Committee conditions septic‑system exception on outside‑water agreement and 18‑month annexation petition

The Cheyenne Public Services Committee on May 19 recommended approval of a 201 septic‑system exception for a parcel south of High Plains Road and west of South Greeley Highway, but only if the property owner first signs an outside user agreement for municipal water. The committee also approved a related amendment to an earlier water outside‑user resolution that requires the owner to petition for annexation within 18 months.

Charles Bloom, Planning and Development director, told the committee that state statute prevents conditioning a 201 exception specifically on annexation. ‘‘State statute says we cannot condition a 201 exception on annexation period. It's pretty plain and clear,’’ Bloom said, explaining why staff proposed making the septic exception effective only after an outside‑user water agreement is executed.

Bloom described how the 201 exception review begins with City‑County Health…