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Albany County panel recommends denial of variance for 12‑lot subdivision in Casper Aquifer overlay
Summary
The Albany County Planning and Zoning Commission on Feb. 12 recommended the county commissioners deny a variance sought by the Ehrenholtz family to subdivide ~73 acres inside the Casper Aquifer Protection Overlay Zone into smaller-than‑35‑acre lots, citing failure to meet variance standards and community concerns about roads, wildfire egress and groundwater risks.
The Albany County Planning and Zoning Commission on Feb. 12 recommended denying a variance request from Treba and John Ehrenholtz that would have allowed a 12‑lot subdivision on roughly 73 acres within the Casper Aquifer Protection Overlay Zone (APOZ).
Staff told the commission the application, filed as VAR‑02‑25, asked relief from the APOZ 35‑acre minimum lot size. Staff recommended denial, saying the applicants had not shown the “exceptional or extraordinary circumstances” the Albany County Zoning Resolution, chapter 5 §14, requires and that granting relief would amount to a special privilege not enjoyed by other properties in the overlay.
“Staff believes that granting the variance would constitute a grant of special…
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