Conditional use · Planning application
Landscaping business's equipment yard approved on 10-acre farm property
Canyon County's Planning and Zoning Commission approved a conditional use permit on Jan. 22 allowing Alfonso Ortiz to store equipment and materials for his landscaping business on about 3.5 acres of his 9.99-acre agricultural property. Conditions limit weekday hours to 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and require a dust mitigation…
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Alfonso Ortiz is asking Canyon County for a conditional use permit to use about 3.5 acres of his 9.99-acre property at 8232 Purple Sage Road, near Middleton, to store equipment and materials for his landscaping business, Spring Falls Landscaping. Six employees keep their work trucks at home and mostly work off-site, with equipment loaded and unloaded on the property about once a week, Monday through Friday, 7 am to 6 pm. The property also has a tree farm, a house and an existing shop.
The property owner, Alfonso Ortiz, represented by Veronica Sahagum, is requesting a Conditional Use Permit for a staging area and contractor shop on approximately 9.99 acres in an “A” (Agricultural) zone for a landscaping business. The applicant is proposing storage of the company equipment, with loading and unloading of materials occurring onsite approximately once a week. The hours of operation are 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. See Criteria 3 for details.
Timeline
Jan. 22, 2026
Public hearing: Canyon County Planning and Zoning Commission
Jan. 22, 2026
Document added: Findings, Conclusions and Order, Planning and Zoning Commission hearing of Jan 22, 2026
Jan. 22, 2026
Document added: Staff Report, Planning and Zoning Commission hearing of Jan 22, 2026
Jan. 22, 2026
Approved
Canyon County Planning and Zoning Commission: Approved.
Sept. 2, 2025
Application filed
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Staff report for conditional use permit, staging area and contractor shop
Planning division staff report recommending approval with conditions for a staging area and contractor shop for a landscaping business on about 9.99 acres in an agricultural zone.
Jan. 21, 2026 · 101 pages · 56.8 MB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and order
Planning and Zoning Commission decision on a conditional use permit for a landscaping business staging area and contractor shop on about 10 acres in an agricultural zone.
Jan. 21, 2026 · 10 pages · 823 KB · Decision