Council advances Home Views rezoning to higher-density on first reading

The Cody City Council advanced Ordinance 2026-06 on first reading to rezone Lot 1 of Home Views Addition No. 6 from R3 (medium-high density residential) to R4 (high-density residential), a change staff said would allow a broader range of multifamily housing types.

Jenny Kramer summarized the proposal and neighborhood outreach: "Total properties that were notified were 34, and total written objections by the adjacent properties were 5," Kramer said, noting the protest level remains below the 20% threshold that would require additional approvals. She told council the property is on Sheridan Avenue, constrained by a steep hillside and totals about 2.2 net acres; no specific development plans were on file and the property is for sale.

Council members asked procedural and design questions, including whether the new notification radius was used, how setbacks would affect potential multiunit construction, and the difference between a fourplex and townhouse development. Kramer noted that sideline setbacks are five feet and that townhouses and fourplexes are both permitted in the zoning; council moved the ordinance on first reading (moved by Council Member Setonary; seconded by Council Member Lang) and the motion carried.

The council did not receive testimony against the rezone beyond the five written objections cited by staff; questions focused on the potential physical impacts and the current lack of a concrete development proposal.