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Cheyenne committee postpones wastewater ordinance, approves zone change and recommits future land-use amendment to Sept. 28
Summary
At its May 4 meeting the City of Cheyenne Public Service Committee postponed a wastewater local-limits ordinance for additional EPA comment, approved a zoning map change near Southwest Drive on third reading, and voted to recommit a future land-use map amendment to committee until Sept. 28.
The City of Cheyenne Public Service Committee on May 4 handled several land-use and utility items: it agreed to postpone final action on a wastewater local-limits ordinance to allow EPA review, approved a zoning map amendment on third reading, and recommitted a future land-use map amendment to committee until Sept. 28 so it can align with associated annexation and zone-change items.
Matt Bulow, Water Division Manager with the Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities, asked the committee to postpone the local-limits ordinance until June 8 to allow time to receive EPA comments; he noted the local-limits public-comment period was set to close May 30. "I will respectfully ask for another postponement until June 8," Bulow said. The committee ultimately voted to postpone the item for two weeks (the chair reported the recommendation for Monday night will be to postpone).
Seth Lloyd of the planning and development department reported no changes to a zone-change request south of I-80 near Southwest Drive and recommended approval; the committee voted by voice to approve that ordinance on third reading.
On a larger future-land‑use amendment west of Round Top Road, planner Connor White recommended that the resolution be held until Sept. 28 to align with annexation and zone-change readings because the property is currently in the county and annexation must be completed before the city can act. Planning Director Charles Bloom clarified the comprehensive-plan amendment fee is $750 and said any fee waivers would require a council resolution. City Attorney John Brody advised that a motion to recommit (refer) to committee is the proper parliamentary move to set a date certain rather than a simple motion to postpone.
The committee moved to recommit the future land-use amendment to committee until Sept. 28 by voice vote. The meeting concluded with adjournment.
Items of record from the meeting include: postponement of the wastewater ordinance (Item 6), approval recommendation for the zone change (Item 9), the failed recommendation on the Sweetgrass PUD amendment (Item 10), and recommitment of the future land-use amendment to Sept. 28 (Item 24).
