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Planning commission approves Green Products conditional-use permit at Fairmont Airfield
Summary
The Fillmore County Planning Commission approved a conditional-use permit for Beth M. Wilkins to site a Green Products plant at the Fairmont Airfield on March 17, 2014. The plant design includes two buildings (about 48 ft) and multiple grain bins, with proposed 24/7 operations and 8–10 employees.
The Fillmore County Planning Commission on March 17, 2014 approved a conditional-use permit for Beth M. Wilkins to locate a Green Products facility on the southwest part of the Fairmont State Airfield.
The permit was approved by roll call after a public hearing; commissioners voting aye were Girmus, Most, R. Noel, Elznic and Harre. The applicant presented plans showing two buildings approximately 48 feet high and bins about 50 feet high; the number of bins was estimated at between six and 12. The company told the commission the plant would operate around the clock and employ about eight to 10 workers, would coordinate utilities with Perennial and Black Hills Energy, and would use its own well.
The item had earlier been the subject of review. At a January 20 hearing, representatives of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, Andre Aman and Russ Gasper, discussed height restrictions and potential locations on the airfield site and advised that purchasers must request a Federal Aviation Administration airspace determination; purchasers scheduled a meeting with the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics for Jan. 30. At the Feb. 10 meeting, the commission moved to deny a separate zoning change application for the site (a proposed change from AG-1 to I-1 within the Village of Fairmont) on a unanimous vote before the conditional-use hearing returned in March.
Commissioners did not record conditions in the minutes beyond the site plans and operational details presented to the board. The commission set no additional timetable in the minutes; the record notes the next planning commission meeting dates but does not list further follow-up requirements for this permit.
