Conditional use · Planning application
Gem County approves horse boarding and training facility on 5 acres
Derek and Wendy Whiston sought a special use permit to board and train about 10 to 80 horses, with 3 to 10 clients a month and hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Gem County Planning and Zoning Commission approved the request on May 12.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in Gem County's record. See the official record
Derek and Wendy Whiston want a special use permit to board and train horses at their home on Havenfield Lane in Gem County, Idaho. The proposal would board about 10 to 80 horses on a roughly 5-acre property, with about 3 to 10 clients each month and operating hours of 8am to 8pm. The application is for a county review; it does not record a decision.
A special use permit request by Derek Whiston on property he owns for a horse boarding and training facility at 6340 Havenfield Lane. RPC889213020030.
Project name on file: Derek's Horse Boarding
Timeline
May 12, 2025
Approved
Gem County Planning and Zoning Commission: Approved.
May 12, 2025
Public hearing: Gem County Planning and Zoning Commission
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Special use permit application for horse boarding
Master public hearing and special use permit application for a horse boarding and lodging use on a rural residential property in Gem County, with a site and checklist attached.
May 11, 2025 · 85 pages · 33.3 MB · Staff Report
Notices
- Download Planning and Zoning Commission agenda, May 12 meeting
Agenda for the May 12, 2025 regular meeting, including a public hearing on a special use permit request to operate horse boarding and training.
May 11, 2025 · 1 page · 559 KB · Agenda
- Download Notice of the May 12 Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing
Gem County notice of a May 12, 2025 public hearing on a special use permit for a horse boarding and training facility, with written comments due by May 5.
May 11, 2025 · 1 page · 28 KB · Notice