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Commissioners approve TA 26‑01 to allow outbuildings on larger lots; vote adds two zones amid wider data‑center concerns
Summary
After a public hearing, commissioners approved a text amendment (TA 26‑01) to define and permit outbuildings in several rural zones on a 5‑acre minimum and voted to add UR and UMR with conditional-use review; the meeting also featured extended public comment on proposed data centers and water and power impacts.
The Natrona County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt zoning text amendment TA 26‑01 on Tuesday, creating a new outbuildings provision that would allow enclosed storage structures on larger lots in unincorporated county zones with limits and conditional-use review.
Planning Director Sabrina Kempf outlined the amendment, saying it would define outbuildings as enclosed storage for personal property (recreational vehicles, boats, equipment, livestock and similar uses), set a 5‑acre minimum for most affected zones, cap outbuilding coverage at no more than 10% of the lot, and require a minimum 50‑foot setback. "The planning department…
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