Comprehensive plan amendment · Planning application
Request for new farm-and-community land designation on 849 acres denied
Gem County commissioners denied a request to add an agriculture and agri-community category to the county's plan and apply it to a vineyard and ranch. It would have allowed clustered rural housing and agri-tourism. The decision came Aug. 24.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in Gem County's record. See the official record
The owners of the 3 Horse Ranch vineyard, Gary and Martha Cunningham, ask Gem County to change the future land use designation on about 850 acres near Pearl Road east of Highway 16 from Agriculture and Ranching - Large Lot to a new Agriculture & Agri-Community category. The new category would protect farmland and vineyards while allowing clustered, low-density rural housing, agri-tourism and hospitality uses in the future. The applicant says this is not a development proposal but a first step in a multi-phase planning process.
A comprehensive plan text and map amendment request by Gary and Martha Cunningham for property located at 5900 Pearl Road. They are requesting to add a new land use designation of agriculture and agri- community to their property that is currently within the agriculture and ranching large lot designation and comprises approximately 849 acres. T 06N, R 01W, section 24, 25, 26. Parcel numbers RP06N01W250601, RP06N01W252840, RP06N01W250000, RP06N01W247350, RP06N01W249000, RPO0GN0O1W244800 and RP06N01W261800.
Project name on file: 3 Horse Ranch Vineyard Comprehensive Plan Amendment/Rezone
Timeline
Today
Status set to Denied
Reported as “Denied (Gem County Board of County Commissioners)”.
Aug. 24, 2026
Denied
Gem County Board of County Commissioners: Denied.
Aug. 24, 2026
Public hearing: Gem County Board of County Commissioners
July 13, 2026
Public hearing: Gem County Planning and Zoning Commission
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Comprehensive plan amendment application for 3 Horse Ranch Vineyard
Master public hearing application and cover letter for a comprehensive plan map and text amendment for the 3 Horse Ranch Vineyard project, including zoning and land use information.
July 13, 2026 · 45 pages · 17.0 MB · Staff Report
- Download Comprehensive plan amendment application and property list
Master public hearing application and cover letter for a comprehensive plan map and text amendment on about 850 acres for the 3 Horse Ranch Vineyard project.
May 11, 2026 · 9 pages · 1.9 MB · Staff Report
Notices
- Download Planning and Zoning Commission agenda for July 13 meeting
Agenda for the July 13, 2026 regular meeting, including a public hearing on a comprehensive plan text and map amendment for a viticulture and agri-community designation on about 849 acres.
July 13, 2026 · 1 page · 648 KB · Agenda
- Download Notice of the July 13 Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing
Notice of a rescheduled hearing on a comprehensive plan text and map amendment to add an Agriculture and Agri-Community land use designation to roughly 849 acres.
July 13, 2026 · 1 page · 794 KB · Notice
- Download Planning and Zoning Commission agenda for May 11 meeting
Postponed regular meeting agenda listing a comprehensive plan amendment and rezone with development agreement for a large agricultural property, plus a public hearing.
May 11, 2026 · 1 page · 795 KB · Agenda
- Download Notice of the May 11 Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing
Notice of a May 11, 2026 hearing on a comprehensive plan amendment and rezone to Mixed Use for roughly 849 acres, with written comment instructions.
May 11, 2026 · 1 page · 921 KB · Notice