Park County DSR Update | BCC Adoption Draft

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The Park County Board of Commissioners (“Board”) will hold a special meeting to conduct a public hearing to consider adoption of the proposed first-round updates/amendments to the 2015 Park County, Wyoming, Development Standards and Regulations (“2015 DSR”). This adoption draft reflects changes recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z Commission) following their public hearing on November 20, 2024, the Board public hearing on March 26, 2025, and subsequent joint worksessions between the Board and P&Z Commission. 

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.); significant 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. During the past several years, the Board, P&Z Commission, and County staff identified several key areas of the DSR requiring attention. Recommended language and changes are reflected in all chapters with the exception of Chapter V, which shall remain in the DSR unchanged (with the exception of the correction of any references to Appendix 25, the content of which has been relocated to Chapter II). No changes to the official zoning map of the County are proposed during this round.

The Park County Board of County Commissioners 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 on Tuesday, August 5th, 2025, at 6:00pm in the Cody Auditorium, 1240 Beck Ave., Cody, WY.

Which 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 
• Chpater 5: Road and Bridge Standards (updates to Appendices references only)
• Appendices

What am I Reviewing?

This adoption draft reflects changes recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission following their public hearing on November 20, 2024, the Board public hearing on March 26, 2025, and subsequent joint worksessions between the Board and P&Z Commission. You can use the drop-down menu on the top left-hand side of the document viewer to view and comment on 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.

How to Review This Document

As indicated on the green bar at the top of the document, you can click anywhere to comment. You may view the Table of Contents or use the search function to find specific sections or topics. When commenting, you will be asked to provide your contact information to verify the comment is not from a bot. If you would like to view your comments later, you must register with an email account and be logged in when you make your comments; otherwise, you will not be able to see them at a later date. You will only be able to see your comments. 

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The window for providing written comments in this online tool will close at 11:00am on Friday, August 4th, 2025.