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Commissioners approve Good SUP 227 amendment allowing 15 additional storage containers for fireworks with strict safety conditions
Summary
The board approved a third amendment to SUP 227 for Chris and Mara Good to place 15 additional 8-by-40-foot storage containers east of an existing fireworks distribution operation at 127 US Highway 14A, carrying forward safety and distance conditions and requiring building/zoning permits for each container.
The Park County Board of Commissioners voted to approve the third amendment to Good SUP 227, allowing the applicant to place 15 additional storage containers (8 feet by 40 feet) to support an existing fireworks storage and distribution operation at 127 U.S. Highway 14A.
Planning staff summarized the property's SUP history: the original SUP was approved March 15, 2022; a March 2024 amendment added a 4,800-square-foot storage building; a June 2025 amendment added a 1,200-square-foot equipment building. Staff confirmed the parcel is approximately three miles southeast of Garland in the general rural Powell zoning district; prior variance allowed a major wholesale use in that district. The record includes agency responses from Park County treasurer (taxes current), WYDOT (existing commercial access permitted), Park County Fire District No. 1 (can provide fire suppression but wants access points sized for fire equipment), and DEQ (notifications/permits list).
The board retained and carried forward staff conditions including: Park County noise/lighting/nuisance rules apply; compliance with WYDOT access/parking rules; compliance with applicable state and federal rules for storage/transport/disposal of fireworks and hazardous materials (including ATF, NFPA, OSHA, and Consumer Product Safety Commission standards as applicable); all storage structures (except the existing warehouse) must be at least 50 feet from the public right-of-way and 50 feet from residential structures; prohibition on retail sales or storefront operations on the property; prohibition on storage/distribution/launch/display for the general public (private/distributor activity permitted); and the additional condition recommended by staff that the applicant obtain an approved building/zoning permit for each storage container used to store fireworks before placement.
Applicant questions about expanding beyond the 15 containers and whether boundary-line adjustments would automatically carry the SUP were addressed by staff: adding land or materially changing the use may require a new SUP or a variance; boundary-line adjustments could allow minor amendment in some cases, but expanding service area or total floor area beyond site-plan thresholds (5,000 sq ft) would trigger a new review.
Unidentified Commissioner (Speaker 10) moved to approve the amendment with staff recommendations; Unidentified Commissioner (Speaker 6) seconded. The motion passed by voice vote. Chair (Speaker 1) recorded the approval as Resolution 2025-80.
The board’s approval permits the 15 containers to be placed east of the existing facility subject to the conditions above and required permits.
