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Bonneville County moves to amend zoning to allow rural event venues, tweak guest‑house rules
Summary
County planners presented a package of zoning amendments to allow rural event venues as a permitted home occupation (with a detached operator dwelling), to permit a range in guest houses instead of a two‑burner stove, and to align agricultural and residential‑agricultural home‑occupation rules; the board recorded motions to accept the Planning and Zoning Commission recommendations, though the transcript does not show full vote tallies.
Bonneville County planning staff presented a set of proposed zoning ordinance amendments during a public hearing, asking the board to accept changes that would allow rural event venues in certain zones, require operator dwellings to be detached from venue structures, and update guest‑house appliance language.
Michelle Hagen of Bonneville County Planning and Zoning explained the package and the reasons behind individual edits. On guest‑house standards (section 1‑4‑48), Hagen said the draft replaces the reference to a "2 burner stove" by "range," arguing the change "makes more sense to have to allow for a range" in that standard. On rural event venues (section 1‑4‑49), Hagen said the ordinance would add a requirement that "the dwelling shall be detached from the event venue structure to maintain that the use is accessory for the property," to ensure the home remains a separate residence rather than part of an event facility.
Staff also recommended amending the agricultural zone home‑occupation rules (chapter 7) to allow an event venue to qualify as a home occupation in limited circumstances, removing a prior exclusion (the transcript refers to removing an exclusion for "cabinet shops" and explicitly adding "rural event venue" as a permitted home occupation). The Planning and Zoning Commission had held a public hearing on Oct. 15 and recommended forwarding the changes to the board.
Board members recorded motions to accept the Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendations for each section. Unidentified Speaker 2 moved to accept the changes to the guest‑house section and to the rural event venue standards; Unidentified Speaker 1 seconded. For the chapter 7 amendment the record shows a motion, a call for a vote and at least one "Aye." For the residential‑agricultural chapter changes, the record includes a correction of the section number (the mover withdrew an earlier reference to section 1‑8‑01 and refiled a motion for 1‑8‑02) and the board proceeded.
The transcript records motions, seconds and some affirmative "Aye" responses but does not include a complete roll call or numeric vote tallies for most items; the minutes or a later ordinance document may record final adoption numbers. The hearing concluded after staff said there was nothing further on the agenda and the recording was resumed.
What happens next: the transcript shows the board took motions on the proposed text changes; the file does not include final ordinance adoption language or dates for any subsequent readings. Any formal enactment, effective dates or required additional steps (e.g., ordinance readings, signature, or codification) were not specified in the recorded segments.
Quotes used in this article are taken verbatim from the hearing transcript and are attributed to speakers listed in the meeting record.
