Notice is hereby given that a public hearing pursuant to Idaho Code and Boundary County code has been set for the Boundary County Board of County Commissioners at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 11, in the Bonners Ferry High School Auditorium at 6485 Tamarack Lane, Bonners Ferry, to consider file #24-0076, Conditional Use Permit Appeal, Maverick, LLC.
The Boundary County Board of Commissioners will reopen the public hearing to consider responses to their request for additional information for this file. Two appeals of the Boundary County Planning and Zoning Commission approval of the Maverick LLC (Panhandle Door Inc.) conditional use permit have been filed with the county. The public hearing on the appeals was continued on October 9, 2024, to allow additional time to receive evidence regarding: 1) Clarification on ventilation hazards; 2) Tests for air quality; and 3) Clarifications from Idaho Transportation Department on access.
In response, PDI provided the following:
- Clarification on ventilation – Panhandle Door has an air quality permit issued by the Idaho DEQ and we meet all DEQ’s requirements for the way we operate and vent our painting room and spray booths. All the air venting out of the spray room passes through an approved filter wall. The filter media is EPA approved and has an efficiency rating of 99%. We also use baghouse filters to capture the sawdust and then return the air back into the building.
- Testing for air quality – DEQ has rules about how we apply our finish products. Due to the limited amount of product we use they do not require us to do air quality testing. I’m also not aware that Boundary County has any air quality standards other than those required by DEQ. At the request of Boundary County planning and zoning we have taken numerous air quality tests at the property line between our building and our neighbor. All of these tests have shown air quality to be good, with the TVOC being less than .002 mg/m.
- Clarification from ITD on access – We have applied to ITD for a new driveway approach. They replied saying they will issue a permit for a new driveway based on a set of engineered drawings that include turning lanes per their approval. HMH Engineering is currently working on the engineering for the application and we will submit those as soon as they are completed. We would expect construction to be started in the spring as soon as the weather permits.
The Planning and Zoning Commission granted approval for a modification to conditional use permit File #05-07 for a manufacturing business, Panhandle Door & Drawer, exceeding 8,000 square feet on a 17.2-acre parcel in the Agriculture/Forestry zone. The application included a request to increase the number of employees, trips per day, and hours of operation.
The subject parcel is located at 168 Pot Hole Road and is identified as Assessor’s Parcel RP61N01E291201A in Section 29, Township 61 North, Range 1 East, B.M.
Written comment regarding the new information for this file that is longer than 1 page must be submitted to the Planning Office at PO Box 419, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805, no later than 5 p.m. Thursday, December 5. Anyone wishing to speak during the public portion of the hearing may do so in compliance with the public hearing procedures.
The complete files are available for view on the Boundary County Planning and Zoning website at www.boundarycountyid.org or by appointment at the Planning Office by contacting the planning department (208) 267-7212. Anyone requiring special accommodations due to disability should contact the Commissioners’ office at least two days prior to the meeting at (208) 267-7723.