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Commissioners discuss three variances for Counts Hay & Cattle minor subdivision; one variance approved, others deferred
Summary
Planning staff recommended preliminary approval subject to conditions. The commission approved a variance to allow an existing road (Big Country Drive) to remain but deferred decisions on a shared-driveway variance and a fire-suppression/water-supply variance until April 16.
Broadwater County commissioners reviewed the preliminary plat and three variance requests for the Counts Hay and Cattle Minor Subdivision, a one-lot split from a 138.8-acre parcel intended for two single-family homes.
Nicole Brown, Broadwater County community development director and planner, presented the staff findings and noted the subdivider intends two residences on the lot, served by shared well and individual septic systems. Brown said the application was complete after a brief five-working-day pause to include a missing map; the 35-working-day review window ends April 28, 2025.
The subdivider requested three variances from the county’s September 2024 subdivision regulations: (1) allow Big Country Drive to cross…
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