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WY Stat § 18-5-208 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning|Article 2 - Planning and Zoning Commission|Section 18-5-208 - Special Expertise of Board of County Commissioners and Coordination of Planning Efforts With Federal Agencies.

18-5-208. Special expertise of board of county commissioners and coordination of planning efforts with federal agencies.| (a) When representing a county as a cooperating agency in matters related to the National Environmental Policy Act and in federal land planning, implementation and management actions, a board of county commissioners shall be deemed to have special expertise on all subject matters for which it has statutory responsibility, including but not limited to, all subject matters directly or indirectly related to the health, safety, welfare, custom, culture and socio-economic viability of a county.  (b) The board of county commissioners of a county which has officially adopted a comprehensive plan pursuant to W.S. 18-5-202(b) may participate in efforts to coordinate the plan with federal agencies as provided in the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, as amended by the National Forest Management Act of 1976 and any other federal statute which provides for coordination with local governments and federal regulations adopted pursuant to those acts.
WY Stat § 18-5-301 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning|Article 3 - Real Estate Subdivisions|Section 18-5-301 - Authority Vested in Board of County Commissioners.

18-5-301. Authority vested in board of county commissioners.| The regulation and control of the subdivision of land in the unincorporated areas in each county is vested in the board of county commissioners of the county in which the land is located. Nothing in this article shall contravene or limit the authority of any county to regulate and control the subdivision of land pursuant to the provisions of W.S. 18-5-201 through 18-5-207.
WY Stat § 18-5-302 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning|Article 3 - Real Estate Subdivisions|Section 18-5-302 - Definitions.

18-5-302. Definitions.| (a) As used in this article:  (i) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 186, § 2.  (ii) "Board" means the board of county commissioners of the county in which the land sought to be subdivided is located;  (iii) "Encumbrance" means a mortgage or other lien of record, securing or evidencing indebtedness and affecting land to be subdivided including liens for labor and materials. Taxes and assessments levied by public authority are not an encumbrance under this article except such taxes and assessments as may be delinquent;  (iv) "Person" means a natural person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association, or any combination of the above, or any other legal or commercial entity;  (v) "Sell" or "sale" includes sale as evidenced by the delivery of a deed, contract for deed, lease, assignment, auction or award by lottery concerning a subdivision or any part of a subdivision. "Sell" or "sale" does not include a contract to sell which is expressly contingent upon the recording of the final plat by the county clerk, if all funds paid by the buyer under the contract are escrowed with a financial institution located in this state or a title company licensed to do business in this state until the final plat is recorded and the seller tenders the deed or the contract to sell is cancelled or the buyer and seller agree otherwise in writing;  (vi) "Subdivider" means any person who lays out any subdivision or parts thereof either for the account of the subdivider or others;  (vii) "Subdivision" means the creation or division of a lot, tract, parcel or other unit of land for the immediate or future purpose of sale, building development or redevelopment, for residential, recreational, industrial, commercial or public uses. The word "subdivide" or any derivative thereof shall have reference to the term subdivision, including mobile home courts, the creation of which constitutes a subdivision of land;  (viii) "Sewage system" means all pipelines, conduits, pumping stations, force mains and other constructions used for collecting or conducting wastes to a treatment plant or disposal system; any plant or other works used for the purpose of treating, stabilizing or holding wastes; and any system used for disposing of wastes, either by surface or underground methods, including any treatment plant, disposal wells and absorption fields;  (ix) "Water supply system" includes development of the source and all structures for conveyance of raw water to the treatment plant or delivery systems; all water treatment plants including disinfection facilities; water supply systems used for irrigation and stock water; and all finished water delivery systems including pipelines, pumping stations and finished water storage facilities;  (x) "Parcel" means a contiguous piece of property lawfully created or conveyed of record as a single piece of property.
WY Stat § 18-5-304 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning|Article 3 - Real Estate Subdivisions|Section 18-5-304 - Subdivision Permit Required.

18-5-304. Subdivision permit required.| No person shall sell land subject to subdivision regulation under this article, record a plat or commence construction of a subdivision without first obtaining a subdivision permit pursuant to W.S. 18-5-306 or, if applicable, W.S. 18-5-316 from the board of the county in which the land is located.
WY Stat § 18-5-305 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning|Article 3 - Real Estate Subdivisions|Section 18-5-305 - Enforcement; Rules and Regulations.

18-5-305. Enforcement; rules and regulations.| Each board shall enforce this article and in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act shall adopt such rules and regulations as necessary to implement the provisions of and to insure compliance with the intent and purposes of this article.
WY Stat § 18-5-307 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning|Article 3 - Real Estate Subdivisions|Section 18-5-307 - Planning Commission May Receive Applications and Make Recommendations.

18-5-307. Planning commission may receive applications and make recommendations.| The board may allow the county planning and zoning commission authorized under the provisions of W.S. 18-5-201 through 18-5-206 as the proper agency to receive and evaluate applications for subdivision permits. If so authorized the planning commission shall receive the materials required by this article and shall submit a copy of the application to the department of environmental quality for review as provided by W.S. 18-5-306(c) and, if applicable, to the fire protection district, fire protection authority or the nearest fire protection district as provided by W.S. 18-5-316(d). The commission shall make findings and recommendations to the board concerning an application within forty-five (45) days from the date the department of environmental quality submits its recommendation to the commission or from the date when the recommendation is due if no recommendation is made, whichever is earlier. If no action is taken by the planning commission within that time the plat is deemed to be approved by the planning commission.
WY Stat § 18-5-308 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning|Article 3 - Real Estate Subdivisions|Section 18-5-308 - Approval by the Board.

18-5-308. Approval by the board.| (a) The board shall approve or disapprove the subdivision application and issue a subdivision permit or ruling:  (i) Within forty-five (45) days after receiving a report from the planning commission; or  (ii) If no planning and zoning commission has been appointed, within sixty (60) days after the department of environmental quality submits its recommendation to the board or from the date when the recommendation is due if no recommendation is made, whichever is earlier.  (b) If any part of the subdivision lies within one (1) mile of the boundaries of an incorporated city or town the approval of the governing body of the city or town must also be obtained in accordance with W.S. 34-12-103.  (c) If a subdivision application is approved by the board notwithstanding an adverse recommendation by the department of environmental quality, the subdivider shall furnish to all potential purchasers a copy of the department's recommendation prior to sale. The subdivider need not furnish the potential buyer with a copy of the department's recommendation if the board in approving the subdivision enters a written finding that the subdivider has corrected the inadequacy set forth in the department's recommendation. Any person violating this subsection is subject to the penalty provided by W.S. 18-5-314.
WY Stat § 18-5-309 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning|Article 3 - Real Estate Subdivisions|Section 18-5-309 - Permit Fee.

18-5-309. Permit fee.| Each application for a subdivision permit shall be accompanied by a reasonable fee not to exceed the cost of processing the application as determined by the board. All fees collected shall be credited to the county general fund.
WY Stat § 18-5-311 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning|Article 3 - Real Estate Subdivisions|Section 18-5-311 - Investigatory Powers.

18-5-311. Investigatory powers.| (a) If the board has reason to believe that a person has engaged in activity which violates any provision of this article it shall make an investigation and may administer oaths or affirmations and upon its own motion or upon request of any party may subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, adduce evidence and require the production of any matter which is relevant to the investigation, including the existence, description, nature, custody, condition and location of any books, documents or other tangible things and the identity and location of persons having knowledge of relevant facts or any other matter reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence.  (b) If any person subject to the provisions of this article has records required in W.S. 18-5-311(a) located outside this state, the person shall either make them available directly to the board or pay the reasonable and necessary expenses for the board or its representative to examine them at the place where they are maintained. The board may designate representatives, including comparable officials of the state in which the records are located, to inspect them on the board's behalf.  (c) Upon failure without lawful excuse to obey a subpoena or to give testimony and upon reasonable notice to all persons affected thereby, the board may apply to any district court for an order compelling compliance.
WY Stat § 18-5-312 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning|Article 3 - Real Estate Subdivisions|Section 18-5-312 - Enforcement.

18-5-312. Enforcement.| The provisions of this article are enforceable by all appropriate legal remedies including but not limited to injunctive relief or a writ of mandamus. Upon failure or refusal of any county attorney to act upon a violation of the provisions of this article, the attorney general at the request of the board shall initiate civil or criminal proceedings to enforce the provisions of this article.
WY Stat § 18-5-313 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning|Article 3 - Real Estate Subdivisions|Section 18-5-313 - False Statement or Misrepresentation; Penalty.

18-5-313. False statement or misrepresentation; penalty.| Any person who knowingly authorizes, directs or aids in the publication, advertisement, distribution or circulation of any false statement or misrepresentation concerning any subdivision for sale in this or any other state, and every person with knowledge that any such advertisement, prospectus, pamphlet or letter concerning land or any subdivision thereof contains any written statement that is false or fraudulent in any material part or who issues, circulates, publishes or distributes the same or causes the same to be circulated, published or distributed shall upon conviction be imprisoned for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days or be fined not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00). Each day of violation constitutes a new offense.
WY Stat § 18-5-314 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning|Article 3 - Real Estate Subdivisions|Section 18-5-314 - Penalties.

18-5-314. Penalties.| Any person who willfully violates any provision of this article or any rule or order issued under this article shall upon conviction be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned in a county jail for not more than thirty (30) days or both. Each day of violation constitutes a new offense.
WY Stat § 18-5-315 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning|Article 3 - Real Estate Subdivisions|Section 18-5-315 - Provisions Minimum.

18-5-315. Provisions minimum.| If any board has or enacts resolutions or regulations which impose requirements on subdividers or subdivisions which are more restrictive than the provisions of this article, the authority to enact such local resolutions or regulations being hereby granted, the local provisions are not superseded by the provisions of this article. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to allow any board to impose requirements that contravene the exemptions from this article as provided in W.S. 18-5-303.
WY Stat § 18-5-317 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning|Article 3 - Real Estate Subdivisions|Section 18-5-317 - Subsequent Sale of Subdivided Lots.

18-5-317. Subsequent sale of subdivided lots.| If any lot, unit, tract or parcel is created pursuant to a subdivision and the lot, unit, tract or parcel is sold pursuant to a contract for deed, notice of the contract for deed shall be recorded with the county clerk within ten (10) days after the contract was executed.
WY Stat § 18-5-318 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning|Article 3 - Real Estate Subdivisions|Section 18-5-318 - Large Parcels Used for Agricultural Purposes.

18-5-318. Large parcels used for agricultural purposes.| If any lot, unit, tract or parcel thirty-five (35) acres or more in size is used for agricultural purposes within a platted subdivision and otherwise qualifies as agricultural land for purposes of W.S. 39-13-103(b)(x), the parcel shall be deemed not to be part of a platted subdivision for purposes of W.S. 39-13-103(b)(x)(B)(II).
WY Stat § 18-5-401 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning|Article 4 - Conservation Design Process|Section 18-5-401 - Authority.

18-5-401. Authority.| The board of county commissioners in each county, by resolution, may establish, regulate and control a conservation design process for the unincorporated area in the county as provided in this article.
WY Stat § 18-5-402 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning|Article 4 - Conservation Design Process|Section 18-5-402 - Definitions.

18-5-402. Definitions.| (a) As used in this article:  (i) "Conservation design process" means a planning process adopted by a county to offer a land use option for residential purposes that differs from traditional thirty-five (35) acre divisions of land described in W.S. 18-5-303(b) using cluster development and density bonuses to preserve open space through:  (A) Protection of wildlife habitat and critical areas; or  (B) Enhancement and maintenance of the rural character of lands with contiguity to agricultural lands suitable for long range farming and ranching operations.  (ii) "Cluster development" means any division of land that creates parcels containing less than thirty-five (35) acres each, for residential purposes, provided:  (A) One (1) or more parcels are being divided pursuant to a county conservation design process;  (B) An area within the county equal to not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the total area of the parcel, as defined in W.S 18-5-302(a)(x), being divided is reserved at the time of the development for the preservation of open space in furtherance of one (1) or more of the objectives described in paragraph (i) of this subsection;  (C) Unless otherwise provided through a density bonus, the gross overall density shall not exceed one (1) residential unit for each seventeen and one-half (17 1/2) acres; and  (D) Land set aside to preserve open space or to protect wildlife habitat or critical areas shall not be developed in any way that changes its open space designation for at least sixty-five (65) years from the date the cluster development is approved and shall be governed by the provisions of W.S. 18-5-403(b)(ii).  (iii) "Density bonus" means a land use design incentive that encourages optimized preservation of open space by allowing a gross overall density of two (2) or more residential units for each thirty-five (35) acres;  (iv) "Open space" means an area of land or water that is substantially free of structures, impervious surfaces, roads and other land-altering activities and does not include lands used for private recreation such as golf courses and residential yards, areas devoted to parking, vehicular traffic, nonagricultural private use or any other use which does not significantly lend itself to the furtherance of one (1) or more of the objectives described in paragraph (i) of this subsection. "Open space" includes lands used for agricultural activities;  (v) "Private recreation" shall not include nature trails or hiking trails;  (vi) "Residential unit" means a structure or part of a structure containing dwelling units, including single family or two-family houses, multiple dwellings or apartments. Residential units do not include transient accommodations such as transient hotels, motels, tourist cabins, boarding or rooming houses or dormitories.
WY Stat § 18-5-403 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning|Article 4 - Conservation Design Process|Section 18-5-403 - Cluster Development Permits.

18-5-403. Cluster development permits.| (a) No person shall sell land subject to subdivision regulation under this article, record a plat or commence the construction of any cluster development under this article without first obtaining a permit from the board of county commissioners in which the land is located.  (b) No permit shall be approved until:  (i) A plat of the cluster development has been prepared by or under the supervision of a Wyoming professional land surveyor, approved by the board and recorded with the county clerk in the county in which the land is located which includes a statement on the plat designating the open space area and clearly noting the duration of the open space reservation;  (ii) A provision is approved by the board providing for the designation of the open space, which may be evidenced by conservation easements, restrictive covenants, dedication of open space to the public where the dedication will be accepted by the governing body or any other evidence approved by the board. The provision shall provide for a process by which the owners of the lots in the development may retain the designation of land as open space after the expiration of the initial sixty-five (65) year period;  (iii) The board finds that the development has met the conservation design process requirements adopted by the board.  (c) Each application for a cluster development permit shall be accompanied by a reasonable fee not to exceed the cost of processing the application as determined by the board of county commissioners.  (d) If the open space areas created pursuant to a permit issued under this article are used for agricultural purposes and otherwise qualify as agricultural land for purposes of W.S. 39-13-103(b)(x), the area designated as open space shall be deemed not to be part of a platted subdivision for purposes of W.S. 39-13-103(b)(x)(B)(II).
WY Stat § 18-5-404 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning|Article 4 - Conservation Design Process|Section 18-5-404 - Enforcement; Rules and Regulations.

18-5-404. Enforcement; rules and regulations.| If a board of county commissioners adopts the process described in this article, it shall enforce this article and, in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, shall adopt rules and regulations to implement the provisions of and to insure compliance with the intent and purposes of this article.
WY Stat § 18-5-405 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning|Article 4 - Conservation Design Process|Section 18-5-405 - Cluster Development; Notice to State Engineer.

18-5-405. Cluster development; notice to state engineer.| Within thirty (30) days after a cluster development has been approved pursuant to the conservation design process, the board of county commissioners shall notify the state engineer of the approval and shall provide the state engineer a copy of the approved cluster development plan.
WY Stat § 18-5-501 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning|Article 5 - Wind and Solar Energy Facilities|Section 18-5-501 - Definitions.

18-5-501. Definitions.| (a) As used in this article:  (i) "Industrial siting council" or "council" means the council created by W.S. 35-12-104;  (ii) "Wind energy facility" means any wind powered electrical generation development consisting of an individual wind turbine or multiple wind turbines rated by the manufacturer to generate more than one-half (0.5) megawatt of electricity and includes all lands where the owner or developer has rights to erect wind turbines;  (iii) "Enlarge" or "enlargement" means adding additional wind turbines or energy capacity that is not permitted as part of an original permitting process. "Enlarge" or "enlargement" shall not include an improvement made to a permitted wind turbine that maintains the same surface space occupied by the structure that was previously permitted, regardless of the cost of the improvement;  (iv) "Owner" means the surface owner of land;  (v) "Facility" includes:  (A) A wind energy facility or a solar energy facility unless the context clearly indicates otherwise;  (B) A wind energy facility or a solar energy facility planned for construction and siting or whose ownership or business structure is organized in a way to circumvent the definition of "facility" or the requirements of this article while engaging in conduct that otherwise would be subject to the requirements of this article. A facility that meets the definition of this subparagraph shall comply with all requirements of this article before locating, erecting, constructing, reconstructing or enlarging the facility.  (vi) "Solar energy facility" means a commercial facility with a rated power capacity of more than one-half (0.5) megawatt of electricity from solar power that includes all lands where the owner or developer has rights to erect solar energy facilities, including lands for battery storage.