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Commission approves conditional use permit for Bitten Spur Riding Club to regularize rodeo grounds
Summary
The commission granted a conditional use permit for the historic Bitten Spur Riding Club and Rodeo to formalize ongoing open‑air events on roughly 15 acres at 240 W 500 N; the approval allows a new storage shed and clears a nonconforming use status, passing 7–0.
The Tooele City Planning Commission unanimously approved a conditional use permit Wednesday that formalizes the long‑standing operation of the Bitten Spur Riding Club and Rodeo and clears a nonconforming status so the club can add a storage shed.
Ms. Englund, city staff, told commissioners the rodeo grounds have been operating since 1945 and that the applicants, Trevor and Christina Jensen, requested a conditional use permit so a proposed shed would not leave the property nonconforming. Staff recommended approval based on findings in the staff report dated March 20, 2026.
Commissioners asked whether the permit applied to the property or the building and how the city will track conditional uses going forward. Englund said the permit is for the use (the property), that the shed itself will require a separate building permit, and that the city now keeps records electronically for easier retrieval.
Commissioner Proctor moved to approve the conditional use permit, citing the staff report; Commissioner Hammer seconded. The motion passed 7–0. The approval (application no. 2026018) allows continued use of the open‑air theaters and meeting places located at 240 W 500 N in the OS zoning district on approximately 15 acres and regularizes the property’s status so future site work should not require repeated conditional-use review.
Next steps include permitting for the shed and any inspections required by building services; the planning commission’s vote was an approval of use and does not itself authorize construction.
