HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Even though the Reno County Planning Commission recommended against it, the Reno County Commission granted a conditional use permit for an unnamed construction company north of town.

The business will be located north of 43rd and Plum. It will include an office, the storage of materials, vehicles and other equipment.

The property is zoned agricultural.

The Reno County Planning Commission recommended denying the request on a 5-1 vote because the business is not in compliance with the county’s comprehensive plan and will be located in the floodplain.

The company plans to bring in dirt to build the land higher so it won’t be in the floodplain. As part of the permit, the company will have to get that approved by FEMA and come up with a drainage plan to show the project won’t have any effect on the neighborhood east of the property.

The company will also have a fuel station on the property using double-walled tanks. The county will require the business to have some sort of concrete berm to help protect the area in case of an accident.

Once these conditions are met, the company can begin construction on the property just north of the fire station along Plum.