Conditional use · Planning application
Canyon County approves extending gravel pit's operating period to 2056
Highway District No. 4 asked to extend an existing 38-acre gravel pit's permitted operating period from July 2026 to Feb. 5, 2056. The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the request on Feb. 5, 2026, and all other conditions of the original 2002 permit still apply.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in Canyon County's record. See the official record
Highway District No. 4 is asking Canyon County to extend the operating limit on an existing gravel pit on about 38 acres off Lincoln Road near Caldwell. The pit stockpiles, crushes, and hauls gravel from the site, and the request would let operations continue for up to 30 more years past the current July 2026 end date, with other permit conditions unchanged.
Timeline
Feb. 5, 2026
Public hearing: Canyon County Planning and Zoning Commission
Feb. 5, 2026
Document added: Findings, Conclusions and Order, Planning and Zoning Commission hearing of Feb 5, 2026
Feb. 5, 2026
Document added: Staff Report, Planning and Zoning Commission hearing of Feb 5, 2026
Feb. 5, 2026
Approved
Canyon County Planning and Zoning Commission: Approved.
Oct. 28, 2025
Application filed
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Staff report for conditional use permit time extension
Planning staff analysis of Highway District No. 4's request to extend a gravel mineral extraction permit's July 2026 end date, with ordinance criteria review for the Feb. 5 hearing.
Feb. 4, 2026 · 130 pages · 26.9 MB · Staff Report
Decisions
- Download Findings, conclusions and order on gravel pit life expectancy modification
Commission order on Highway District No. 4's request to extend a gravel pit's approved life expectancy from 25 to 30 years, with expiration moved to 2056, under the conditional use permit.
Feb. 4, 2026 · 4 pages · 246 KB · Decision