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Council approves conditional use permit for Jackson Hole EcoTour Adventures at 1300 Carol Lane
Summary
The council approved a conditional use permit allowing a tour-operator/outfitter use at 1300 Carol Lane with conditions addressing parking, lighting and a required agreement on use of the public right of way.
The Jackson Town Council unanimously approved a conditional use permit (CUP) on Feb. 18 for Jackson Hole EcoTour Adventures to operate an outfitter/tour-operator use at 1300 Carol Lane, a 0.2-acre parcel in the business park.
Caitlin Page, associate planner, told council the business has operated in Jackson since February 2008 and at the Carol Lane location since 2017. The site includes a roughly 3,500-square-foot commercial structure (primarily a garage) and an informally striped paved lot. Page said staff recommended approval with five conditions focused on improved site striping and signage, exterior lighting compliance, and clarifying use of public-right-of-way parking.
Page said staff and the applicant agreed on a revised condition requiring the property owner to apply within 60 days to enter an agreement with the town clarifying use of Carol Lane frontage parking spaces that partially encroach the public right of way. “Within 60 days of issuance of the CUP, the property owner shall apply to enter an agreement with the town to clarify use of the public right of way,” she said.
Representatives for the applicant, including Hal Hutchinson of AHS Land Strategies and owner Taylor Phillips, said they had no concerns with the proposed conditions. Hutchinson said the business and owner have an established local presence and that the parking pattern on Carol Lane reflects a long-standing condition. “It functions pretty well,” he said.
Councilman Regan moved to approve CUP P24-105; Councilwoman Veman seconded. Council voted unanimously to approve the permit based on the findings in the staff report and conditions as revised by staff.
Staff noted there was no public comment on the item. Council members discussed precedent and the town’s fiduciary responsibility over public right of way; town counsel and staff said memorializing an agreement creates clarity for both the property owner and the town and is a standard approach when reuse or redevelopment occurs.
The approved conditions require striping and signage improvements, compliance with updated exterior-lighting standards, and an agreement application to address the encroaching parking spaces on Carol Lane.
