Conditional use · Planning application
Gem County approves special use permit for ranch events and vacation rentals
The Gem County Planning and Zoning Commission approved Joanna Lysinger's permit on Sept. 8 to hold weddings and events and offer short-term vacation rentals on about 325 acres of dryland ranch land. Conditions limit event hours, music and guest counts to 200 at a time.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in Gem County's record. See the official record
Joanna Lysinger is asking Gem County for a special use permit to hold weddings and other events and to offer short-term vacation rentals at 4600 Butte Road, on about 325 acres of dryland ranch land. Staff recommends approval with site-specific conditions covering event hours, guest limits, parking, and emergency access, and the matter was set for a public hearing on September 8, 2025.
A special use permit request by applicante Joanna E. Lysinger on property owned by James and Hazel England Family Protection Trust for an event center and short-term vacation rental at 4600 Butte Road. T 07N, 01W, sec 11 RP07N01W110000
Project name on file: Squaw Butte Daylily Ranch
Timeline
Today
Status set to Approved
Reported as “Approved (Gem County Planning and Zoning Commission)”.
Sept. 8, 2025
Approved
Gem County Planning and Zoning Commission: Approved.
Sept. 8, 2025
Public hearing: Gem County Planning and Zoning Commission
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Staff report for special use permit, event venue and short-term rental
Planning staff report on the Squaw Butte Daylily Ranch request for an event venue and short-term vacation rental in the A-1 zone, with a Sept. 8, 2025 hearing date.
Sept. 7, 2025 · 17 pages · 9.6 MB · Staff Report
Notices
- Download Planning and Zoning Commission agenda, Sept. 8 meeting
Agenda for the September 8, 2025 work session and regular meeting, listing a compliance review, an amendment to a special use permit, and a special use permit for an event center and vacation rental.
Sept. 7, 2025 · 1 page · 730 KB · Agenda
- Download Notice of the Sept. 8 Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing
Public hearing notice for two special use permit requests, one amending an RV park permit and one for an event center and short-term vacation rental, with written comment deadline Sept. 1, 2025.
Sept. 7, 2025 · 1 page · 31 KB · Notice