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2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 7 - Industrial Development Projects › Section 15-1-701 - Definitions; Vesting of Powers and Privileges.

15-1-701. Definitions; vesting of powers and privileges.
(a) As used in this article:
(i) "Mortgage" means any security device;
(ii) "Project" means any land, building, pollution control facility or other improvement and all necessary and appurtenant real and personal properties, whether or not in existence, suitable for manufacturing, industrial, commercial or business enterprises, for health care facilities or for manufacturing, processing or assembling agricultural or agricultural-related products. "Project" may also mean an undivided interest as a tenant in common in an electrical generating facility or in pollution control facilities in connection therewith. "Project" may also mean an energy improvements program;
(iii) "Property" means real or personal property, or any interest in property, including any undivided interest as a tenant in common in an electrical generating facility or in pollution control facilities in connection therewith;
(iv) "Energy improvements program" means a program authorizing energy efficiency or renewable energy improvements in a program adopted by a municipality, county or joint powers board.
(b) In order to facilitate and promote the local health and general welfare, the sound economic growth of the state of Wyoming, the development of its natural resources, the protection of its natural environment, the expansion of agricultural and agricultural-related industries, the provision of health care services, energy improvements and to promote employment opportunities for the citizens of Wyoming by creating or encouraging the expansion of manufacturing, industrial plants, processing facilities and all kinds of business, which contribute payrolls and tax base to the state of Wyoming, and by attracting to and encouraging the location or the expansion within this state of such plants, facilities and businesses, all of which are hereby declared to be and constitute public purposes, the counties and municipalities of the state of Wyoming are vested with the powers and privileges hereafter set forth in this article.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 7 - Industrial Development Projects › Section 15-1-703 - Bonds; Limitations; Terms and Conditions; Sale; Expenses; Negotiability.

15-1-703. Bonds; limitations; terms and conditions; sale; expenses; negotiability.
(a) No bonds issued by a municipality or county under this article may be general obligations of the municipality or county. Bonds and interest coupons do not constitute nor give rise to a pecuniary liability of the municipality or county or a charge against its general credit or taxing powers. These limitations shall be stated clearly on the face of each bond.
(b) The bonds may be executed and delivered at any time, in such form and denominations, be of such tenor, in registered or bearer form either as to principal or interest or both, payable in installments at any place and at any time not exceeding thirty (30) years from their date, bear interest at any rate, be redeemable prior to maturity with or without premium and contain any provisions not inconsistent with this section, if deemed in the best interest of the municipality or county and if provided for by the governing body at the time of authorization.
(c) Any bonds issued under this article may be sold at public or private sale in a manner and at a time set by the governing body. The municipality or county shall pay all necessary expenses, premiums and commissions in connection with the authorization, sale and issuance of the bonds from the proceeds of the sale or from the revenues of the projects.
(d) All bonds and interest coupons are negotiable instruments, although payable solely from a specified source.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 7 - Industrial Development Projects › Section 15-1-704 - Bonds; Sources of Security and Limitations; Mortgage Provisions and Limitations.

15-1-704. Bonds; sources of security and limitations; mortgage provisions and limitations.
(a) The principal and interest on any bonds issued under this article shall be secured by a pledge of the revenues of the project for which the bonds were issued and may be secured by a mortgage covering all or any part of the project by a pledge of the lease of the project, or by other security devices deemed advantageous that do not constitute a general obligation of the municipality or county. A municipality or county shall not obligate itself except with respect to the project and the application of its revenues, and shall not incur a pecuniary liability or a charge upon its general credit or against its taxing power.
(b) Any mortgage given to secure the bonds may contain any agreement and provisions customarily contained in instruments securing bonds, including provisions respecting the fixing and collection of rents for any project covered, the terms of the lease of the project, the maintenance and insurance of the project, the creation and maintenance of special funds from the revenues of the project and the rights and remedies available in the event of a default to the bondholders or to the trustee under a mortgage.
(c) Any mortgage securing the bonds may provide that:
(i) In the event of a default in the payment of the principal or interest or in the performance of any of the terms of the agreement or mortgage, payment and performance may be enforced by mandamus or by the appointment of a receiver with power to charge and collect rents and to apply the revenues from the project in accordance with the agreement or mortgage;
(ii) In the event of a default in the payment or the violation of any agreement contained in the mortgage, the mortgage may be foreclosed and sold in any manner permitted by law;
(iii) Any trustee under the mortgage or the holder of any of the bonds secured thereby may become the purchaser at any foreclosure sale.
(d) No breach of any agreement specified in this section may impose any pecuniary liability upon a municipality or county or any charge upon their general credit or against their taxing powers.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 7 - Industrial Development Projects › Section 15-1-706 - Refunding Bonds; General Procedure; Limitations.

15-1-706. Refunding bonds; general procedure; limitations.
(a) Any municipality or county may refund at any time any bonds issued under this article and outstanding, including without limitation short-term bonds issued in anticipation of the issuance of long-term bonds, by issuing refunding bonds in an amount sufficient to refund the principal together with any unpaid interest and any necessary premiums and commissions. An issue of refunding bonds may be combined with an issue of additional revenue bonds on any project if consistent with the requirements of W.S. 15-1-705. Any refunding may be effected whether the bonds to be refunded have matured or shall thereafter mature, either by sale of the refunding bonds and the application of the proceeds in payment of the bonds to be refunded, or by exchange of the refunding bonds for the bonds to be refunded. The holders of any bonds to be refunded are not compelled without their consent to surrender their bonds for payment or exchange prior to the date on which they are by their terms subject to redemption by option or otherwise. Any refunding bonds are subject to the provisions of W.S. 15-1-703 and may be secured as provided in W.S. 15-1-704. The principal proceeds from the sale of any refunding bonds shall be applied only as follows:
(i) To the immediate payment and retirement of the bonds being refunded; or
(ii) To the extent not required for the immediate payment of the bonds being refunded then the proceeds shall be deposited in trust to provide for the payment and retirement of the bonds being refunded and to pay any expenses incurred in connection with refunding but provision may be made for the pledging and disposition of any surplus, including, without limitation, provision for the pledging of any surplus to the payment of the principal of and interest on any issue or series of refunding bonds. Money in any trust fund may be invested in direct obligations of or obligations the principal of and interest on which are guaranteed by the United States government or obligations of any agency or instrumentality of the United States government. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as a limitation on the duration of any deposit in trust for the retirement of bonds being refunded but which shall not have matured and which shall not be presently redeemable or if presently redeemable, shall not have been called for redemption.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 7 - Industrial Development Projects › Section 15-1-707 - Use of Bond Proceeds for Certain Purposes; Actual Project Costs.

15-1-707. Use of bond proceeds for certain purposes; actual project costs.
(a) The proceeds from the sale of any bonds issued under this article shall be applied only for the purpose for which the bonds were issued. Any accrued interest and premiums received on the sale shall be applied to the payment of the principal or the interest on the bonds sold. If any portion of the proceeds is not needed for the purpose for which the bonds were issued, then the unneeded portion shall be applied to the payment of the principal or the interest on the bonds. The cost of acquiring or improving any project shall include the actual cost of:
(i) Acquiring or improving the real estate;
(ii) Construction of all or any part of the project, including architects' and engineers' fees;
(iii) All expenses in connection with the authorization, sale and issuance of the bonds to finance the acquisition or improvement; and
(iv) Interest on the bonds for a reasonable time prior to construction, during construction and for not more than six (6) months after completion of construction.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 7 - Industrial Development Projects › Section 15-1-708 - Taxation or Imposition of Fee; Amount; General Procedure.

15-1-708. Taxation or imposition of fee; amount; general procedure.
(a) Notwithstanding that title to a project may be in a municipality or county, any project initiated or proceedings instituted prior to February 16, 1967, by the execution of a contract between any municipality and a lessee or proposed lessee for the acquisition of a project, are subject to taxation to the same extent, in the same manner and under the same procedures as privately owned property in similar circumstances if the projects are leased to or held by private interests on both the assessment date and the date the levy is made in any year, unless the governing body and the lessee or proposed lessee agree upon an annual fee pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section. The projects are not subject to taxation if they are not leased to or held by private interests on both the assessment date and the date the levy is made in any year. If personal property owned by a municipality or county is taxed under this section and the taxes are delinquent, levy by distress warrant for collection of the delinquent taxes may be made only on the personal property against which the taxes were levied.
(b) Projects initiated after February 16, 1967, are exempt from ad valorem taxes, but the governing body shall negotiate with the proposed lessee an annual fee in lieu of taxes, which shall fully compensate the state, the political subdivisions and other recipients of ad valorem taxes for the share each would have received had this exemption not been authorized. The annual fee, if payable to a municipality, shall be remitted by the municipality to the county treasurer of the county wherein the project is located before January 1 of the year following the year for which the fee is collected. The county treasurer shall distribute the fee together with similar fees collected from county projects to the state, the political subdivisions and other recipients of ad valorem taxes in the same manner and proportions as the ad valorem tax revenues received by the county are distributed as by law provided.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 7 - Industrial Development Projects › Section 15-1-710 - Alternative Procedures Authorized; Other Provisions Applicable; Form of Transaction; Exceptions.

15-1-710. Alternative procedures authorized; other provisions applicable; form of transaction; exceptions.
(a) Pursuant to this section and as an alternative to the procedures set forth in W.S. 15-1-701 through 15-1-708, a municipality or county may issue revenue bonds to defray the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving any project regardless of whether or not the municipality or county acquires any ownership interest in the project. The municipality or county may authorize the user of the project, or an agent of the user or a trustee, to disburse the proceeds of the revenue bonds to pay only those costs of the project specified in W.S. 15-1-707 and only upon the conditions that the user agrees to complete the acquisition or construction of the project and pay to the municipality or county an amount sufficient to pay, when due, the principal, interest and premium, if any, on the revenue bonds, and any other expenses incurred by the municipality or county in connection therewith. The revenue bonds are payable solely from the revenues derived from payments to the municipality or county by the user of the project. These revenues may be pledged and assigned to a trustee for the benefit of the bondholders. The revenues are not deemed to be revenues of any project.
(b) If the project is financed pursuant to this section, the provisions of W.S. 15-1-701 through 15-1-708 apply. However, the procedures shall contemplate and authorize a transaction in the form provided in this section rather than a transaction in the form of a lease or sale of a project, except that:
(i) The revenue bonds issued pursuant to this section are not subject to the provisions of W.S. 15-1-704(a), but shall be secured by a pledge of the agreement of the user enterprise to pay principal, interest and premium, if any, on the bonds and any and all other expenses in connection with the bonds, and may be secured by any other agreement or obligation of the user enterprise or any other person;
(ii) The governing body of the municipality or county shall make similar determinations and findings as and where required by W.S. 15-1-705 before issuing bonds under this section;
(iii) Title to or in the project may at all times remain in the user or in any other person; and
(iv) The agreement or contract of the user with the municipality or county may include provisions the municipality or county deems appropriate to effect the financing of the proposed undertaking.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 8 - Off-Street Parking › Section 15-1-801 - Construction Authorized; Financing; Security.

15-1-801. Construction authorized; financing; security.
(a) The governing body of any city or town may construct and provide off-street parking facilities to reduce street congestion.
(b) A city or town may:
(i) Appropriate by ordinance all or any portion of the revenues derived from the use of parking meters for the creation, purchase, lease, construction and maintenance of off-street parking facilities;
(ii) Pledge on-street parking meter funds, or proceeds of gasoline taxes in the manner and subject to the limitations prescribed by W.S. 15-6-437, as additional security for the bonds authorized in paragraph (iii) of this subsection;
(iii) Issue revenue bonds for the creation, purchase, lease, construction and maintenance of off-street parking facilities, or refunding revenue bonds to refund, pay or discharge all or a part of its off-street parking facility revenue bonds, including interest. The procedure for issuing revenue or refunding revenue bonds is the same as that prescribed by W.S. 35-2-424 through 35-2-436, as from time to time amended;
(iv) If parking meters are not used, use any other funds available to carry out the provisions of this article.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 9 - Band Concerts › Section 15-1-901 - Concerts and Payment Authorized; Membership.

15-1-901. Concerts and payment authorized; membership.
Any city or town may provide public band concerts for the entertainment of their residents and pay the expense out of any monies in the general fund. The band concerts shall be given at a place designated by the governing body.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 9 - Band Concerts › Section 15-1-902 - Tax Levy.

15-1-902. Tax levy.
Any city or town when authorized may levy each year for band concerts, a tax not exceeding one (1) mill on the dollar of all taxable property within its boundaries. The revenue obtained therefrom shall be used only for band concerts.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 9 - Band Concerts › Section 15-1-903 - Tax Levy; Petition for Election Thereon; Form of Question; Vote Required; Limitation.

15-1-903. Tax levy; petition for election thereon; form of question; vote required; limitation.
(a) If a petition signed by fifteen percent (15%) of the qualified electors who are real property holders within the city or town is filed with the clerk requesting that the question of a levy for band purposes be submitted to the election of the city or town, the governing body shall submit the question to the voters at the next general municipal election as follows: "Shall a tax not exceeding .... mill be levied each year on all taxable property within the boundaries of the .... of .... for the purpose of providing a fund for the maintenance or employment of a municipal band for musical purposes?"
(b) If a majority of votes cast favor the proposition, the governing body shall in each subsequent year levy the tax as approved by the electors in the petition but not exceeding one (1) mill on the dollar on all taxable property within the city or town.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 9 - Band Concerts › Section 15-1-904 - Tax Levy; Petition for Election on Discontinuing; Form of Question; Vote Required.

15-1-904. Tax levy; petition for election on discontinuing; form of question; vote required.
(a) If a petition signed by fifteen percent (15%) of the qualified electors who are real property holders within the city or town is filed with the clerk requesting that the question of discontinuing the levy for band concerts be submitted to the voters, the governing body shall submit the question at the next general municipal election as follows: "Shall the levy of a tax for the purpose of providing a fund for the maintenance or employment of a municipal band for municipal purposes be discontinued?"
(b) If a majority of the votes are in the affirmative, the levy shall be discontinued.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 10 - Dissolution › Section 15-1-1001 - When Authorized; Vote Required; Transfer of Assets.

15-1-1001. When authorized; vote required; transfer of assets.
If the population residing within the corporate limits of any city or town is thirty-five (35) persons or less according to an accurate census made in the manner specified in this article, three-fourths (3/4) of the members of the governing body or if there is no governing body, a majority of those persons living within the county in which the municipality is situated who were members of the last governing body, may resolve to dissolve its municipal corporate status. Those persons may give, transfer, convey or assign all or any part of the municipal corporate assets, including money, property and rights, titles and interests of any nature to the nearest city or town within the same county.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 10 - Dissolution › Section 15-1-1002 - Census; When Taken; Affidavit.

15-1-1002. Census; when taken; affidavit.
In order to determine whether its resident corporate population is thirty-five (35) persons or less, the governing body or the persons of the last governing body shall cause an accurate census to be taken of the resident population of the city or town on some day not more than forty (40) days prior to the date of passage of the resolution to dissolve its municipal corporate status. The census shall name every head of a family residing within the municipality on that day and the number of persons then belonging to every family. The person or persons taking the census shall verify it by affidavit.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 10 - Dissolution › Section 15-1-1003 - Disposition of Assets; Use by Receiving City or Town.

15-1-1003. Disposition of assets; use by receiving city or town.
The city or town receiving the assets becomes the absolute and unconditional owner of that property. The receiving city or town shall deposit all money so received to its general fund and may make expenditures thereof for any lawful purpose. All other assets may be managed or disposed of in any manner provided by law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 10 - Dissolution › Section 15-1-1004 - Disposition of Assets; Resolution and Statement; When Filed; Contents.

15-1-1004. Disposition of assets; resolution and statement; when filed; contents.
Any city or town disposing of all or any part of its assets, within sixty (60) days after the date of the first of such transfers, shall file a certified copy of its resolution of dissolution in the office of the secretary of state. The resolution shall be accompanied by a true and correct verified statement of the mayor, president of the council or clerk of the governing body, or of the chairman or mayor of the last governing body, setting forth the nature, description and extent of the assets, the date or dates on which transfers were made, the recipient of the assets, a certified copy of the census and all proper instruments of conveyance necessary to transfer any remaining assets to the state of Wyoming.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 10 - Dissolution › Section 15-1-1005 - Certificate of Dissolution; Issuance and Filing Thereof; Date of Dissolution.

15-1-1005. Certificate of dissolution; issuance and filing thereof; date of dissolution.
(a) The secretary of state shall thereafter issue to the mayor, president of the council, or clerk or chairman of the former governing body a certificate of dissolution, together with a certified copy thereof which shall be filed in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the city or town was situated.
(b) The municipal corporate status shall be dissolved upon the date the secretary of state issues a certificate of dissolution, if a certified copy of the certificate is filed in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the municipality was situated within ten (10) days after that date. Otherwise the date of dissolution is the date upon which the certified copy of the certificate of dissolution is filed in the proper county office.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 10 - Dissolution › Section 15-1-1006 - Certificate of Dissolution; Presumption Upon Filing; Escheat of Assets.

15-1-1006. Certificate of dissolution; presumption upon filing; escheat of assets.
If the certified copy of the certificate of dissolution is filed, it is presumed that the dispositions of all municipal corporate assets was made in substantial compliance with this article. All other assets belonging to the city or town not described in the statement or instrument of conveyance filed with the secretary of state shall escheat to the state in the manner and for the uses and purposes provided by law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 11 - Quasi-Municipal Districts › Section 15-1-1101 - Definition.

15-1-1101. Definition.
As used in this article, "quasi-municipal district" means any sanitary and improvement district organized pursuant to W.S. 35-3-101 through 35-3-107 and 35-3-109 through 35-3-121 or any water district, sewer district or water and sewer district organized pursuant to W.S. 41-10-101 through 41-10-151.