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Committee recommends approval of eastern Cheyenne pocket annexation and assigns city zoning
Summary
The Public Services Committee voted to recommend city council approve a county pocket annexation in eastern Cheyenne and adopt corresponding city zoning classifications on third reading; staff said only two property owners registered early concerns and no new written objections were received.
The Cheyenne City Council Public Services Committee on Aug. 4 recommended that the full council approve on third and final reading the annexation of county “pocket” parcels in eastern Cheyenne and assign city zoning to the newly annexed land.
The annexation covers properties generally south of Del Range Boulevard, east of Dry Creek, west of Whitney Road and north of Charles Street. Committee members were presented with matching zoning classifications — AR (Agricultural Residential), MR (Medium-Density Residential), HR (High-Density Residential), CB (Community Business) and MUR (Mixed-Use Residential) — intended to align with existing county uses as the parcels move into city jurisdiction.
Connor White, Planning and Development Department, said staff had no new information to add at third reading and that, "we have not received any new calls, emails. The only two calls I had were back towards the beginning with just two property owners that weren't very thrilled about the annexation, but it was just those two that we've had complaints from." Chairman Seagrave noted the council practice that annexation requires an assigned city zone, adding, "As Mayor Collins likes to say, if we annex something, we have to provide zoning for it."
Committee members asked staff about public response; White repeated there were no new protests on the matter. No members of the public spoke during the meeting. The committee moved and seconded approval for third and final reading, and members voted in favor; the item was forwarded with a recommendation that the city council approve the annexation and associated zoning at the next council meeting on Monday night.
Background: the action is a county-pocket annexation — parcels fully surrounded by city limits — and the zoning assignments mirror the closest city zones to current county classifications, according to staff. No formal changes to the assigned zones were introduced during the committee discussion.
The recommended council actions on Monday will be the final step before the annexation and zoning take effect if the full council votes to adopt them.
