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Board approves 19-lot subdivision for rural Gem County ranch land

The Gem County Board of County Commissioners approved the preliminary plat on May 13, with 19 buildable home lots on about 120.86 acres. Conditions include dedicating road right-of-way and securing irrigation-ditch approval; the airstrip mentioned in the filing is not part of this review.

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The filing's parcel isn't on the county's parcel map yet; the pin is the middle of its survey section, about a square mile.

From the filing

The application's description as it appears in Gem County's record. See the official record

Flying Thunderbolt Ranch, LLC proposes a 20-lot single-family residential subdivision on about 120.86 acres off Brill Road, with 19 buildable home lots and one common lot reserved for a possible future airstrip. The airstrip is not part of this review and would need its own special use permit. Each home lot would have its own well and septic system, and the lots would be accessed by two private roads.

Preliminary subdivision plat (Flying Thunderbolt Ranch) application by Jay Labrum on property owned by Jay Labrum to request approval of 19 buildable lots in the A2 rural transitional agriculture zone (5 acre minumum), located on Brill Road, T 07N, R 03 W, section 28, RP07N03W284200.

Project name on file: Flying Thunderbolt Ranch

Timeline

  1. Today

    Status set to Approved

    Reported as “Approved (Gem County Board of County Commissioners)”.

  2. May 13, 2025

    Approved

    Gem County Board of County Commissioners: Approved.

  3. May 13, 2025

    On the agenda: Gem County Board of County Commissioners

  4. April 15, 2025

    Public hearing: Gem County Board of County Commissioners

  5. Feb. 11, 2025

    Gem County Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval

  6. Feb. 11, 2025

    Public hearing: Gem County Planning and Zoning Commission

Documents

Staff reports

  • Staff report for the Feb. 11, 2025 hearing on a 20-lot single-family subdivision on about 120.86 acres in the A-2 zone, with a future airstrip lot pending a separate permit.

    Feb. 11, 2025 · 48 pages · 17.4 MB · Staff Report

    Download Staff report for preliminary plat hearing

Notices

  • Public hearing notice for a preliminary subdivision plat application proposing 19 buildable lots in a rural agricultural zone, with instructions for submitting comments and joining the meeting.

    Feb. 11, 2025 · 2 pages · 612 KB · Notice

    Download Notice of the Feb. 11 Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing

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