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Planning commission recommends rezoning 13-acre parcel near planned Highway 20 interchange
Summary
The Fremont County Planning & Zoning Commission unanimously recommended that the Board of County Commissioners amend the Comprehensive Plan and rezone a 13-acre Chester-area parcel from Rural Conservation to Commercial Neighborhood (C1), citing proximity to a planned ITD interchange and staff support.
The Fremont County Planning & Zoning Commission on Jan. 20 recommended that the Board of County Commissioners amend the Comprehensive Plan Preferred Land Use Map and rezone a roughly 13‑acre parcel near the planned Highway 20 interchange from Rural Conservation to Commercial Neighborhood Zone C1.
Planning staff presented the two related applications—Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment (#25‑090) and Zone Change (#25‑045)—and recommended approval, noting the parcel’s location adjacent to the interchange and its direct access to Highway 20. Planning staff Dusty Rigby told commissioners that although the Preferred Land Use Map currently shows the parcel as Rural, the site “is located where future commercial growth makes sense” because of the interchange project and nearby roadway capacity improvements.
Applicant Jeffrey Rowe (Teton View Surveying) said he had installed a road and electric service and expects to build a small office next spring for family-owned businesses, including Teton View Surveying and Teton View Counseling. “We’re just trying to get ahead of the game,” Rowe said, adding that ITD appraisals for right‑of‑way could begin in mid‑February and that construction could depend on federal funding timelines.
Commissioners asked whether C1 zoning would allow larger highway‑oriented uses such as truck stops; Rowe and staff said gas stations and larger facilities often require conditional‑use permits and that C1 was chosen specifically to limit large‑scale, industrial, or truck‑oriented developments. Commissioner JC Siddoway noted concern about the range of uses and accepted staff’s explanation that C1 is intended for neighborhood‑serving commercial services.
Commissioner Sonnie Haws moved, and JC Siddoway seconded, to recommend the Comprehensive Plan amendment (#25‑090); the motion passed unanimously. Haws then moved, seconded by Dennis Forbush, to recommend rezoning the parcel to Commercial Neighborhood C1 (#25‑045); that motion also passed unanimously. The commission recorded no written public comments on the applications.
The recommendations now go to the Fremont County Board of County Commissioners for final action. The commission’s staff report notes that formal conditional‑use reviews would still apply for some commercial uses, and any future development would be subject to county permitting and ITD requirements.
