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Commissioners approve replat at Snake River Sporting Club; county highlights affordable‑housing transfer fees
Summary
The board approved a partial vacation and condominium replat for Lot 20 at Snake River Canyon Ranch Resort (Snake River Sporting Club), clearing final land-record steps for 15 lodge units and noting near‑completion of developer transfer‑fee contributions for affordable housing.
The Teton County Board of County Commissioners on May 20 approved SD 2024‑0006, a partial vacation and replat of Lot 20 at the Snake River Canyon Ranch Resort to create the Snake River Sporting Club Lodge condominiums with 15 units of density.
Hamilton Smith, Planning and Building Services, said the filing follows a long review process that included technical review by county offices, Wyoming Title and Escrow, the county surveyor and other agencies. The county found the subdivision conformed to the resort master plan and met required findings under section 8.5.3 of the Teton County Land Development Regulations and applicable Wyoming statute.
Applicant Jorgensen Engineering and owner SRSC Lodge LLC presented the plat. Planning staff and the applicant confirmed infrastructure requirements tied to the original subdivision improvement agreement have been completed. Smith told the commission that an early infrastructure surety exceeding $700,000 had been reduced and that outstanding work has been completed so the applicant has requested formal recordation.
Smith also summarized the development’s transfer‑fee contributions toward affordable housing: the county has received about $1.12 million to date from the project’s 1% employee‑housing transfer fee mechanism and an additional $1 million from a separate residential transfer fee tied to development by the golf course. He said the development is approaching the $1.9 million requirement for the resort sub‑area; once that threshold is met, future transfers split 50/50 between the county affordable‑housing fund and the Teton County School District as set by the development agreement.
A representative for the applicant, Vernon Scholte of Edwards Associates, thanked planning staff and noted the project’s long timeline and the recent replacement of the Astoria bridge, which Smith said removed a key access constraint.
A motion to approve the partial vacation and replat was made by Commissioner MacKern, seconded by Commissioner Carman; the motion carried unanimously.
