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Franklin County approves several land‑use actions including rezones and a utility permit
Summary
During the May 20, 2026 meeting the Franklin County Board approved multiple closed‑record land‑use items: ordinance 04‑22026 (Field Family Farm rezone), conditional use permit CUP2026‑01 (Big Bend Electrical Cooperative substation), ZC2026‑03 (Clyde rezone), and CUP206‑02 (detached accessory dwelling unit).
Franklin County commissioners approved a slate of land‑use items during their May 20 meeting, concluding several closed‑record hearings and issuing unanimous votes on rezones and conditional use permits.
The board opened and closed a hearing to rezone approximately 107.9 acres for the Field Family Farm, adopting Ordinance 04‑22026 and approving the rezone as recommended by the planning commission. A motion to approve the ordinance carried with unanimous oral votes.
The board also approved Conditional Use Permit CUP2026‑01 and SEPA review for Big Bend Electrical Cooperative to construct and interconnect a new substation to replace an aging facility. Planning staff noted a comment from Fish and Wildlife suggesting a mitigation ratio for shrubsteppe habitat, but the planning director reviewed the site, described it as pasture grass and recommended no mitigation within the project footprint; commissioners approved the permit as presented.
A separate rezoning application, ZC2026‑03 (Clyde rezone), to change a 5.01‑acre parcel from RC5 to RC1 was approved after staff clarified map boundaries and neighboring zoning. The board moved and unanimously passed the rezone.
Finally, the board approved a conditional use permit (CUP206‑02) to construct a detached accessory dwelling unit and adopted Resolution 2026‑188 related to that approval; commissioners discussed the desire to transition routine DADU approvals to an administrative process through code updates.
Across the land‑use items, planning staff provided site descriptions and answered questions about environmental comments and map boundaries; the board’s votes were unanimous and no amendments were recorded on the record.
Next steps: staff will follow up on ministerial actions and any required permit conditions for the approved projects. The Big Bend Electrical Cooperative project was cleared subject to the permit conditions in the record; the record shows planning staff and the planning commission recommended approval for the rezones.
