Conditional use · Planning application
Custom slaughterhouse with small meat shop approved on 11-acre farm site
The 6,000-square-foot building would process about 10 animals a week, per the applicant, with up to eight employees. The commission approved it May 21; after an appeal and remand, a rehearing was held Oct. 1 with no new decision on file.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in Canyon County's record. See the official record
The applicant proposes a custom slaughterhouse on about 11.3 acres of agriculturally zoned land at Hwy 95 near Parma, Idaho. Customers would bring animals, about 10 a week, mostly beef and pigs, to a new 60-by-100-foot building with a small retail shop selling the meat. It would operate Monday through Saturday, 7 am to 5 pm, with up to eight employees.
The applicant, Lucas Hansen, is requesting a Conditional Use Permit for a Slaughterhouse on approximately 11.30 acres in the “A” (Agricultural) zone. The request is for a custom slaughterhouse in which the applicant will accept animals from customers for processing. The request includes retail sales of the processed meat as an accessory use to the slaughterhouse. Proposed hours of operation for the slaughterhouse and the retail sales are Monday – Saturday, 7 am to 5 pm.
Timeline
Oct. 1, 2026
Public hearing: Canyon County Planning and Zoning Commission
Oct. 1, 2026
Document added: Staff Report, Planning and Zoning Commission hearing of Oct 1, 2026
May 21, 2026
Public hearing: Canyon County Planning and Zoning Commission
May 21, 2026
Document added: Findings, Conclusions and Order, Planning and Zoning Commission hearing of May 21, 2026
May 21, 2026
Document added: Staff Report, Planning and Zoning Commission hearing of May 21, 2026
May 21, 2026
Approved
Canyon County Planning and Zoning Commission: Approved.
Nov. 10, 2025
Application filed
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Planning division addendum on remanded conditional use permit for slaughterhouse
Planning division addendum for the Oct. 1, 2026 Planning and Zoning Commission remand hearing on a slaughterhouse conditional use permit, covering the request, operations, and parking.
Sept. 30, 2026 · 308 pages · 67.3 MB · Staff Report
- Download Staff report for conditional use permit, slaughterhouse
Planning division staff report recommending approval of a conditional use permit for a custom slaughterhouse with accessory retail meat sales in the agricultural zone, for the May 21, 2026 hearing.
May 20, 2026 · 132 pages · 42.7 MB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Findings of fact, conclusions of law and order
The Canyon County Planning and Zoning Commission's written decision on a conditional use permit for a custom slaughterhouse with accessory retail sales, including the applicable law and record.
May 20, 2026 · 11 pages · 728 KB · Decision