Land Use Planning to review three requests

Three land use change requests will be reviewed during the Wednesday, October 20 meeting of the Land Use Planning Commission.

The first request that will be discussed beginning at 6:15 p.m. is one made by Britt Taylor. Taylor has requested a land use change from the Agricultural land use category to the Commercial land use category, to allow a 50-unit RV campground. The subject property is a 21-acre parcel described as a portion of the NE quarter of the NE quarter of Section 3, Township 42 North, Range 95 West. Fronting on the north side of Highway 120 W, approximately ½ mile west of Fremont St. in the Town of Thermopolis, it is addressed as 138 Hwy 120 W.

The second request is from Daniel and Leila Porath and is set for 6:45 p.m. on the agenda. The Porath’s have requested a Land Use Change from the Agricultural land use category to the Commercial land use category, to allow the short-term rental of up to six cabins, in two phases of three cabins each. The subject property consists of two parcels, totaling 49.3 acres. These are described as a portion of the SE quarter of the NE quarter of Section 16, Township 6 North, Range 6 East, and a portion of the West half of Section 28, Township 41 North, Range 94 West. Fronting on the east side of Highway 20 S, approximately 2.8 miles north of the Fremont County Line, the property is addressed as 1263 Hwy 20 S.

The third request is from Elyse Dufour. Elyse Dufour has requested a Land Use Change from Residential to Commercial, to allow the following: Short-term rental of two existing bedrooms; Short-term rental of two existing recreational vehicle (RV) spaces and Short-term rental of three tent sites. The subject property is Lot 1 of the Kirby Creek Subdivision, located in the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 33, Township 44 North, Range 94 West. Fronting on the south side of Black Mountain Road (State Hwy. 172) and the northeast side of East River Road, it contains a residence addressed as 1014 Black Mountain Rd. This matter was tabled by the Hot Springs County Land Use Planning Commission at their September meeting. However, it will return before the Land Use Planning Commission at 7 p.m.

Anyone requiring additional information should call the County Planning Office at 864-2961. Those unable to attend are invited to comment in writing to: County Planning, 415 Arapahoe St., Thermopolis, WY 82443, or by e-mail at hscplanner@hscounty.com.