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Planning commission approves relocation of accessory building and home-occupation permit for Harrisburg-area property
Summary
The Lincoln County Planning Commission approved two conditional-use permits for one Harrisburg-area parcel: relocation of a 1,200 sq. ft. accessory building that contributes to an oversized total and a Class 1 major home-occupation permit allowing a nonprofit music program to operate from an accessory building, both with staff-recommended conditions.
The Lincoln County Planning Commission approved two related conditional-use permits for a parcel northeast of Harrisburg that will allow an existing accessory building to be relocated and used for a Class 1 major home occupation.
Tony Brown of the County Planning and Zoning Department told the commission that the subject parcel is zoned A1 agricultural and lies roughly 2,600 feet northeast of Harrisburg’s corporate limits. Staff said the applicant proposes to move an existing structure (described in the application as about 1,200 square feet) onto the parcel; because the total accessory-building area on the parcel would exceed Lincoln County’s 1,500-square-foot cumulative limit, a conditional-use permit is required. Brown said staff posted the property, notified nearby landowners, received no public opposition before the meeting and recommended approval with six conditions included in the staff report.
Applicant Troy Koima said the Harrisburg School District purchased land around his longtime home and had indicated plans for a bus barn near that prior dwelling; Koima said he purchased the new parcel and seeks to move the building there. Koima described his use of the structure: it stores instruments and equipment for a nonprofit music ministry, and he runs weekday instructional sessions for youth (a weekly evening “jam night” during the school year) and travels with students to churches and events about 150 days a year. Koima said traffic associated with those sessions is generally low (two to three cars in winter).
Commissioners moved to approve the conditional-use permit for the oversized accessory building with the six staff conditions; the motion passed on roll call after Commissioner Otten recorded an abstention. Separately, the commission approved the Class 1 major home-occupation permit for the same parcel, agreeing to the 14 conditions listed in the staff report; the record again shows an abstention by Commissioner Otten and yes votes from the other members.
The approvals carry conditions intended to limit the use to personal storage and the defined home-occupation activities; staff emphasized continued compliance monitoring and said they would notify the Board if compliance issues arise. No members of the public spoke in opposition during the hearing.
The commission’s action moves the permitting question to implementation under the stated conditions; decisions on related change-of-zone requests, when they occur, will be scheduled for a Board of Commissioners hearing and conditional-use permit appeals are possible within five business days to the Board of Commissioners.
