Appeal · Planning application
Commissioners deny appeal for sand and gravel pit on irrigated farmland
Knife River Corp. – Mountain West appealed a November 2025 denial by the Planning and Zoning Commission of a permit for a sand and gravel pit of about 59 acres that would run up to 20 years. On March 10, the Canyon County commissioners found the mine would be incompatible with the surrounding agricultural area and…
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in Canyon County's record. See the official record
The applicant, Knife River Corp. — Mountain West, proposed a sand and gravel pit on about 58 acres across two parcels on Centerpoint Rd near Caldwell, operating for up to 20 years in two phases. The Planning and Zoning Commission denied the permit, and the applicant appealed to the Canyon County Board of Commissioners, which found the mine would be incompatible with the agricultural area.
Timeline
March 10, 2026
Public hearing: Canyon County Board of County Commissioners
March 10, 2026
Document added: Findings, Conclusions and Order, Board of County Commissioners hearing of Mar 10, 2026
March 10, 2026
Document added: Staff Report, Board of County Commissioners hearing of Mar 10, 2026
March 10, 2026
Denied
Canyon County Board of County Commissioners: Denied.
Dec. 18, 2025
Application filed
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Staff report for Board of County Commissioners appeal hearing
Staff report for the March 10, 2026 appeal hearing on the denial of a long-term mineral extraction conditional use permit, covering the Planning and Zoning Commission's stated reasons and conditions.
March 10, 2026 · 247 pages · 57.6 MB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and order on conditional use appeal
Board of County Commissioners decision on the appeal of a denied conditional use permit for long-term mineral extraction, applying county code and Idaho Code.
March 10, 2026 · 11 pages · 1.5 MB · Decision