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Commission recommends master‑plan and zone changes and approves CUP, waiver for Morales gravel‑pit expansion
Summary
The commission recommended a master‑plan amendment (RDR → BIA), approved a conforming zone change recommendation to HI, approved the conditional use permit for a gravel‑pit expansion, and approved the related waiver for excavation setbacks, subject to standard site‑development review and conditions.
Morales Construction’s request to expand an existing gravel pit at 1870 East Blosser Ranch Road was recommended by staff and approved by the regional planning commission in several related steps: staff recommended a master‑plan amendment from Rural Density Residential to Business Industrial Area (allowing a subsequent zone change), the commission recommended the amendment to the Board of County Commissioners, the commission approved a conforming zone change recommendation to Heavy Industrial for the affected portion, and the CUP and buffer waiver for excavation were approved subject to staff conditions.
Staff noted the existing industrial context—adjacent gravel pits, recycling yards and the county landfill—and said the expansion would improve operational safety and preserve material supply for construction. Site‑development review will still require drainage, traffic and ADA considerations and any future expansion beyond the approved acreage would require additional approvals. The commission adopted the resolution amending the master plan and approved the related land‑use items; the recommendations will now proceed to the Board of County Commissioners for final action on the master‑plan items.
