The meeting is the next formal venue for land-use matters affecting development inside Caldwell city limits. The city’s 2026 public-hearing calendar identifies the Planning and Zoning Commission as the hearing body and lists Aug. 12 as a public-hearing date.

Hearing cases are not listed

The available city notice does not identify the individual hearing cases or proposed actions planned for Aug. 12. It also does not establish that the commission will approve, deny or make a final zoning or development decision, so no specific project outcome can be reported from the calendar alone.

The city’s calendar says regular Planning and Zoning Commission meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month. It also says additional meetings may be scheduled if needed. The next known step is the Aug. 12 meeting at City Hall, where any listed cases or actions would be considered in the public hearing setting.

The listings establish a timely public-records lead for development, zoning and permit questions in Carson City. They do not, however, identify the applications, applicants, parcels or decisions associated with either hearing.

What is confirmed

The city’s meeting-information page lists a July 29 public hearing for Administrative Permit Review. It also lists a separate July 29 public hearing for the Planning Commission.

That means the official archive confirms two hearing listings on the same date. The records currently available in the approved city materials do not show what individual cases were scheduled for consideration.

The city maintains a meeting and public-hearing archive, along with an archived-agendas portal covering the Board of Supervisors, Planning Commission and related bodies. Those records are the city’s official path for finding agenda items and supporting materials.

Why the listings matter

Public hearings are the point in the city’s land-use process where development, zoning and permit matters can be presented for public consideration. The resulting records can show what an applicant requested, what standards or conditions were considered and whether a matter moved toward approval, denial, another hearing or a later appeal.

For residents tracking neighborhood change or development activity, the July 29 date provides a specific point at which to check the city’s records. It also gives the public a way to follow a matter from its hearing notice through any later decision documents.

But a hearing listing is not a decision. Nothing in the available listings establishes that a permit or zoning application was approved, denied or otherwise resolved. The date alone also cannot be used to tie the hearings to a particular development or property.

What happens next

The next records to review are the archived agendas and supporting materials for the two July 29 hearings. Those documents should identify the specific items considered if they have been posted to the city portal.

Minutes or formal decision records would then be needed to determine what happened during the hearings and whether either body took final action. Without those records, the status of any individual land-use matter remains unconfirmed.

The Board of Supervisors also holds regular public meetings and provides agendas and records through the city’s meeting portal. If a matter from the July 29 hearing cycle requires later action, a subsequent Board of Supervisors record may provide another public checkpoint.

As of the Aug. 7, 2026, assignment date, the official archive confirms the two July 29 hearings but not their substance or outcome. Carson City residents looking for a specific permit, zoning request or development decision should rely on the posted agenda, minutes and formal records rather than infer an approval or denial from the hearing date.

Where to find the official July 22 BZA agenda PDFs

OZ posted two companion documents for the same virtual hearing date:

• Public Hearing Agenda (PHA) — the agenda used for the BZA virtual public hearing.
• Virtual Public Meeting Agenda (PMA) — a companion schedule document for the day’s virtual BZA items.

Case snapshot: Application No. 21462 (3831 Georgia Ave NW)

In the PHA, OZ lists Application No. 21462 by Thomas Jefferson Real Estate, LLC and Emerald Wings, LLC for:

• A special exception under the “eating and drinking establishment” uses for a fast food establishment use (Subtitle H § 6009.1(c)), subject to conditions listed on the agenda (Subtitle H § 6007.1(e) and Subtitle X § 901.2).
• Project description: permitting a fast-food establishment in an existing six-story mixed-use building (residential with ground floor retail) in NMU-7B/GA.
• Address: 3831 Georgia Avenue NW (Square 3028, Lot 59).

How OZ said people were expected to join and testify (WebEx)

OZ’s WebEx instructions (for that July 22 hearing) outlined several practical steps:

• Sign-up timing: participants were strongly encouraged to sign up at least 24 hours before the meeting.
• If you couldn’t sign up online: the instructions direct people to call Robert Reid at 202-727-5471 to sign up to testify via phone.
• Before joining WebEx: participants were told to use the same first name, last name, and email address entered at sign-up, plus the Event Password provided for the hearing.
• Browser requirements: OZ specified using Chrome, Internet Explorer, or Mozilla browsers.
• If the hearing hadn’t started yet: OZ noted you would not be able to join, and contact fields would be greyed out.
• Muted at first: when joining, participants were muted with listen-only capabilities; when a case was called, the Event Administrator unmuted participants and the Chair specified when it was time to speak.
• Phone testimony (instead of WebEx): the instructions explained calling using the WebEx conference phone number tied to sign-up, entering the provided access code, and pressing # when prompted for the attendee ID.

Oral testimony rules: order and time limits

For BZA special exceptions and variances, OZ’s “Participating as a Witness” guidance lists an order that includes:

• Preliminary matters
• Statement of the applicant and the applicant’s witnesses
• Office of Planning report and recommendation
• Reports/recommendations from other public agencies
• ANC report
• Support witnesses
• Opposition witnesses
• Undeclared witness
• Rebuttal and closing statement by the applicant

OZ also listed maximum oral testimony time limits that were to be adhered to:

• Applicants/petitioners: up to 60 minutes
• Organizations: 5 minutes each
• Individuals: 3 minutes each

OZ notes it intended to adhere to those limits strictly, but reserved the right to change time limits if necessary.

Written submissions and supplemental documents

OZ’s guidance for participating as a witness says virtual public hearings do not take in-person testimony, and that participants can provide comments or testimony through alternative options—including:

• Written testimony submitted using IZIS, and/or by email (as listed on OZ’s “Participating as a Witness” page).
• Any supplemental documentation presented as part of your testimony had to be submitted to the case record in IZIS at least 24 hours prior to the meeting and emailed to Paul.Young@dc.gov (per the WebEx instructions for that hearing).

If you’re tracking future virtual hearings: where OZ posts access details

OZ’s virtual-hearing FAQs say the Webex link and call-in information are posted on the Office of Zoning website, with access details posted by the Friday before the hearing date. OZ also says the BZA agenda and lineup of cases are posted on the day of the hearing on the OZ website and OZ Calendar.

Technical help contacts (from OZ’s WebEx instructions)

If something went wrong during access, OZ’s WebEx instructions listed help at itzone@dc.gov and 202-727-6311.

Sources

• DC Office of Zoning — BZA Virtual Public Hearing Agenda (July 22, 2026) (PHA)