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Gunnison planning panel backs rezoning of about 6 acres at 300 South Main to light-industrial
Summary
The Gunnison City Planning and Zoning Commission voted Jan. 29 to forward a recommendation to the City Council to rezone roughly 6 acres at 300 South Main from commercial to light-industrial, with conditions that minor manufacturing uses be handled through conditional-use review and Main Street overlay standards remain in effect.
The Gunnison City Planning and Zoning Commission voted Jan. 29 to recommend the City Council rezone roughly 6 acres at 300 South Main from commercial to light-industrial, citing existing nearby light-industrial uses and the site’s infrastructure.
The rezoning recommendation, which passed by voice vote after a public hearing, applies to the parcel occupied in part by Alternator Electric and other nearby properties east of Main Street; commissioners left a northwest corner parcel designated as part of the Main Street historic overlay out of the rezone.
The proposal was prompted by applicant John Mobile, who told the commission he plans to bring light manufacturing back to Gunnison and install CNC machines in an existing metal building at the site. “There’s 3‑phase power right on the back of that lot,” Mobile said, adding the initial stage would “probably bring 6 jobs back to Gunnison” with the potential to grow to about 20 jobs over a few years if he expands.
City staff discussed alternatives, saying rezoning the Mobile property to industrial would “keep that isolated there” and avoid ripple effects in the RC (residential-commercial) zone. Staff also said that, if manufacturing were allowed in the RC zone, it should be listed as a conditional use so the city can review and mitigate impacts on adjacent properties.
Commissioner Vern moved the motion to rezone and forward to the council; Commissioner Jill seconded. The motion directed that any minor manufacturing uses in the subject area must meet the city’s conditional-use review criteria in addition to other development standards, and that the Main Street overlay-zone requirements remain in place for the affected properties. The commission closed the public hearing before taking the vote.
Commissioners and staff discussed site details during the hearing, including existing nearby uses (a seed company, an electrical contractor and a power-storage yard), parking and access, building setbacks, and the presence of three‑phase electric service the applicant said was available at the lot. The applicant said most deliveries would be by small trucks and UPS rather than heavy diesel trucks and described the proposed operations as “quiet” CNC machining rather than loud stamping operations.
The commission’s recommendation will go to the City Council for final action under the city’s rezoning procedures. The commission did not itself adopt zoning changes; it forwarded the recommendation with the stated conditions and asked the council to consider the conditional-use review requirement and continued application of Main Street overlay standards.
Votes at the meeting were by voice and recorded as unanimous in favor of the motion; the transcript records the motion was made by Vern and seconded by Jill.
