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Grant County planning board recommends approval for Schatz subdivision zone change after public concerns
Summary
The Grant County Planning & Zoning Board voted 6-0 Dec. 3, 2025 to recommend rezoning PID 05659600 from Agricultural to Commercial for the proposed Schatz Third Subdivision after public commenters raised concerns about emergency services, dust control and flooding risks; the recommendation goes to the County Commissioners for final action.
The Grant County Planning & Zoning Board voted 6-0 on Dec. 3, 2025 to recommend that the County Commissioners approve a zone change for parcel PID 05659600, sought by applicant Jason Schatz, to reclassify the site from Agricultural to Commercial to allow the Schatz Third Subdivision.
P&Z Chairman Robert Ternes opened the public hearing at 11:02 a.m. MST and said the board would take public comment on the rezoning request. Several residents and members of the public spoke during the hearing, raising questions about whether local emergency services would be adequate for the new development, how dust would be controlled during construction, and the potential for flooding on some of the lots. The transcript records these concerns generally; it does not attribute specific comments to named individuals.
After a portion of the hearing, the P&Z Board recessed at 11:22 a.m. and turned the public hearing over to the Grant County Commissioners, who called their session to order at 11:24 a.m. MST. Many of the same concerns expressed to the Planning & Zoning Board were repeated to the commissioners. The County Commissioners adjourned the public hearing at 11:56 a.m.
Following the hearing, Commissioner-member Vernon Straub moved to recommend approval of the zone change; board member Brenden Becher seconded the motion. The Planning & Zoning Board took a roll-call recommendation vote and recorded a 6-0 recommendation in favor of approval. The board's recommendation will be presented to the Grant County Commissioners for final consideration.
The transcript lists the parcel identifier (PID 05659600) and the proposed project name (Schatz Third Subdivision). It does not record a formal mitigation plan, a written commitment from the applicant on emergency service provision, or a specific dust-control or flood-mitigation measure in the hearing record. Those details and any formal conditions will be matters for the county commissioners’ review when they consider the P&Z recommendation.
