Information Regarding Status of Draft Johnson County Zoning Regulations

The Johnson County Planning & Zoning Commission held workshops over the past several years to draft Johnson County Zoning Regulations.  WORK SESSIONS TO DEVELOP THE DRAFT DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN  COMPLETED, COPIES OF THE DRAFT DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN BUFFALO AND KAYCEE, AND PRELIMINARY PUBLIC WORKSHOPS WERE HELD TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT REGULATIONS.

• Times, dates and locations for all public work sessions will be advertised in the Buffalo Bulletin and Kaycee Community Voice newspapers, and on this website (see below).

• Copies of the Draft Johnson County Zoning Regulations document have been provided for distribution at the following locations:

Copies of the draft document are also available via the following methods and formats:

1. Electronic files format on disks (CD's) at the Johnson County Planning Department office, Johnson County Office Annex A, 26 N. DeSmet, Buffalo, WY.
2. Electronic files format on this Johnson County Government website (Planning & Zoning Department, Planning & Zoning Documents link)
3. Upon request, mailed copy of CD or printed document. Contact the Johnson County Planning & Zoning Department to request mailing - Telephone (307) 684-1907 or email jcplanner@vcn.com.

• Several public workshops were held in both Buffalo and Kaycee for the purpose of hearing and recording public comments on the draft document.  Comments were also accepted in writing.  The public workshops were held on:
  • Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 7:00 PM in the Kaycee School, 235 Holt Street, Kaycee, WY
  • Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 7:00 PM in the Buffalo High School Auditorium, 29891 Old Highway 87, Buffalo, WY
  • Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 7:00 PM in the Kaycee School, 235 Holt Street, Kaycee, WY
  • Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 7:00 PM in the Buffalo High School Commons Area, 29891 Old Highway 87, Buffalo, WY
• All public comments will be reviewed and considered.
• Public comments received at or after the initial four public workshops can be viewed on this website.  Click here to view public comments.
• Additional public workshops will likely be held after the first of the year (January 2012) in both Buffalo and Kaycee; and will be advertised in both the Buffalo Bulletin, Kaycee Community Voice and other local media.
• Public hearings are required by Wyoming State Law to be held by both the Johnson County Planning & Zoning Commission and Board of County Commissioners prior to adoption of any new regulations.  No dates for public hearings have been discussed or scheduled to date.
• The difference between public workshops and public hearings should be understood:
  
  • Public workshops in both Buffalo and Kaycee are held in advance of public hearings for the purpose of receiving comments from the public on the draft Zoning Regulations. All comments are recorded and reviewed by the Johnson County Planning & Zoning Commission.  Amendments to the draft Zoning Regulations document will be made for public comments that warrant such changes as determined by the Planning & Zoning Commission. Additional public workshops may be held if the Planning & Zoning Commission feels the public needs more opportunity to comment on the proposed regulations, and to discuss changes that were made to the proposed regulations based on comments from the previous work shop.  All public workshops will be advertised in advance on this Johnson County Website, both the Buffalo Bulletin and Kaycee Community Voice newspapers and other media.
  • Public Hearings are required by Wyoming State Law to be held pursuant to possible adoption of proposed regulations.  All public hearings will be advertised in advance on this Johnson County Government website, in both the Buffalo Bulletin and Kaycee Community Voice newspapers, and in other media.
• No formal adoption schedule for zoning regulations has been set or discussed by either the Johnson County Planning & Zoning Commission or the Board of Johnson County Commissioners.

This information provided by Rob Yingling,
Johnson County Planner & Project Manager
Last updated: October 20, 2011

Johnson County Subdivision Regulations Revision

The Johnson County Planning Department is currently revising the Johnson County Subdivision Regulations, which have not been revised since their original adoption by the Board of County Commissioners in April of 1996.  Three separate amendments to the regulations have been adopted since 1996.  The revision is being done to:

1. Incorporate the three separate adopted amendments into the regulations document,
2. incorporate changes that have occurred in the Wyoming State Subdivisions statute,
3. better reflect current subdivision needs and conditions, and
4. make the regulations document more user friendly.

Mileage Markers Installed for the Klondike Road Trail County Planner & Project Manager Rob Yingling and Assistant County Planner Jerry Osborn assisted local residents of Klondike Road with the installation of mileage markers for the Klondike Trail on Saturday, June 11, 2011.  Local Klondike Road area residents have organized and have done a fine job in maintaining the trail, reducing the need for taxpayer funding for maintaining the trail.

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