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Zoning administrator flags commissioners' 10‑acre rule as hurdle for small campground
Summary
Zoning administrator Jim Jennings told the planning commission a county resolution appears to bar conditional-use permits for businesses on lots that are not legal-conforming, which members described as a 10‑acre threshold and suggested commissioners must clarify its intent.
Zoning administrator Jim Jennings told the commission that a prior resolution of the county commissioners may prevent conditional-use permits for business uses on lots that are not legal-conforming. "There was a resolution passed by the commissioners that said that if they didn't have a legal conforming lot, that no conditional use permit would be approved," Jennings said, noting the resolution's "teeth" may mean a 10‑acre minimum for businesses.
Commissioners said determining whether the Rochester Ranch parcel qualifies as legal and conforming could require historical deeds, assessor records or a title search. Jennings advised that the county commissioners or legal staff likely need to clarify the intent and enforcement of the resolution before the planning commission resolves a CUP for a parcel under 10 acres.
