Casper planners approve conditional use permit for Roan home as bed-and-breakfast, require separate permit for event venue

The City of Casper Planning and Zoning Commission on Nov. 13 approved conditional use permit CUP8822025 to allow a bed-and-breakfast at 2250 Newport Road, the Roan (formerly McMurray) mansion, but required that any use of the property as a commercial event venue return to the commission for a separate conditional use permit.

The commission’s approval followed a staff report describing the property as approximately 7.5 acres inside the city limits, with surrounding zoning that includes historic park and R‑2 residential designations, and noting the municipal code (Section 17.28.30) lists a bed-and-breakfast as a conditional use in R‑1 residential estate zoning. Planning staff said the applicants plan three to four guest rooms, that the municipal code requires one off-street parking space per sleeping room, and that roughly 75 off‑street parking spaces are available within the fenced property. The staff report also noted a one‑year window to exercise a granted conditional use permit; if not exercised within a year the permit becomes void.

Alicia Roan, who said she represents…