Cities and towns notice for zoning changes-amendments.

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included details about specific distances and types of zoning changes that were not supported by the provided official source material.

Cities and Towns Must Notify Landowners About Zoning Changes

The bill requires cities and towns to inform landowners within a certain distance about proposed zoning changes.

What This Bill Does

• Requires cities and towns to send notice by mail to landowners who will be affected by any zoning change.
• Includes sending notices to landowners within one thousand feet of the area where zoning changes are proposed.

Who It Names or Affects

• Cities and towns that propose zoning changes
• Landowners within a certain distance of the proposed zoning changes

Terms To Know

zoning change

Any modification to local land use rules, including new requirements or approvals.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill did not pass and was not considered for introduction.
• It would have taken effect on July 1, 2025, but this date is now irrelevant since the bill did not pass.

Current Bill Text

25LSO-0528
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0528
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0056

Cities and towns notice for zoning changes-amendments.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Filer, Singh and Wasserburger and Senator(s) Barlow, Olsen and Rothfuss

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to cities and towns; requiring cities and towns to provide notice to landowners within a certain distance of proposed zoning changes; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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Required notice for proposed zoning changes.

Cities and towns shall send notice, by mail, to all landowners within a zoning district or area that will be subject to any zoning change and to all landowners within one thousand (1,000) feet of the affected zoning district or area. For purposes of this section, "zoning change" includes the creation of zoning requirements, conditional use approvals, master plan amendments, zoning assignments, zoning map amendments and zoning variances.

Section 2.

This act shall apply to zoning change applications filed on and after July 1, 2025.

Section 3
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This act is effective July 1, 2025
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