Lincoln County Planning Commission approves Prairie Wind Trailers plan development district near Harrisburg
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Summary
The Planning Commission approved a plan development district to allow a trailer-sales business and associated office and outdoor storage on about 24 acres west of Harrisburg; staff said the City of Harrisburg supported the application and no public opposition was recorded.
The Lincoln County Planning Commission on an undisclosed date approved a plan development district to allow a trailer-sales business, office space and outdoor trailer storage on roughly 24 acres just west of Harrisburg.
County planner Toby Brown presented the application for the Prairie Wind Trailers Plan Development District, saying the applicant is proposing to relocate an existing trailer-sales business from inside Fredericksburg to the new site and that City of Harrisburg staff reviewed and supported the plan. "City staff is in support of the application," Brown said, and staff reported no public comments had been received during the Planning Commission notice period.
Brown told commissioners the property is shown on the county comprehensive-plan map as a planned growth area and that the plan-development regulations aim to coordinate future annexation and utilities with Harrisburg. Commissioners asked whether the planned-development zoning would affect future annexation; Brown said annexation would bring the property into the municipality under those drafted regulations and that coordination with the city should make future utility connections straightforward.
Applicant Michael Hoffman said the move from the existing site would improve safety and provide room to grow. "I'm just don't want an accident to happen," Hoffman said, describing the current location as increasingly busy and saying consolidation on the new site would reduce cross‑traffic.
The commission received no public speakers in support or opposition. A commissioner moved to approve the application with the conditions recommended by staff; Commissioner Scott seconded. Roll call recorded affirmative votes from Commissioner Sweeter, Commissioner Boots, Commissioner Scott and the presiding chair; the motion passed.
The approval establishes allowed uses including office, warehousing, trailer-equipment sales and limited motor-vehicle sales as part of the dealer license structure. Staff noted that detailed landscaping, lighting and civil‑plan requirements will be enforced at permit review and that the plan-development regulations require the applicant to return if the proposal changes substantially.
Next steps: the plan development district is approved by the Planning Commission and will be scheduled for any required hearings before the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners per county procedures for change of zone and zoning-ordinance amendments.
