Commissioners approve Kleiner minor subdivision sketch plan with conditions, including 12-month expiration

The Park County Board of County Commissioners approved a sketch plan for the Kleiner Minor Subdivision (MS 92), authorizing the division of Lot 1 of Marino SS 154 into three lots intended for single-family residences, subject to conditions addressing water service, irrigation, high groundwater and perimeter fence requirements.

Planning staff said applicants Mark and Amber Kleiner proposed three lots of approximately 2.7, 1.9 and 2.21 acres in a GRP zoning district roughly one mile northwest of Powell along County Lane 8. The staff report noted existing water service for the home on proposed Lot 1 from Northwest Rural Water District (NRWD) and said NRWD indicated additional service is available but an executed water service agreement would be required to obligate service to Lots 2 and 3. Percolation tests returned 10 MPI and 13 MPI and groundwater exploration showed shallow groundwater at approximately 6'10" and 9' on two lots, so staff required a note on the final plat that engineered septic systems may be necessary.

Agencies responded: Park County School District No. 1 confirmed bus stops at access points; Park County Public Works said legal access will be from Lane 8 and that increased traffic will not change road classification; Montana-Dakota Utilities noted a 1.25-inch gas main in the right of way; Shoshone Irrigation District required a water distribution plan be submitted for its review and approval; Park County Weed & Pest required a long-term noxious weed management plan; Powell's development-review committee had no comments. One neighboring landowner raised fencing and property-boundary concerns at the planning and zoning hearing; the applicants' representative, Cody Schatz of Engineering Associates, said the applicants are negotiating perimeter fencing with that neighbor.

The board approved the sketch plan with staff recommendations plus an additional new condition: the approval expires after 12 months unless the applicant submits an application for final plat (with the board allowed one six-month extension for good cause). Other conditions require a Shoshone Irrigation District-approved water distribution plan, a note on the final plat regarding high groundwater and engineered systems, either an executed NRWD water service agreement or a water analysis from a nearby well, evidence regarding a legal perimeter fence (Wyoming statutes referenced) or plans to construct one, and an appropriate subdivision improvements agreement and any required easements.

Planning staff said no new roads are proposed and that utility requirements are otherwise met pending installation of underground power and any necessary taps. The board voted to approve the sketch plan as amended.