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Commissioners approve Bighorn View simple subdivision final plat and improvements agreement
Summary
Park County approved the final plat and subdivision improvements agreement for Bighorn View Simple Subdivision SS 328, a two‑lot split with a roughly 35.4‑acre remainder, subject to standard recording and improvement conditions required by county regulations and state statute.
The Park County Board of County Commissioners approved the final plat and subdivision improvements agreement for Bighorn View Simple Subdivision (SS 328), a proposal to create two 2.5‑acre residential/agricultural lots and leave an approximately 35.4‑acre remainder. Ryan Hopson presented the application on behalf of RH Building Investments LLC and Watt Properties LLC; Erica Decker and Joy Hill of the planning and zoning office provided staff findings.
Staff reported the parcel is about 4.3 miles east of Powell, in the general rural Powell zoning district, and that the subdivision qualifies as a simple subdivision (exempt from a public hearing). Agency responses include Park County Fire District No. 1 (able to provide fire suppression, requested access points accommodate fire equipment), Shoshone Irrigation District (water distribution plan to be submitted and approved), Park County School District No. 1 (bus service at access points), Park County Weed and Pest (long‑term noxious weed management plan required and received), Garland Light and Power (power can be extended across Lane 8½), and others. Powell Clarks Fork Conservation District provided a soils report noting soils “very limited” for septic absorption fields and “not prime farmland” for the mapping shown.
The planning and zoning commission recommended approval with conditions. Staff said the applicant provided required easements, long‑term noxious‑weed plan, soils report, approved water distribution plan with Shoshone Irrigation District, and the finalized subdivision improvements agreement (approved as to form by the county attorney). Staff recommended approval with standard conditions: the plat must be signed and recorded within 18 months (with one possible 6‑month extension for good cause); the subdivision improvements agreement must be recorded before improvements begin; improvements must be completed and verified; a final mylar plat must be provided for signature after improvements are complete; and compliance with Park County development regulations and Wyoming Statute 18‑5‑306.
Commissioner action: the board voted to approve the subdivision improvements agreement and then the final plat with the staff‑recommended conditions. The motions passed without recorded opposition.
