Conditional use · Planning application
Gravel pit on 393-acre site approved by Gem County commissioners
Granite Companies can excavate about 170 acres of farmland for gravel, with berms to screen digging and crushing areas. Approval on July 7 requires a road mitigation agreement with the county Road and Bridge Department.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in Gem County's record. See the official record
Granite Companies, LLC wants a special use permit to run a mineral extraction (gravel pit) operation at 2595 W Sales Yard Road in Gem County, on a 393-acre site owned by Little Enterprises, LLLP. About 170 acres would be excavated, with berms proposed for screening and areas for excavation and crushing. The site is now agricultural and is surrounded by rural homes and farmland.
A special use permit request by Granite Companies, LLC for mineral extraction on property located 2595 W. Sales Yard Road. T 06N, R 02W, SECTION22-23. RP06N02W228400, RP06N02W227200, RP06N02W235400, RP06N02W236000, RP06N02W220000.
Project name on file: Granite Merrill's Pit
Timeline
Today
Status changed from Appealed to Approved
Reported as “Approved (Gem County Board of County Commissioners)”.
Today
Status set to Appealed
Reported as “Appealed to the Board of County Commissioners”.
Aug. 4, 2026
On the agenda: Gem County Board of County Commissioners
Aug. 3, 2026
On the agenda: Gem County Board of County Commissioners
July 7, 2026
Approved
Gem County Board of County Commissioners: Approved.
July 7, 2026
Public hearing: Gem County Board of County Commissioners
April 6, 2026
Public hearing: Gem County Board of County Commissioners
Jan. 12, 2026
Public hearing: Gem County Board of County Commissioners
Dec. 22, 2025
Public hearing: Gem County Board of County Commissioners
Dec. 1, 2025
Appealed to the Board of County Commissioners
Dec. 1, 2025
Public hearing: Gem County Board of County Commissioners
Aug. 13, 2025
Public hearing: Gem County Planning and Zoning Commission
Aug. 11, 2025
Public hearing: Gem County Planning and Zoning Commission
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Staff report for special use permit SUP-25-002
Staff report on Granite Companies' request for a special use permit for a mineral extraction operation on about 393 acres zoned A-2, covering the comprehensive plan, zoning and surrounding uses.
Aug. 12, 2025 · 150 pages · 88.7 MB · Staff Report
- Download Truck swept paths appendix to traffic impact study
Appendix H of the April 2025 traffic impact study for the gravel pit and residential development, showing truck swept paths; the extracted text is mostly garbled.
Aug. 12, 2025 · 74 pages · 55.4 MB · Staff Report
Notices
- Download Planning and Zoning Commission agenda for Aug. 13 meeting
Agenda for the August 13, 2025 regular meeting, including a continued public hearing on a special use permit for mineral extraction by Granite Companies, LLC.
Aug. 12, 2025 · 1 page · 146 KB · Agenda
- Download Notice of the Aug. 11 Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing
Gem County gives notice of an Aug. 11, 2025 hearing on a special use permit request by Granite Companies, LLC for mineral extraction, with written comments due Aug. 4.
Aug. 10, 2025 · 1 page · 29 KB · Notice
Other documents
- Download Planning and Zoning Commission agenda for Aug. 11 regular meeting
Agenda for the Aug. 11, 2025 regular meeting, listing approval of July 14 minutes and a public hearing on a special use permit for mineral extraction.
Aug. 10, 2025 · 1 page · 576 KB · Agenda