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Planning Commission approves Conditional Use Permit for Beavers Dairy LLC intensive livestock facility
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Summary
On April 20, 2015, the Fillmore County Planning Commission approved a Conditional Use Permit for Beavers Dairy LLC for an intensive livestock facility (up to 3,999 head) with recorded waste-management plans and noted DEQ permitting still required.
The Fillmore County Planning Commission approved a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) on April 20, 2015, for Beavers Dairy LLC to operate an intensive livestock facility on SSW and E 10 acres of Section 31 (Township 5, Range 3). The CUP application requested authorization for up to 3,999 head of cattle, with an initial herd of about 480 heifers and plans to expand.
Applicant Brett Beavers described planned waste management consisting of a lagoon, filtered waste applied through a pivot system, and stockpiled solids to be composted. Beavers told the commission he is pursuing required Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) permits and needs county CUP approval to move forward with site-specific approvals.
The commission closed the public hearing and approved the CUP by recorded vote (minutes record the motion as carried unanimously). The minutes show the motion was moved by Reg Noel and seconded by Dan; the vote was recorded as unanimous. The record notes Dan Risseeuw abstained from one unrelated lot-split vote during the same meeting, but the Beavers CUP carried without recorded opposition.
The minutes do not record detailed mitigation conditions beyond the high-level waste plan and DEQ permitting path. Next procedural steps indicated in the record are DEQ review and any required county permit compliance checks before construction and operations could begin.
The commission’s action authorizes the land use change under county zoning for the site described in the application; state environmental permits and any required county inspections remain prerequisites to operation.