Park County DSR Update | BCC Adoption Draft

This is the BCC adoption draft of the Round 1 edits for the Park County Development Standards and Regulations ("DSR") Update. This draft reflects changes recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission following their public hearing on November 20, 2024.

The first round of proposed updates to the DSR is the subject of this notice and involves, generally, formatting and administrative changes including, but not limited to: modernizing the format of the document (e.g., automatic page numbering, linked Table of Contents, etc.); updates to Chapter I (Administration); a preliminary update of Chapter II (Definitions); updates to portions of the regulations that are directly impacted by recent statutory language changes (e.g., family exemptions, subdivision fencing, etc.); and a first-round appendices clean-up. Bringing the regulations into alignment with state and federal law is a primary goal of this effort. This first round of amendments is intended to address “low hanging fruit” issues during a short window of time. During the past several years, P&Z staff, the P&Z Commission and Board identified several key areas of the DSR requiring quick attention during this round of amendments. Recommended language and changes are reflected in all but Chapter V of this first-round draft. No changes to the official zoning map of the County are proposed during this round.

The Park County Board of County Commissioners ("Board") will hold a special meeting to conduct a public hearing on the proposed first-round updates/amendments to the 2015 Park County Development Standards and Regulations (“DSR”) on  Monday, January 27th at 1:15 pm in the Grizzly Room of the Cody Library, 1500 Heart Mountain Street, Cody, WY.

What Chapters are being revised in Round 1 Amendments?

The scope of Round 1 edits is to align the DSR with statutory requirements and federal regulations, and to address minimal administrative changes and “low hanging fruit” . During the past several years, P&Z staff, the P&Z Commission and Board identified several key areas of the DSR requiring quick attention during this round of amendments. 

The following Chapters of the DSR are being revised in Round 1:

• Chapter 1: Administration
• Chapter 2: Definitions
• Chapter 3: Subdivisions
• Chapter 4: Zoning Regulations 
• Appendices

(Chapter 5 has been excluded from the PDF because no edits are proposed to that chapter with Round 1)

What am I Reviewing?

Both a redline showing in text changes and a "clean" version showing the resulting proposed text are available for review. You can use the drop-down menu on the top left-hand side of the document viewer to view and comment on the redline or "clean" version of the document. You can also use the "Table of Contents" drop down to jump between chapters. 

In each section, you will see blue text boxes explaining the proposed edits to each section.

*Please note that all sections with proposed edits will undergo further revision and reorganization in Round 2. The intent of Round 1 edits is to provide the County with a set of regulations addressing low-hanging fruit and federal/state requirements. Round 2 will focus on ensuring the regulations function for Park County within that legal framework.*

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