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Commissioners approve multiple plats, table three simple subdivisions pending DEQ Chapter 23 study
Summary
The board approved several development files and authorized signings of development agreements on Dec. 8, 2021, but tabled three simple subdivision files (420, 421, 422 SS 21) after staff and applicants debated whether they should be treated as a single major subdivision requiring a DEQ Chapter 23 study.
On Dec. 8 the Board of Lincoln County Commissioners approved multiple land‑use files and development agreements and addressed a contested set of three simple subdivision applications.
Vice‑Chairman Harmon called the meeting and commissioners adopted motions approving File 209 MS 21 (Oxbow Ranch Phase II), File 210 MS 21 (K Triangle Subdivision Phase II), File 809 AP 21 (Granite Ridge Phase II Amended), File 810 AP 21 (Thatcher Estates Second Amended), File 204 MS 21 (The Spruce Phase II), File 703 PZ 21 (Solitude Phase III), File 707 PZ 21 (Valley of the Burm 2nd Filing) and File 706 PZ 21 (The Aspens at Clark Lane Phase IV), each with the findings and conditions noted in the agenda and with authorization for the Chair or Vice‑Chair to sign the development agreements.
A contested point arose over Files 420, 421 and 422 SS 21 (simple subdivisions proposed as Refuge West First Filing). Kent Williams, Planning staff, recommended treating the three applications as one major subdivision subject to a Chapter 23 DEQ review to avoid setting precedent and to ensure environmental/utility review. Applicant surveyor Marlowe Scherbel argued the projects complied with current county rules and proposed making a Chapter 23 study a condition of approval rather than denying the applications. Chairman King said he favored requiring a major subdivision review. To allow time for the requested DEQ study and further consideration, the board tabled Files 420, 421 and 422 until the April 6, 2022 commission meeting (the board had earlier discussed tabling until Jan. 5 but amended the tabling date).
Amy Butler, County Engineer, briefed the board on several county projects including a MOU with WYDOT for the FY2022 High Risk Rural Road Project (HR22901) and plans to implement the iWorQ online permitting system in February. Several applicants and neighboring landowners spoke in support; Caylyn Tobin stated that adjacent owner Samuel Sung supported the Refuge West developments.
The record includes a clarification by Scott White of Lloyd Baker & Associates that a plat warning for “severe soil limitations” was an error; staff nevertheless noted extra septic considerations may be necessary for some plats.
The Dec. 8 session adjourned at 12:03 p.m.
