Subcommittee flags unpermitted quarrying as temporary-use code gaps are reviewed

Apr 4, 2026

The panel identified a hillside quarrying operation that appears to have required a temporary-use permit and board-of-zoning-appeals review under the newly unified code; staff said they will review enforcement options as they close gaps in the combined urban-rural ordinance.

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During the committee review of the consolidated temporary-use regulations, a commissioner raised a specific enforcement concern: Jones Brothers’ quarrying activity on the Carmen property appears to meet the code definition for temporary manufacture of road materials and should have come before the board of zoning appeals under the temporary-use provisions.

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