The Teton County Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval of a major plat modification that expands the building envelope for Lot 19 in the South Lee Creek Ranch subdivision to accommodate a 42-foot-by-45-foot shop/garage. The commission also approved several written decisions for prior variance requests.

Nut graf: The Lot 19 request was categorized as a major modification because the proposed envelope expansion would place development closer to adjacent property and overlays; staff reported limited public comment and noted the applicant had obtained HOA approval. Commissioners who weighed the application recommended the modification go to the county board with a positive recommendation.

Lot 19 request details
Joshua (staff) summarized that the expansion would increase the building envelope by roughly 1,800 square feet to accommodate a 1,764-square-foot shop and that the subject lot is about 3.5 acres within a subdivision where building envelopes were set at platting. Staff and the applicant reviewed prior subdivision records and found limited explicit documentation tying the envelopes to protected open space; the applicant provided an application narrative and said the proposed shop sits close to existing development and driveway access.

Applicant and neighborhood
Engineer David (representing the applicant) said the proposal intends to minimize disturbance, that the expansion is adjacent to existing development, and that the applicant obtained HOA approval. No speakers from the public raised objections during the hearing.

Commission action
A motion to recommend approval of the Lot 19 major plat modification passed on a recorded vote; commissioners voting aye included Mister Weber, Mister Penfold, Mister Wharton (recorded as "Whartonbook" in the audio), and Mister Kohloff (see meeting record for full roll call). The recommendation will be forwarded to the county board for final action.

Other business and written decisions
The commission also moved to approve several written decisions for previously heard variance requests (John Martin/Darby Meadows; Nathan Godfrey/Big Timber; Charles Gadee) and recorded those approvals as the meeting concluded. Staff noted ongoing code update work and several active enforcement and stop-work matters elsewhere on the county docket.

Ending: process note
Staff and commissioners discussed that some subdivisions with many older circular building envelopes may be better handled by broader plat amendments in the future to avoid repetitive individual applications. The commission encouraged staff to bring forward clarifying code language for how the county handles parcels where stop-work orders or outstanding violations exist.