Conditional use · Planning application
Outdoor shooting range denied by county commissioners
Commissioners reversed an earlier planning commission approval after neighbors appealed, citing a deer winter range, insufficient noise evidence and an application that covered only part of the range activity. The decision was made Apr. 7.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in Ada County's record. See the official record
Ada County is reviewing a conditional use application (Project #202501185-CU-MSP). Planning staff asked the Planning and Zoning Commission to postpone the item to a September 11, 2025 public hearing because changes to the project require new public notice and notice to affected agencies.
Conditional Use and Master Site Plan for an Outdoor Shooting Range. The property is located at 2250 W Ourada Ranch Rd and contains 558.80 acres in the Rural Preservation District (RP); Sections 27 and 28, T.5N, R.2E.
Timeline
April 7, 2026
Denied
Ada County Board of County Commissioners: Denied.
April 7, 2026
Public hearing: Ada County Board of County Commissioners
March 11, 2026
Ada County staff recommended approval
March 11, 2026
Public hearing: Ada County Board of County Commissioners
March 6, 2026
8 documents added
Dec. 11, 2025
Public hearing: Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission
Nov. 13, 2025
Public hearing: Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission
Sept. 11, 2025
Ada County staff recommended denial
Sept. 11, 2025
Public hearing: Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission
Aug. 14, 2025
Ada County staff recommended tabling it to September 11, 2025
Aug. 14, 2025
Public hearing: Ada County Planning and Zoning Commission
June 13, 2025
Application filed
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Public comments on Project 202501185-A late exhibit
Late exhibit A-20 compiling 19 public comments totaling 43 pages, submitted before the Board of County Commissioners hearing, mostly opposing the conditional use permit over wildlife area protections.
March 6, 2026 · 44 pages · 9.0 MB · Staff Memo
- Download Applicant response letter to Sept. 12 action letter
Applicant's reply to the Commission's requested items, covering a sound study, wildfire safety plan, Fish and Game coordination, and Cartwright Road trips.
Nov. 5, 2025 · 56 pages · 17.2 MB · Staff Memo
- Download Staff report for conditional use and master site plan
Planning staff report for a proposed outdoor shooting range on rural preservation land, covering the existing western range, a proposed eastern relocation range, and safety measures.
Sept. 2, 2025 · 841 pages · 126.2 MB · Staff Report
- Download Tabling memo for the Aug. 14 Planning and Zoning Commission hearing
Staff memo requesting the conditional use application be tabled to the Sept. 11, 2025 hearing because project changes require new public and agency notice.
Aug. 5, 2025 · 1 page · 110 KB · Staff Memo
Decisions
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law, and order
Board of County Commissioners findings and order from the Mar. 11, 2026 hearing on a conditional use and master site plan for an outdoor shooting range, covering procedural history and the record.
March 4, 2026 · 20 pages · 291 KB · Findings
- Download Revised findings of fact, conclusions of law and order
Commission's revised findings and order on a conditional use application for an outdoor shooting range, covering the record, procedural history, and project description.
Dec. 4, 2025 · 12 pages · 323 KB · Findings
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and order
Commission's written findings on the Seven Gates Investments conditional use application for an outdoor shooting range, covering procedure, notice, and project description.
Sept. 2, 2025 · 10 pages · 300 KB · Findings
Other documents
- Staff report for Board of County Commissioners hearing
March 4, 2026 · 314.5 MB · Staff Report