Commission recommends 'do not pass' on rezoning request for parcels near 4100 West Yellowstone

Casey, planning staff, reopened the Board Limited LLC rezoning request and delivered an in-depth overview of the proposal to change multiple parcels near 4100 West Yellowstone Boulevard from C1 (general commercial) to C3 (business service). Casey explained C3 is intended to allow more business-service and light manufacturing uses along major transportation corridors and that the request would change only zoning designation, not lot boundaries or public rights-of-way.

Commissioners pressed on compatibility with nearby residential lots and the long-term corridor vision. One commissioner said they could not, "in good conscience, approve of this rezone because it goes against, I think, what we have tried to do or what the city is trying to do in protecting residents." That concern was echoed by other commissioners, who noted this would be the first C3 zoning along that stretch of Wyoming Boulevard and West Yellowstone and cited broader corridor studies as context.

Nat Steinoff, speaking as the real estate agent for Divor Limited LLC, told the commission owners said they had not been notified of prior zoning changes and argued that some potential C3 uses could be preferable to a likely truck-repair use; he warned that without flexibility, outside businesses often opt for jurisdictions with fewer hurdles. "Right now, somebody could create a truck repair facility inside of the building that I have for sale that used air wrenches all hours of the day and night," Steinoff said.

After discussion, Commissioner (speaker 2) moved a 'do not pass' recommendation to the city council; Commissioner (speaker 3) seconded. The motion carried by voice vote. The commission's recommendation will be forwarded to the city council, which will hold public hearings and deliberate on the rezoning request.