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Natrona County approves zoning change to add 'Outbuildings' and allow conditional use in UR and URM
Summary
On May 5 the Natrona County Board of County Commissioners approved Text Amendment TA26-01 to create Section 4.08.15 (Outbuildings) and add UR and URM as conditional-use districts for that section; the measure passed 3–1 after a public hearing.
The Natrona County Board of County Commissioners voted May 5 to approve Text Amendment TA26-01, creating Section 4.08.15 in the county zoning regulations to define and regulate "outbuildings" and specifying where the use may be permitted either by right or by Conditional Use Permit. Commissioner Dave North moved for approval with the addition of the UR and URM zoning districts subject to the same conditional-use restriction; Commissioner Casey Coates seconded and the motion carried on a 3–1 vote. Commissioners North, Dallas Laird and Coates voted in favor; Commissioner Peter Nicolaysen opposed the motion.
Planning Department staffer Sabrina Kemper introduced the amendment during a public hearing. The record shows three speakers from Casper—Lucas Gooder, Aiden Gooder and Blake Gooder—were listed as speaking in favor. The transcript also lists Rozmaring Czaban (noted as an NC resident) both among those recorded in favor and separately among those recorded in opposition; the record is ambiguous about Czaban’s position.
TA26-01 creates a new Outbuildings entry in the table of Allowable Uses and clarifies whether the use is allowed by right or requires a CUP depending on zoning district. The board did not record an effective date for the amendment during the meeting; the Planning Department will need to publish the official ordinance text and any instructions for implementation.
The vote followed procedural discussion and the public-hearing period. The board’s action changes where certain accessory structures will be permitted countywide and adds UR and URM to the set of districts in which outbuildings may be allowed through a conditional-use process. The county did not record additional details on any associated conditions or map amendments during the meeting.
The board adjourned the discussion and moved on to other agenda items; the Planning Department is the point of contact for questions about TA26-01 or next procedural steps.
