By Soncirey MitchellReader StaffThe Bonner County Board of Commissioners voted 2-0 on Jan. 20 to deny an application for a building location permit for the Panhandle Bike Ranch in Sagle, reaffirming an administrative decision made by the Bonner County Planning Department in November of 2025. The proposed commercial building would have housed the property’s welcome center and bathrooms. The Ranch’s more than 170-acre property is zoned Rural 10, meaning commercial uses require a conditional use permit approved by the BOCC. However, developers argue that, though the proposed building is labeled as a “commercial nonprofit accessory structure” in the application, PBR — which the Internal Revenue Service is considering for nonprofit status — is not a commercial entity. Photo courtesy of Panhandle Bike RanchRather than reapply for the CUP, organizers filed articles of incorporation with the state to become a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in September of 2025.