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Commissioners approve PUD to allow 41-site Cowboy Brews RV park on South Greeley Highway
Summary
The Laramie County Board of Commissioners voted to rezone 4.7 acres at 227 S. Greeley Highway to a planned unit development (PUD) to allow a permanent 41-site RV park and campground with sewer, water and electrical hookups after staff and the county attorney said campgrounds are not allowed by-right in existing zoning districts.
The Laramie County Board of Commissioners on June 3 approved a zone change from medium‑density residential to a planned unit development for a 4.7‑acre parcel at 227 South Greeley Highway to permit a permanent RV park and campground.
The board heard from Dean Rune Consulting and county planning staff before voting. "It'll have 41 campground sites, RV campground sites. It'll be fully serviced. It'll have sewer, water hookups, as well as electricity," consultant Deanne Rune told the commission. Staff recommended approval after agency reviews and the Laramie County Planning Commission unanimously recommended the change.
County Attorney Mark Voss explained the legal reason the PUD was required: "Campgrounds are not listed as a use by right in any of the zone districts that are available under the current land use plans," he said, adding that PUD status allows the county to adopt internal zoning rules and conditions tailored to the project. Voss also noted environmental health standards and a typical 180‑day maximum stay in campground regulations would apply.
Planning Director Justin Arnold told commissioners the site is within the South Cheyenne water and sewer district and that any future site‑plan submittal will have to meet district and Board of Public Utilities specifications. Arnold said traffic and drainage waivers were approved by the county engineer for the current application and that agency comments had been addressed.
Commissioners asked about traffic and access; Arnold said traffic studies are typically triggered at the site‑plan stage and that the applicant had already obtained access permits during an earlier multifamily entitlement process. The applicant said the campground will generate fewer trips than the previously proposed multifamily use.
Motion and vote: A commissioner moved to approve the zone change and to adopt staff findings of fact and to approve the use for a permanent RV park and campground with no conditions; a second was given and the motion passed on roll call with all members voting in favor.
What happens next: The approval allows the developer to proceed to the detailed site‑plan and building‑permit phases, where the county and environmental health will review final engineering, sewer and water connections, and any traffic mitigation measures.
