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Park County commission chair Dossie Overfield is asking county residents concerned about neighboring lots being subdivided to hold on to their concerns and let them be heard at the next county land …
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Park County commission chair Dossie Overfield is asking county residents concerned about neighboring lots being subdivided to hold on to their concerns and let them be heard at the next county land use plan meetings in October.
Just before commissioners unanimously approved a sketch plan for the subdivision of a lot in the Sage Creek area into 10 and five acre lots — allowed under current GR-5 zoning in the area — she asked the two neighbors who had spoken out against the plan to be ready to express their concerns in the future.
“All of your concerns are well noted with us,” Overfield said. “We encourage you to pay attention to land use plan meetings in October for your area. There we can talk about these things.”
What the neighbors were talking about were the concerns that have been raised often recently, from water usage to the integrity of rural and ag lands outside the county’s main cities.
Commissioners also Tuesday morning approved the final plat of another subdivision, although this one simply divided a nearly 45-acre lot into 10 and roughly 35 acre lots and thus led to no objections. That division left lots still far above the one acre minimums in the Powell GR-P zoning regulations. Those regulations, however, have been criticized by people during the land use planning as being far too lenient as far as how small lots can get in rural Powell.
In the case of the Sheffield minor subdivision, where the owner said he planned to still grow hay on his 10 remaining acres as well as raise livestock for his children’s future 4-H projects, neighbors raised concerns from their respective former homes in Castle Rock, Colorado, and Las Vegas. Both mentioned how quickly the sprawl had engulfed their previously idyllic rural areas surrounded by ag or open land.
“It’s a pretty unique area, we don’t want to lose the integrity for the area,” said neighbor Becky Nose, who along with husband Del sold the land in question hoping it would not be further subdivided. “We want to keep that area as pristine as we can, that’s becoming a rare thing around there.”
The next round of meetings will be in the first week of October with more details to follow.
For more information, visit parkcounty-wy.gov/PlanParkCounty/.
