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Gunnison commission forwards rezoning of about 6 acres on South Main to city council
Summary
The Gunnison Planning & Zoning Commission voted Jan. 29 to forward a request to rezone roughly 6 acres at 300 South Main from commercial to light industrial, recommending conditional‑use review for manufacturing and retention of Main Street overlay standards. The item will go to the city council for final action.
The Gunnison Planning & Zoning Commission voted on Jan. 29 to forward a rezoning request for approximately 6 acres at 300 South Main to the Gunnison City Council, recommending the property be rezoned from commercial to light industrial subject to conditional‑use review for manufacturing uses.
Commission members opened a public hearing after staff presented background and alternatives. City staff recommended rezoning the parcel to industrial to avoid “ripple effects” in the residential‑commercial (RC) zone, or, if the applicant pursued RC zoning, to treat manufacturing as a conditional use so those proposals would face additional scrutiny.
The applicant, identified in the record as John Mobile, described plans to install CNC machines and carry out light metal fabrication. “My intention is to put a few machines in here,” he said, adding the site already has three‑phase power and that initial operations would create about six jobs with potential for roughly 20 more over the next few years if the business expands. He also told the commission water availability influenced his site choice.
Commissioners focused questions on noise, traffic and adjacency to existing uses including a daycare and motel. Staff noted the northwest corner of the study area was excluded from rezoning because it lies in the historic Main Street overlay and that overlay design and landscaping standards would continue to apply to affected parcels.
After closing the public hearing, Commissioner Vern moved — and the motion was seconded — to forward the rezoning request to the city council recommending a change to light industrial subject to conditions: any minor manufacturing uses within the subject area must meet conditional‑use review criteria and all Main Street overlay zone requirements remain in force. The commission voted in favor.
The council will receive the commission’s recommendation for its next review and formal decision. No final zoning change was enacted at the meeting; the council will consider the recommendation at a future meeting.
