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Gill family files master site plan for Northern South Park neighborhood; proposes ~580 homes with 70% deed‑restricted
Summary
Representatives of the Gill family and housing partners told the task force they submitted a master site plan for a Northern South Park neighborhood that would include about 580 homes, of which roughly 406 would be deed‑restricted to remain affordable; they asked the county to expedite review.
Cheyenne — The Gill family and their housing partners updated the Regulatory Reduction Task Force on a large Northern South Park (NSP) housing proposal and asked for a timely review of the master site plan the applicants filed last week with Teton County.
Amber Lee Baker, representing the Gill family and the project team, told the task force the master site plan for “Area 1” shows approximately 580 housing units, of which about 406 would be deed‑restricted and 174 would remain market rate. She said the proposal uses donated land and does not require taxpayer‑funded land acquisition: “We have 0 cost land. No taxpayer subsidy required,” Baker said.
The plan envisions a mix of product types — single‑family homes, townhomes, duplexes, fourplexes, six‑ and eight‑plexes and condominiums — arranged with higher density nearer the north side of the site and lower density to the south. The applicants proposed locating the neighborhood directly south of a high school and near existing neighborhood streets; the submittal included conceptual maps showing three density bands and a variety of building types.
Timing and next steps
Baker told members the project team submitted the master site plan on the preceding Friday and expected a multi‑step review: a sufficiency check, planning commission hearings (likely more than one meeting for a complex master plan) and then county commission consideration. She said, on the team’s current schedule, permits to begin construction would be possible in July 2026 if the process proceeds without substantial delay. The project team asked county staff to expedite the sufficiency review and to provide a clear hearing schedule; county staff told the panel they would provide a schedule to the applicants and to the task force.
Why it matters
The Gill family project aims to add a substantial number of deed‑restricted homes in a county noted by witnesses earlier in the day for a persistent workforce shortage and high housing costs. The applicants emphasized private‑sector and nonprofit partnerships — including Habitat for Humanity and the Jackson Hole Housing Trust — and noted their proposal includes infrastructure contributions and an affordability commitment for a majority of the units.
Ending: County staff agreed to provide a timeline and the applicants reiterated their request that the application be reviewed promptly so that needed housing can move toward construction as quickly as possible.
