HB0158

Official summary

Bill Summary - 21LSO-0338 Bill No.: HB0158 Effective: 7/1/2021 12:00:00 AM LSO No.: 21LSO-0338 Enrolled Act No.: HEA No. 0092 Chapter No.: 161 Prime Sponsor: Harshman Catch Title: Local land use planning and zoning. Subject: Restricts the use of land use plans. Summary/Major Elements: Under current law, local governments are to adopt land use plans. Local governments are also authorized to adopt zoning ordinances and resolutions. Local land use plans are statements of land use policies and visions. Zoning ordinances and resolutions are regulations under which the local government may regulate and restrict the location and use of buildings and structures and the use and condition of use or occupancy of lands for specified purposes. This act modifies the definition of land use plans and specifies that the plans may not be used to require that a land use or physical development be consistent with a local land use plan unless the applicable provisions of the local land use plan have been incorporated into the local zoning regulations. The act also specifies that a land use plan may not be used to deny or restrict a permissible land use or physical development that is not prohibited or is permitted under existing zoning regulations. The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.