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County approves zoning for Western Heritage Arena with dust-control and EMS access conditions
Summary
The Theodore Roosevelt/Medora Foundation's Western Heritage Arena (app. 2026-31) zoning was approved by the county with conditions requiring a weed/dust-control plan and designated EMS ingress/egress and parking; the city had approved the project earlier and county zoning added site-specific conditions.
The Billings County commission approved zoning for the Theodore Roosevelt/Medora Foundation’s proposed Western Heritage Arena (application 2026-31), subject to conditions including a weed/dust-control plan and a designated EMS access and parking area.
Planner/presenter (speaker 5) described the proposal: a permanent rodeo arena with an estimated 7,100 seats in permanent bleachers, portable seating for larger events, parking layout adjacent to the library event lot, and a detached garage. The city previously approved the project and county zoning added conditions to manage dust and to ensure emergency-vehicle ingress and egress. Commissioner Kyle asked staff to confirm a designated ambulance entrance; the presenter agreed to add an EMS ingress/egress and parking as a formal condition.
After a motion and second, the board voted by voice to approve the zoning action with the two stated conditions and requested the applicant mark EMS access points on final plans. The zoning action will return to the county files with the stated conditions for record and permitting.
