Schrank v. Pennington County Board of Commissioners

MILLER, Chief Justice (on reassignment).

[¶ 1.] In this appeal we affirm the circuit court’s reversal of the county’s granting of a conditional use permit to a drilling company.

FACTS

[¶ 2.] Alexander Drilling and Garry Schrank are neighbors in an area of Hill City zoned “Highway Service” under the Pennington County Zoning Ordinance. Schrank operates a campground. Alexander, who owns a fourteen-acre parcel of land, operates a drilling service and makes some retail sales of water pumps and pressure tanks. In 1996, Pennington County determined Alexander’s use of the property was in technical…