The Bonners Ferry Planning and Zoning Commission will meet at 5:15 p.m. Thursday, May 15, to hold public hearings on special use permit applications for a new daycare in the Eaton Addition and for a rezone of the old mill site on Riverside Street.
Play Smarter Kids is requesting a special use permit for a childcare center operating from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. The application states there will be a maximum of 12 children at one time.
The property is zoned Residential A and addressed at 6913 Oak Street. The Planning and Zoning Commission will make a recommendation to the Bonners Ferry City Council, who will make the final decision.
Kootenai River Lumber Co. is requesting approval to rezone about 8.12 acres of property located on Riverside Street from Industrial to Commercial.
The property is west of the Boundary County Fairgrounds and south of the Kootenai River in Bonners Ferry. The Commercial zone would allow a mixture of commercial, residential, service, and public uses.
The Planning and Zoning Commission will make a recommendation to Bonners Ferry City Council, who will make the final decision on the zone change request.
The public is welcome and encouraged to attend the hearings or provide written response.
Any written comment greater than one page must be submitted at least six days prior to the meeting. Written material not exceeding one page may be read into the record at the hearing.
Public wishing to speak at the public hearing may do so in compliance with Resolution 2014-06-01, a copy of which is located at City Hall. The hearing will be available in listen-only mode via Zoom video conferencing by logging in at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86862147479 or phone at (253) 215-8782, meeting ID is 868 6214 7479.
The deadline for submitting written comments and/or material is 5 p.m. May 8.
Written comment can be mailed to City of Bonners Ferry, Planning and Zoning, P.O. Box 149, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805 or emailed to cityhall@bonnersferry.id.gov.
Complete files are available for view at City Hall during regular business hours. Anyone requiring special accommodations due to disability should contact the City Clerk at (208) 267-3105 at least two days prior to the meeting.