Applicant withdraws proposed sporting‑clays range after strong public opposition; Planning commission denies CUP 25‑01

The Saline County Planning and Zoning Commission denied a conditional use permit application (CUP 25‑01) on May 27 after the applicant signaled a verbal withdrawal amid strong public opposition. The application was for an outdoor commercial sporting‑clays facility on a roughly 98‑acre parcel at the northeast corner of East North Street and Holmes Road; the commission’s recorded vote to deny was unanimous.

County planning staff recommended denial of the outdoor range at that location, citing the site’s placement largely in an agricultural and rural development area, proximity to residences, inclusion in the regulatory floodplain and concerns over noise and safety impacts on surrounding residential and agricultural uses. Staff told the commission the closest residence to the proposed use is about 1,000 feet away and that portions of the parcel are within the floodway. Staff said an indoor facility would be more…