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Commission approves time-limited special permit for Ranchero Livestock & Supplies over neighbors’ objections, 5–3
Summary
After extended public comment about noise, diesel fumes, dust and fire risk, the commission approved a special-use permit (SU250021) for a hay delivery and storage business on a 1.2-acre Rural-43 parcel but modified condition C to set expiration to January 2028; vote was 5–3.
The Maricopa County Planning & Development Commission voted 5–3 to recommend approval of SU250021, a special-use permit for Ranchero Livestock & Supplies, after neighbors described persistent noise, diesel fumes, dust, roadway damage and fire risk from hay storage and unloading operations.
Planning staff framed the request as a cottage-industry special use for a hay delivery business on an approximately 1.2-acre Rural-43 parcel at 224th Avenue and Patton Road in Whitman. Staff said the applicant sought a 10-year entitlement for operations Monday through Friday, 7 a.m.–5 p.m., storage of two hay stacks under an awning up to 6 feet 8 inches, and recommended conditions including strict adherence to hours,…
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