Conditional use · Planning application
The owner of a surface rock extraction and sales operation wants one semi-truck added to its limited weekly truck allowance, to haul equipment and larger rocks a pickup can't carry. The Planning and Zoning Commission held its hearing Sept. 21; no decision is on file.
Appeal · Planning application
Alex and Signe Kelly dispute a Dec. 31, 2025 notice of violation that classed their unpermitted business activity as an industrial use, including a salvage yard. The Planning and Zoning Commission held the hearing Sept. 21; no decision is on file.
Conditional use · Planning application
A property owner asked for a special use permit to operate a private grass airstrip tied to a ranch subdivision. The Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on June 8, 2026; no decision is on file.
Comprehensive plan amendment · Planning application
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.
Subdivision · Planning application
The Gem County Board of County Commissioners approved the Folkstone Subdivision plat on March 23, dividing about 57.5 acres into ten single-family lots of roughly 5 acres each, served by a new private road with conditions on road width and signage.
Conditional use · Planning application
Benjamin Boman's special use permit for an RV storage business was approved by the Gem County Planning and Zoning Commission on Jan. 12. The site would have fencing, a coded gate, security cameras and hours of 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., with covered parking possibly added later.
Code amendment · Planning application
Black Canyon Irrigation District asked for the change so small hydropower generators can be built inside canals and ditches using existing water flow. The amendment is a text change to county code and does not approve any specific project.
Subdivision · Planning application
The Gem County Board of County Commissioners approved a preliminary plat creating five buildable lots, following a public hearing on Jan. 5.
Subdivision · Planning application
Preliminary subdivision plat (Crescent Moon #2) application by Lorin Hughes on property he owns to request approval of 10 buildable lots in the R3 rural residential zone (2 acre minimum), located on Mill Road, T 6N R…
Conditional use · Planning application
The Gem County Planning and Zoning Commission approved an amendment to Sunroc Corporation's 2019 special use permit to expand its mineral extraction operation onto an adjacent parcel. Conditions require screening from nearby homes, road maintenance and a groundwater monitoring well.
Conditional use · Planning application
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.
Conditional use · Planning application
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved Jeff Mach's request to amend an RV park permit, raising the spaces from 12 to 19 and adding a general store, laundry, vending and propane sales. The decision was made Sept. 8, 2025.
Conditional use · Planning application
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.
Variance · Planning application
Craig and Jeryldine Coleman requested a variance to allow a 30-foot access easement to reach their 3.19-acre parcel, where 40 feet is required. The Gem County Planning and Zoning Commission approved the request on July 14, clearing the way for a building permit application.
Conditional use · Planning application
The special use permit lets the owner mine and remove surface rock and boulders from the land, with a landscape yard to sell them and no permanent buildings. Operations are limited to weekday hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., and blasting is not allowed without a permit amendment. The Planning and Zoning Commission…
Conditional use · Planning application
Bennett Mountain Outfitters LLC received a special use permit for an instructor-led long-range target course, with conditions barring tracer rounds and explosive targets and requiring certified range safety whenever shooting occurs. The Planning and Zoning Commission approved it July 14.
Rezone · Planning application
The Gem County Board of County Commissioners approved the Hulka request on Sept. 22 to change a 5.02-acre property from a 5-acre minimum lot zone to a 2-acre minimum, which would allow the land to be split so one more home can be built.
Conditional use · Planning application
A special use permit request by Derek Whiston on property he owns for a horse boarding and training facility at 6340 Havenfield Lane. RPC889213020030.
Conditional use · Planning application
A special use permit (Little Rock Events Center and Firework Park) request by Jonathan A. Galane, JLMG Living Trust on property he owns, at 2001 Little Road. RP07N03W287200 and RP07N03W288260
Subdivision · Planning application
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.