caldwell: the streets are safe, highly walkable (witness high population on Halloween!), and have a high density of tree canopy. Rather that introduce businesses into such spaces, make better use of existing open spaces, for example along the boulevard streets to the NW and SE of the Steunenberg blocks. You don't need to dilute existing residential with commercial in this small of an area, with available space within near walking distance.
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Megan Dixon Jul 13 2024 at 6:03PM on page 9

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This description seems encouraging. Lots of long blank walls would reduce visual and physical pleasantness for walking nearby.
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Megan Dixon Jul 13 2024 at 6:02PM on page 8

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Just leave a little bit of breathing room and space for landscaping! This can reduce the sense of soul-less apartment blocks. A lot of what is going up currently does NOT leave breathing room from the outside. I know that projects have to pencil out... and that this might mean the City has to invest in small park spaces that relieve the density a bit.
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Megan Dixon Jul 13 2024 at 5:58PM on page 4

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I realize that everyone thinks it's inevitable that we lose agricultural land, but it would be really creative, unique, and brave for Caldwell to find a way to buck this trend. It supports food security and the uniqueness of many of our businesses. It's a long-term investment. I hope we are serious about keeping ag land and not just letting typical residential preferences bulldoze it.
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Megan Dixon Jul 13 2024 at 5:57PM on page 3

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I am very curious to understand what types of mixed uses the City foresees in the "Urban Neighborhood" that is the Historic District. Does the City plan to change zoning in the Steunenberg neighborhood? If it allows more commercial mixed use, such as the little food shop just NW of 20th on Blaine, does it intend to include traffic-slowing mechanisms to make the use of such businesses safer? Will there be some investment in pedestrian infrastructure? There is already a huge increase in traffic noise from Blaine and Cleveland, both from volume and deliberately noisy vehicles such as motorcycles and trucks without mufflers. I know we can't reduce the traffic anymore, but we can design better ways to manage it.
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Megan Dixon Jul 13 2024 at 5:52PM on page 1

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What is an "urban neighborhood"? What does this mean to the Plan and its authors? That has never been clear to me.
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James Porter Jul 11 2024 at 8:43AM on page 1

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Accelerate the Ustick overpass on I-84 project.
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James Porter Jul 11 2024 at 8:43AM on page 1

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It's time to get serious about some of the best real estate being tied up by the fair and the rodeo. Their short (but intense) periods of use of a week to ten days sell short the value of the property to the overwhelming majority of Caldwell residents.
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James Porter Jul 11 2024 at 8:41AM on page 1

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As an aside, as soon as we see Caldwell represented by geographic areas, we will see improvements in North Caldwell (should the right person be elected)
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James Porter Jul 11 2024 at 8:40AM on page 1

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I am in favor of parking meters—100%
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James Porter Jul 11 2024 at 8:40AM on page 1

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There are a number of gravel pit ponds in the area that can/could be developed for more public recreation—paddleboarding, fishing, kayaking—all within minutes of the downtown. Some of the ponds have already been conveyed to the City from IDFW
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