Welcome to Park County's Development Standards and Regulations (DSR) update engagement hub! Over the next few years, this webpage will serve as the homebase for project information, updates, meeting information, and engagement opportunities. 

View and comment on the first round of updates to the DSR!

 

This is the adoption draft of the Round 1 edits for the Park County DSR Update. This first round of proposed updates to the DSR is the subject of this notice and involves, generally, formatting and administrative changes including, but not limited to: modernizing the format of the document (e.g., automatic page numbering, linked Table of Contents, etc.); updates to Chapter I (Administration); a preliminary update of Chapter II (Definitions); updates to portions of the regulations that are directly impacted by recent statutory language changes (e.g., family exemptions, subdivision fencing, etc.); and a first-round appendices clean-up. No changes to the official zoning map of the County are proposed during this round.

The Park County Planning and Zoning Commission (“Commission”) will hold a special meeting to conduct a public hearing on the proposed first-round updates/amendments to the 2015 Park County Development Standards and Regulations (“DSR”) on  Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at 9:00am in the Alternate Emergency Operations Center (EOC), located in the basement of the Courthouse Addition, 1002 Sheridan Ave., Cody, WY.

 

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ALL ABOUT THE PROJECT

What is the Development Standards and Regulations (DSR) update?

The purpose of this project is to review and update the standards and regulations that help guide development and uses in the County. This project will begin with an assessment of the current standards and regulations, identify what is missing, and update the standards and regulations to best correspond with the updated Land Use Plan (LUP). 

This update also includes development of zoning district profiles and assessment of the current zoning map. The zoning map will be analyzed in relation to the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) in the Land Use Plan. 

Who is involved in the DSR update?

In 2024, the Park County Board of Commissioners adopted the 2024 Land Use Plan (LUP) with the intent of launching the process to update the Development Standards and Regulations (DSR) to best align with the goals and strategies of the LUP. Throughout the process, landowners and residents of Park County will have numerous opportunities to help shape the updated DSR. From technical working groups, open houses, and planning area meetings, the public is invited to participate throughout the almost two-year long process. 

 

What is the DSR update timeline?

The DSR update is split into four phases over almost a two-year period. The first two phases are about identifying the priority chapters that need updates. The third phase is the bulk of the updates where the vast majority of the DSR will be drafted and adopted. The final phase is focused on the project team closing out the project and rolling out the final, new and improved, DSR!

Project TImeline

complete
complete
PHASE 1: March - July 2024

 

FOUNDATION

 

  • Project kick off 
  • Technical Working Group Sessions
    • 5/15-5/17
  • Worksession #1 - Board and P&Z Commission
    • 5/17/2024
  • DSR Assessment Report and Zoning Map Assessment

live
live
PHASE 2: August 2024- January 2025

FIRST ROUND AMENDMENTS

  • Draft first-round regulation amendments
  • Adopt first-round regulation amendments
    • P&Z Commission Hearing 11/20/2024
    • Board Hearing TBD
  • Worksession #2 & #3- Board and P&Z Commission
    • Worksession #2 - 10/01/2024
    • Worksession #3 - 11/20/2024

planned
planned
PHASE 3: February - December 2025

SECOND ROUND AMENDMENTS

  • Open Houses - JANUARY
  • Planning Area Community Meetings - MARCH
  • Draft second-round amendments
  • Adopt second-round amendments
  • Worksession #4, #5, #6, #7 & #8Board and P&Z Commission

planned
planned
PHASE 4: January - February 2026

 

PROJECT CLOSE OUT

 

  • Final DSR Deliverables

Upcoming Meetings

October 17, 2024 First-Round Amendments Public Comment and Review (complete)

November 20, 2024 First-Round Amendments P&Z Commission Hearing 

TBD Board of County Commissioners Hearing 

January 28, 2025,Public Open House, Cody (more information to come) 

January 29, 2025,Public Open House, Powell (more information to come) 

Learn about the 2024 Land Use Plan!

https://parkcounty-wy.gov/planparkcounty/