Conditional use · Planning application
Suncore gravel pit on 96 acres still awaits Planning and Zoning decision
Suncore Construction & Materials seeks a permit for a gravel pit dug about 25 feet deep, with a portable crusher several times a year. The commission held an Aug. 31 hearing after requiring water and traffic studies; no decision is on file.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in Gem County's record. See the official record
Suncore Construction & Materials wants a special use permit to open a gravel pit on a 96-acre farm and grazing parcel southwest of Highway 53 and west of Bowman Road near Emmett. Gravel would be dug about 25 feet deep, with a temporary crusher brought in three to four times a year for roughly six weeks at a time. When mining ends, the pit would be reclaimed as ponds.
A special use permit #25-009 request by Suncore and Materials located on Bowman Road for a mineral extraction operation on property owned by Ronald Holbrook. Parcel Numbers RP06N02W075240 and RP06N02W074900 (Previously RP06N02W074801). The Planning and Zoning Commission continued the april 13 public hearing for the purpose of requiring the applicant to obtain a water study and traffic impact study. Written comments and testimony will only be allowed regarding the water study and traffic impact study.
Project name on file: Suncore
Timeline
Today
Status changed from “Heard (Gem County Planning and Zoning Commission)” to “Continued (Gem County Planning and Zoning Commission)”
Aug. 31, 2026
Public hearing: Gem County Planning and Zoning Commission
April 13, 2026
Public hearing: Gem County Planning and Zoning Commission
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Special use permit application and mineral extraction packet for gravel pit
Master public hearing application and mineral extraction special use permit submittal from Suncore Construction & Materials for a 96-acre gravel pit parcel, with narrative, contacts, and appendices.
April 12, 2026 · 114 pages · 55.3 MB · Staff Report
Notices
- Download Notice of the Aug. 31 Planning and Zoning Commission continued hearing
Public notice that the commission will resume its continued hearing on a mineral extraction special use permit, limited to written comments on the water and traffic impact studies.
Aug. 30, 2026 · 1 page · 73 KB · Notice
- Download Planning and Zoning Commission agenda, April 13 meeting
Agenda for the April 13, 2026 regular meeting, including a public hearing on a special use permit for a mineral extraction operation on Bowman Road.
April 12, 2026 · 1 page · 223 KB · Agenda
- Download Notice of the April 13 Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing
Public hearing notice for Special Use Permit #25-009, a mineral extraction operation request, with written comment deadline of April 3, 2026.
April 12, 2026 · 1 page · 29 KB · Notice
Studies and reports
- Download Planning and Zoning Commission agenda for Aug. 31 regular meeting
Agenda for the Aug. 31, 2026 meeting, including a continued public hearing on a mineral extraction special use permit limited to water and traffic impact study testimony.
Aug. 30, 2026 · 1 page · 195 KB · Agenda
- Download Domestic well impact evaluation technical memorandum
HDR technical memo for Suncore assessing whether dewatering a proposed gravel pit could affect nearby domestic wells, with a monitoring and mitigation plan.
Aug. 30, 2026 · 42 pages · 8.9 MB · Report
- Download Turn lane warrant analysis
Traffic engineer's analysis of whether turn lanes are warranted at the Bowman Road/Highway 52 and Bowman Road/Main Access intersections for a planned gravel pit site.
Aug. 30, 2026 · 35 pages · 4.9 MB · Report