Stallion Ranch hearing is set for August 10 on zoning exception

The Teton County Board of County Commissioners is set to hold a contested case hearing for Stallion Ranch on August 10, with Hearing Officer James Radda’s recommendation now in play. The case turns on whether a commercial zoning exception tied to the old Bar J Chuckwagon still applies to Stallion Ranch, LLC, or whether the property must revert to residential zoning. Board of County Commissioners Meeting Agenda

That dispute has already run through standing fights and motions to dismiss, so the August hearing is the point that should tell neighbors whether the county will keep allowing event-center use at the former Bar J site. For the ranching edge of the valley, the practical question is whether a commercial exception from 1977 can still be carried forward by a new owner, or whether the land use snaps back to what the zoning says on paper. Stallion Ranch Contested Case Hearing