Caldwell, ID
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The City of Caldwell Engineering Department is located in the Development Services Building at 205 South 6th Ave. Our mission is to provide suitable and safe roads, parks, walkways, and utility access for a growing community. The Engineering Department is responsible for Caldwell's Municipal Engineering Program and is responsible for many services to other city departments.
Major activities of the Engineering Department include:
- Management of the city streets, sewer and water systems
- Management of Local Improvement Districts (LID)
- New development review
- Administration of the Subdivision Ordinance as it pertains to new development
(The ordinance is Chapter 11 of the City Code.) - Administration of the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance to maintain FEMA NFIP compliance
- Location of easements and right-of-way
- Plats of city roads, city property, and private property
- Location of city sewer, water, and storm drain lines
- Fees associated with residential and commercial buildings
Information
Specifications & Standard Forms
- SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS for the 2015 ISPWC (PDF)
- Street Sections R-810 (PDF)
- Ordinance 3618 Access Management (PDF)
- Traffic Division 1100 Revised (PDF)
- 2-Year Warranty Letter (PDF)
- Street Trench Cut and Restoration - R-303 EXHIBIT A (PDF)
- Street Section Standards - RES NO.186-24(A) (PDF)
City of Caldwell Standards and Revisions to the Idaho Standards for Public Works Construction (ISPWC) is available at the above link at no cost. The document will be used as a guidance manual for consulting engineers and contractors working within the City of Caldwell.
The standard specifications apply in their entirety to all City of Caldwell Department of Public Works construction contracts and permits. These supplements to the Idaho Standards for Public Works Construction (ISPWC) are intended to accompany the ISPWC-2015. They are compiled here to guide, inform and assist engineering firms, developers, contractors and all other interested parties of the construction requirements to be used on public works types of projects for the City of Caldwell. (Amended by Bill No. 4, Ordinance No. 2787, dated March 16, 2009.)
These standard specifications and details apply all City of Caldwell Department of Public Works irrigation construction contracts and permits. They are supplements to the Idaho Standards for Public Works Construction (ISPWC) and are compiled here to guide, inform and assist engineering firms, developers, contractors and all other interested parties of the construction requirements to be used on irrigation public works types of projects for the City of Caldwell.
- Approval to Pave Checklist (PDF)
- ORD 2794 Infrastructure Policy (PDF)
- Record Drawing Requirements 2009 (PDF)
- Stormwater Manual March 2024 (PDF)
- FEMA Flood Maps
- Floodplain Development Permit Application 2019 (PDF)
- Functional Street Classification Map (PDF)
- Middleton Road Corridor Plan (PDF)
- Qualified Traffic Engineering Consultants (PDF)
- 4IN 3IN Water Meter and Vault Standard Drawing (PDF)
Engineering Fee Schedule
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The Engineering Department is responsible for assessing sewer and water connection fees on building permit applications. We also have review fees for commercial and subdivision construction plan review. Other new development fees are assessed by the Building Department and Planning & Zoning. Sewer and water usage fees are established by the City Engineer and administered by the Water Department.
Vacation of Right-of-Way (ROW) & Utilities
- Petition To Vacate (PDF)
- Vacation Process for Public Utility Easement with no access (PDF)
- Vacation Process for ROW or Public Utility with access (PDF)
For any questions regarding the vacation process, please contact Tammy Frans by phone at (208) 455-4734 or by email at tfrans@cityofcaldwell.org