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Box Butte County zoning commission reviews Verizon tower permit, receives update on unpermitted Weare activity
Summary
At its Sept. 3 meeting in Alliance, the Box Butte County Zoning and Planning Commission placed a Verizon conditional use permit on the agenda, received an update that a Weare-associated property lacked required permits, and reviewed sample survey questions for the Sun Daisy project. The commission approved the agenda and May 13 minutes and adjourned at 9:10 p.m.
The Box Butte County Zoning and Planning Commission met Sept. 3 at the County Court House in Alliance. Chairperson Marilyn Lore called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.; the commission voted to accept the agenda and to approve the May 13, 2024 minutes before taking up old and new business.
The commission recorded voting members present as Marilyn Lore (Chairperson), Trent Benzel (Vice Chairperson), Barbara Raben (Secretary), Rich Smith, Jerry Underwood, Tonya Mayer and a member listed only as Josh. Staff present included Mike Johnson, Box Butte Zoning Administrator; Marissa Curtiss, Box Butte County Attorney; and Commissioner Michael Sautter.
In procedural actions, Vice Chairperson Trent Benzel moved to accept the agenda; the motion was seconded by Foster and carried on a 7-0 vote. Foster moved to approve the May 13 minutes; Jerry Underwood seconded, and that motion also passed 7-0. Jerry Underwood later moved to adjourn the meeting; the motion was seconded by Trent Benzel and carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 9:10 p.m.
On old business the commission received an update described in the minutes as relating to “Weare,” noting that the activity or property in question did not have a required building permit and had no conditional use permit on file. The minutes record the update but do not identify who presented the update, do not record any motion or enforcement action, and do not list next steps.
Under new business the commission reviewed two items. First, the minutes list “Sun Daisy: Sample Survey Questions”; the record indicates the sample questions were presented for review but does not record detailed discussion or a directive to adopt, revise or circulate the survey. Second, the commission placed a conditional use permit application from Verizon for a proposed new communications tower on the agenda. The minutes do not record a hearing, debate, vote or final action on the Verizon application.
No ordinances, resolutions or legal authorities were cited in the minutes for any item. The meeting closed with the secretary’s signature line recorded as Barbara Raben (the transcript contains a typographical error rendered as “Barbere Raben”).
The commission did not record any formal outcomes on the Weare update, the Sun Daisy survey questions or the Verizon conditional use permit in the minutes for Sept. 3. Further action or scheduling for public hearings, staff reports or formal votes was not specified in the record.
