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Laramie council certifies future land use change and adopts R‑3 zoning for West Side parcels
Summary
The Laramie City Council certified a Planning Commission amendment to the comprehensive plan changing about 33 acres from urban commercial to urban residential and then adopted an ordinance rezoning two parcels to R‑3 multifamily residential, 7–1, after residents raised concerns about flood risk, neighborhood scale and notice.
The Laramie City Council on Nov. 18 certified a Planning Commission decision to amend the city—s future land use map for about 33 acres in the city—s western area and then approved an ordinance establishing R‑3 multifamily residential zoning for two parcels.
Planner Emma Dixon told council the change from urban commercial to urban residential aligns the comprehensive plan with more recent housing plans, including the Housing Action Plan 2030 and Thrive Laramie, and does not itself authorize development or rezone property. "This amendment does not approve any development, nor does it rezone the property," Dixon said, adding that the amendment "establishes the policy basis for which zoning districts can actually be considered." She noted a typographical notice…
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