Community Development

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The Planning & Zoning Division is responsible for implementing city policies that direct the current and future physical development of Caldwell. Planning & Zoning serves as the point of entry for development proposals and provides assistance in navigating the regulatory process. The division processes all development applications, business licenses, home occupation permits, temporary use permits, and oversees all design review and certificate of appropriateness approvals. Staff drafts new ordinances and prepares amendments to the existing development codes. Staff also maintains and implements the Comprehensive Plan, the City's long-range blueprint and policy document.

Planning & Zoning Division

The Building Safety Division is responsible for the implementation, compliance and enforcement of City codes, ordinances and policies governing the construction, alteration, and maintenance of buildings and structures.  This includes reviewing plans for compliance with all applicable and adopted codes, issuing building permits, and conducting inspections of the construction projects as they progress to ensure code standards are met and that the project is constructed in accordance with the approved plans.

Building Safety Division

The Code Compliance Division ensures compliance with the zoning ordinances, nuisance codes, occupational licensing codes and other codes that are related to private property usage and which address promoting health, safety, property preservation and maintenance, and community enhancement.

Code Compliance Division

The Parking Compliance Division is responsible for improving and maintaining the quality of life and environment of neighborhoods and streets by effectively enforcing the city's parking regulations.

Parking Compliance Division

The CDBG Division is responsible for overseeing the City of Caldwell's federal entitlement grants as well as other affordable housing and community development programs and initiatives.  The division work is guided by a number of plans, including the Annual Action Plan and a Consolidate Plan that is updated every five (5) years.

CDBG Division

The Caldwell Economic Development Division works to build a vibrant and equitable economy in Caldwell by encouraging business investment, job creation, strategic development, long-term growth, and community well-being. Our teams collaborate with local, regional and state partners to attract, retain, and support business; to increase and diversity the tax base; and to create quality jobs in Caldwell.

Whether you're relocating, expanding, or starting a new business, we're here to simplify your site selection with on-the-ground-knowledge, up-to-date demographic and area data, and more. Our professional team of economic developers will help you every step of your journey.

Our services include:

• Market research and data
• Real estate and site selection
• Navigating the development processes
• Connections to other economic development partners at the state, regional, and community level
• Economic development incentives
• and more.

Economic Development