Planning commission approves temporary use permit for Rocky Mountain Power pole storage
The commission approved TUP26-001, allowing Rocky Mountain Power to temporarily stage steel transmission poles on roughly 17 acres of a site with conditions including dust control, 6-foot fencing, daytime hours and restoration by project's end in December 2026.
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The Box Elder County Planning Commission approved a temporary use permit (TUP26-001) allowing Rocky Mountain Power to temporarily store steel transmission poles on a portion of a site for a reconductor project running from Smithfield to Wheeland. Planning staff said the storage area would use about 17 acres of the parcel, would be graded and managed for dust control, secured with a minimum 6-foot perimeter fence and operated during daylight hours; the permit term discussed was May 2026 through December 2026.
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