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WY Stat § 15-1-501 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 5 - Planning|Section 15-1-501 - Definitions.

15-1-501. Definitions.| (a) For the purposes of this article:  (i) "Commission" means the planning commission authorized by W.S. 15-1-502;  (ii) "Street" includes streets, highways, avenues, boulevards, parkways, roads, lanes, walks, alleys, viaducts, subways, tunnels, bridges, public easements and rights-of-way and other ways;  (iii) "Subdivision" means the division of a tract or parcel of land into three (3) or more parts for immediate or future sale or building development.
WY Stat § 15-1-502 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 5 - Planning|Section 15-1-502 - Commission Authorized; Organization and Procedure; Compensation; Staff; Consultants; Expenditures.

15-1-502. Commission authorized; organization and procedure; compensation; staff; consultants; expenditures.| Each city and town may have a planning commission. The number and terms of the members and any other details relating to its organization and procedure shall be determined by the governing body. The members shall be appointed by the mayor with the consent of the governing body and shall serve without compensation, except for reasonable expenses. The commission may appoint employees and staff necessary for its work and may contract with city planners and other consultants, including any appropriate agencies or departments of the state of Wyoming, for any service it requires. Commission expenditures shall not exceed the amount of funds appropriated by the governing body or obtained through gifts or otherwise.
WY Stat § 15-1-503 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 5 - Planning|Section 15-1-503 - Master Plan; Adoption; Concurrent Action; Contents; Amendment.

15-1-503. Master plan; adoption; concurrent action; contents; amendment.| (a) The commission, after holding public hearings, shall adopt and certify to the governing body a master plan for the physical development of the municipality. If the plan involves territory outside the city or town, action shall be taken with the concurrence of the board of county commissioners or county planning commission, or other municipal legislative body concerned. The master plan, with the accompanying maps, plats, charts and descriptive and explanatory matter shall show the:  (i) Commission's recommendations for the development and may include the general location, character and extent of streets, bridges, viaducts, parks, waterways and waterfront developments, playgrounds, airports and other public ways, grounds, places and spaces;  (ii) General location of public buildings and other public property;  (iii) General location and extent of public utilities and terminals, whether publicly or privately owned, for water, light, power, heat, sanitation, transportation, communication and other purposes;  (iv) Acceptance, widening, removal, extension, relocation, narrowing, vacation, abandonment, or change of use of any public ways, grounds, places, spaces, buildings, properties, utilities or terminals;  (v) Zoning plan for the regulation of the height, area, bulk, location and use of private and public structures and premises, and of population density;  (vi) General location, character, layout and extent of community centers and neighborhood units; and  (vii) General character, extent and layout of the replanning of blighted districts and slum areas.  (b) The commission may amend, extend or add to the plan or carry any part or subject matter into greater detail.
WY Stat § 15-1-504 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 5 - Planning|Section 15-1-504 - Master Plan; Preparatory Surveys and Studies; General Purpose.

15-1-504. Master plan; preparatory surveys and studies; general purpose.| In preparing the master plan, the commission shall make careful and comprehensive surveys and studies of the existing conditions and probable future growth of the municipality and its environs. The plan shall be made for the general purpose of guiding and accomplishing a coordinated, adjusted and harmonious development of the municipality which will best promote the general welfare as well as efficiency and economy in the process of development.
WY Stat § 15-1-505 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 5 - Planning|Section 15-1-505 - Master Plan; Manner of Adopting Generally; Certification Thereof.

15-1-505. Master plan; manner of adopting generally; certification thereof.| The commission may adopt the master plan in parts as the plan progresses or as a whole. Any part of the plan shall correspond generally with one (1) or more of the functional subdivisions of the subject matter thereof. The adoption of the plan or any part, amendment or addition shall be by resolution carried by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the commission. The resolution shall refer expressly to the maps, descriptive matter and other matters intended by the commission to form the whole or part of the plan. The action taken shall be recorded on the adopted plan or part thereof over the signature of the secretary of the commission. A copy of the plan or part thereof shall be certified to the governing body.
WY Stat § 15-1-506 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 5 - Planning|Section 15-1-506 - Master Plan; Construction to Conform, Be Approved; Overruling Disapproval; Time Limitation.

15-1-506. Master plan; construction to conform, be approved; overruling disapproval; time limitation.| (a) If the governing body has adopted the master plan or any part thereof, no street, park or other public way, ground, place or space, public building or structure or public utility, whether publicly or privately owned, may be constructed until its location and extent conform to the plan and have been approved by the commission. If disapproved, the commission shall communicate its reasons to the governing body which by a vote of not less than a majority of its membership may overrule the disapproval. If overruled, the governing body or the appropriate board or officer may proceed. However, if the public way, ground, place, space, building, structure or utility is one which the governing body, or other body or official of the municipality may not authorize or finance, then the submission to the commission shall be by the board or official having that jurisdiction, and the commission's disapproval may be overruled by that board by a majority vote or by that official. The acceptance, widening, removal, extension, relocating, narrowing, vacation, abandonment, change of use, acquisition of land for, or sale or lease of any street or other public way, ground, place, property or structure may be similarly overruled.  (b) If the commission fails to act within thirty (30) days after the proposal has been submitted to it, the proposal is deemed approved, unless a longer period is granted by the governing body or other submitting body, board or official.
WY Stat § 15-1-507 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 5 - Planning|Section 15-1-507 - General Powers of Commission.

15-1-507. General powers of commission.| (a) The commission has all powers necessary to perform its functions and promote municipal planning and may:  (i) Make reports and recommendations relating to the plan and development of the municipality to public officials and agencies, other organizations and citizens;  (ii) Recommend to the executive or legislative officials programs for public improvement and their financing.
WY Stat § 15-1-508 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 5 - Planning|Section 15-1-508 - Major Street Plan; Official Map; Contents; Procedure; Effect; Recording Ordinance.

15-1-508. Major street plan; official map; contents; procedure; effect; recording ordinance.| (a) After the commission has adopted a major street plan, the governing body may establish an official map of the whole or any part of the existing public streets. The map may also show the location of the lines of streets on plats of subdivisions which the commission has approved. The governing body may make other additions to or modifications of the official map by extending the lines of proposed new streets or street extensions, widenings, narrowings or vacations which have been accurately surveyed and definitely located. Before taking any such action the governing body shall hold a public hearing thereon. Any proposed addition to or modification of the official map shall be submitted to the commission for its approval. If the commission disapproves, approval of the addition or modification then requires an affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the governing body.  (b) The placing of any street or street lines upon the official map does not of itself constitute the opening or establishment of any street or the taking or acceptance of any land for street purposes.  (c) The governing body shall direct that the adopted ordinance creating the official map be recorded in the office of the county clerk.
WY Stat § 15-1-509 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 5 - Planning|Section 15-1-509 - Major Street Plan; Preserving Integrity of Map; Building Permits; Necessary Findings; Specifications.

15-1-509. Major street plan; preserving integrity of map; building permits; necessary findings; specifications.| (a) To preserve the integrity of the official map, the governing body may provide by ordinance, subject to appropriate eminent domain proceeding, that no permit may be issued for any building or structure which encroaches upon land located within the lines of any street as shown on the official map. The ordinance shall provide that the board of adjustment, which the governing body may create by ordinance, has the power, upon an appeal filed with it by the owner of any such land, to authorize a permit for a building or structure within any mapped-street location when it finds that:  (i) The property of the appellant a portion of which lies within the street lines will not yield a reasonable return to the owner unless the permit is granted; or  (ii) Balancing the interest of the municipality in preserving the integrity of the official map and the interest of the owner in the use and benefits of the property, the grant of the permit is required by justice and equity.  (b) Before taking any action, the board shall hold a public hearing thereon. If the board decides to authorize a building permit, it may specify the exact location, ground area, height and other details and conditions of extent and character and also the duration of the building or structure to be permitted.
WY Stat § 15-1-510 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 5 - Planning|Section 15-1-510 - Major Street Plan; Subdivision Plats; Approval Required; Preparation and Adoption of Governing Regulations.

15-1-510. Major street plan; subdivision plats; approval required; preparation and adoption of governing regulations.| (a) If any commission adopts a major street plan and certifies it to the governing body, no plat of a subdivision of land lying within the municipality may be filed or recorded in the office of the county clerk until it has been submitted to and approved by the governing body and its approval entered in writing on the plat by the clerk of the governing body. No county clerk may file or record a plat of a subdivision without approval by the governing body and any unapproved filing or recording is void.  (b) The commission shall prepare regulations governing the subdivision of land within the municipality. The governing body may adopt the regulations for the municipality after a public hearing thereon.
WY Stat § 15-1-511 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 5 - Planning|Section 15-1-511 - Major Street Plan; Subdivision Plats; When Penalty for Not Preparing; Exception; Enforcement.

15-1-511. Major street plan; subdivision plats; when penalty for not preparing; exception; enforcement.| Subject to appropriate eminent domain proceedings, if anyone transfers or sells any land located within any area for which a major street plan has been adopted by the commission and the governing body, except for land located in a recorded subdivision, without first preparing a subdivision plat and having it approved by the commission and governing body and recorded in the office of the county clerk, he shall pay a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each lot transferred or sold. The description by metes and bounds in the instrument of transfer or other document used in the process of selling or transferring does not exempt the transaction from such penalties. The municipality may enjoin the transfer or sale or may recover the penalty by civil action.
WY Stat § 15-1-512 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 5 - Planning|Section 15-1-512 - Violations of Provisions Deemed Misdemeanor; Remedies.

15-1-512. Violations of provisions deemed misdemeanor; remedies.| Violation of any of the provisions of this article is a misdemeanor. The municipality, or any owner of real estate within the district in which the offending building, structure or land is located, in addition to other remedies provided by law, may institute an injunction, mandamus, abatement or any other appropriate action or proceeding to prevent, enjoin, abate or remove any unlawful erection, construction, alteration, maintenance or use.
WY Stat § 15-1-601 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 6 - Zoning|Section 15-1-601 - Regulations; Scope and Purpose; Uniformity Within Authorized Districts; to Follow Plan; Objectives.

15-1-601. Regulations; scope and purpose; uniformity within authorized districts; to follow plan; objectives.| (a) The governing body of any city or town, by ordinance, may:  (i) Regulate and restrict the:  (A) Height, number of stories and size of buildings and other structures;  (B) Percentage of lot that may be occupied;  (C) Size of yards, courts and other open spaces;  (D) Density of population; and  (E) Location and use of buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, residence or other purposes.  (ii) Establish setback building lines.  (b) The governing body may divide the city or town into districts of such number, shape and area as it deems necessary, and within those districts it may regulate and restrict the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or use of buildings, structures or land.  (c) Regulations may differ from one (1) district to another but shall be uniform for each class or kind of buildings within a district.  (d) All regulations shall be made:  (i) In accordance with a comprehensive plan and designed to:  (A) Lessen congestion in the streets;  (B) Secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers;  (C) Promote health and general welfare;  (D) Provide adequate light and air;  (E) Prevent the overcrowding of land;  (F) Avoid undue concentration of population; and  (G) Facilitate adequate provisions for transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements.  (ii) With reasonable consideration, among other things, of the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses;  (iii) With a view to conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the city or town; and  (iv) With consideration given to the historic integrity of certain neighborhoods or districts and a view to preserving, rehabilitating and maintaining historic properties and encouraging compatible uses within the neighborhoods or districts, but no regulation made to carry out the purposes of this paragraph is valid to the extent it constitutes an unconstitutional taking without compensation.
WY Stat § 15-1-602 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 6 - Zoning|Section 15-1-602 - Regulations; Powers of Governing Body; Public Hearing; Notice.

15-1-602. Regulations; powers of governing body; public hearing; notice.| (a) The governing body shall specify how regulations, restrictions and the district boundaries are to be determined, established, enforced, amended, supplemented or otherwise changed. No governing body shall require that a land use or physical development be consistent with a local land use plan unless the applicable provisions of the local land use plan have been incorporated into the local zoning regulations.  (b) No regulation, restriction or boundary is effective until after a public hearing. At least fifteen (15) days notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city or town.
WY Stat § 15-1-603 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 6 - Zoning|Section 15-1-603 - Regulations; Protest Makes Change Ineffective; Exception; Hearing and Notice.

15-1-603. Regulations; protest makes change ineffective; exception; hearing and notice.| (a) If there is a protest against a change in the regulations, restrictions or district boundaries signed by the owners of twenty percent (20%) or more of the area of the lots included in the proposed change, or of those immediately adjacent within a distance of one hundred forty (140) feet, the change is not effective except upon the affirmative vote of three-fourths (3/4) of all the members of the governing body. In determining the one hundred forty (140) feet, the width of any intervening street or alley shall not be included.  (b) The provisions for public hearings and notice specified in W.S. 15-1-602 apply to all changes.
WY Stat § 15-1-604 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 6 - Zoning|Section 15-1-604 - Zoning Commission; Appointment; Duties; Effect on Governing Body.

15-1-604. Zoning commission; appointment; duties; effect on governing body.| The mayor, with the consent of the governing body, shall appoint a zoning commission to recommend the boundaries of the various original districts and appropriate regulations to be enforced therein. The commission shall make a preliminary report and hold public hearings before submitting its final report. The governing body shall not hold its public hearings or take action until it has received the commission's final report. If a city planning commission already exists, it may be appointed as the zoning commission.
WY Stat § 15-1-605 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 6 - Zoning|Section 15-1-605 - Board of Adjustment; Appointment; Composition; Terms; Removal; Vacancies.

15-1-605. Board of adjustment; appointment; composition; terms; removal; vacancies.| (a) The mayor, with the consent of the governing body, may appoint a board of adjustment consisting of not less than five (5) nor more than seven (7) members. Each member shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years, except that the initial appointments shall be:  (i) Two (2) for one (1) year;  (ii) Two (2) for two (2) years; and  (iii) The remaining member or members for three (3) years.  (b) The governing body may remove any board member for cause upon written charges after public hearing. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired portion of a term.  (c) The mayor, with the consent of the governing body, may appoint the city or town planning commission as the board of adjustment.
WY Stat § 15-1-606 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 6 - Zoning|Section 15-1-606 - Board of Adjustment; Meetings; Procedure; Records.

15-1-606. Board of adjustment; meetings; procedure; records.| Board meetings shall be held at the call of the chairman and at such other times as the board determines. The chairman, or in his absence the acting chairman, may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. All board meetings are open to the public. The board shall keep minutes of its proceedings showing the vote of each member upon each question or if the member was absent or failed to vote. The board shall also keep records of its examinations and other official actions. All minutes are public records and shall be filed in the board's office.
WY Stat § 15-1-607 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 6 - Zoning|Section 15-1-607 - Board of Adjustment; Appeals to Board; Grounds; How Conducted; Stay of Proceedings.

15-1-607. Board of adjustment; appeals to board; grounds; how conducted; stay of proceedings.| (a) Any aggrieved person or any officer, department, board or bureau of the city or town affected by any decision of the administrative officer may appeal to the board. Appeals shall be taken within a reasonable time as provided by the rules of the board by filing with the officer from whom the appeal is taken and with the board a notice of appeal specifying the grounds therefor. The officer from whom the appeal is taken shall immediately transmit to the board the complete record of the action from which the appeal is taken.  (b) An appeal stays all proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from, unless the officer from whom the appeal is taken certifies to the board that by reason of facts stated in the certificate a stay, in his opinion, would cause imminent peril to life or property. In such cases proceedings shall not be stayed other than by a restraining order granted by the district court for the district, or a judge thereof, on notice to the officer from whom the appeal is taken, and on due cause shown.
WY Stat § 15-1-609 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 6 - Zoning|Section 15-1-609 - Board of Adjustment; Review of Decisions.

15-1-609. Board of adjustment; review of decisions.| The decision of the board may be reviewed by the district court pursuant to Rule 12 of the Wyoming Rules of Appellate Procedure.
WY Stat § 15-1-610 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 6 - Zoning|Section 15-1-610 - Action to Prevent Violations Authorized.

15-1-610. Action to prevent violations authorized.| (a) If any building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted or maintained, or if any building, structure or land is used in violation of this article or of any ordinance or other regulation made under its authority, the proper authorities of the city or town, in addition to other remedies prescribed by ordinance, may institute any appropriate action to prevent:  (i) The violation;  (ii) The occupancy of the building, structure or land; or  (iii) Any illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about the premises.
WY Stat § 15-1-611 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 6 - Zoning|Section 15-1-611 - Higher Standards Govern in Conflicts.

15-1-611. Higher standards govern in conflicts.| If the regulations made under this article conflict with any statutes or local ordinances or other regulations, the statutes, ordinances or regulations imposing the higher standards govern.