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Bannock County commissioners approve rezone to light-industrial for property housing truss manufacturer
Summary
The Bannock County Board of County Commissioners approved a rezone to light-industrial for a property where a truss manufacturer has moved after losing its prior lease; the Planning and Development Council had recommended approval and the record included mixed public comments.
The Bannock County Board of County Commissioners on Monday approved a rezone to a light-industrial zoning district for a property where a truss manufacturer is operating.
A county planning staff member told commissioners the Planning and Development Council held a public hearing on the matter in May and recommended approval; the staff member said the request “does match the future land use map and the comprehensive plan to move forward with this.” Two letters of support and an email from the mayor of Chubbuck opposing the rezone were included in the record, the staff member said.
Jeremy Mansco of Westwood Construction, who said he was representing the owner and the business occupying the site, told the board the company operating there is a truss manufacturing operation that was evicted from a previous location near Spartan Steel. Mansco said Westwood stepped in to help the business find space. “We stepped in to offer some support and help to try to find them a new place to operate out of,” he said.
Mansco said there will be no new building additions at this time; roughly half the parcel would remain as a single building with an associated storage yard. He said the owner is considering subdividing the property at a later date. Mansco also said he does not own the property; the owner was present at the hearing but did not provide additional remarks during the recorded discussion.
A commissioner moved to accept the Planning and Development Council's recommendation to approve the rezone. The motion carried on a voice vote; commissioners recorded “aye” and no opposing votes were recorded in the public minutes.
The approval makes the property's zoning consistent with the county's adopted plan and future land use map, and effectively regularizes the current industrial use at the site. No building permits or other land-disturbing actions were presented to the commission at the hearing; commissioners did not place conditions on the approval in the recorded discussion.
Records in the meeting packet include two letters supporting the rezone and an email from the mayor of Chubbuck opposing it. The Planning and Development Council reviewed the application in May and forwarded a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners.
