TITLE 10
ZONING REGULATIONS

CHAPTER 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION:

10-1-1: Title

10-1-2: Scope And Purposes

10-1-3: Compliance Required; Review Authority Delegated to City Planner

10-1-4: Rules Of Interpretation

10-1-5: Enforcement

10-1-6: Processing Fees, Notice Costs, And Refunds

10-1-7: Districts Established

10-1-8: Zoning Lots

10-1-1: TITLE:

The provisions of this title shall be known and may be cited as the ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CODY, WYOMING. (Ord. 2017-02, 3-7-2017)

10-1-2: SCOPE AND PURPOSES:

This title is in pursuance of the authority conferred by Wyoming Statutes sections 15-1-601 through 15-1-611, and shall apply to all properties and developments within the Cody City limits, except those that are federally exempted.

The purpose of this title is to promote the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the inhabitants of the City by:

   A.   Preserving the character of the City of Cody and its neighborhoods;

   B.   Conserving the value of buildings;

   C.   Encouraging the most appropriate use of land;

   D.   Encouraging compatible uses within the neighborhoods or districts;

   E.   Lessening congestion in the streets;

   F.   Securing safety from fire, panic and other dangers;

   G.   Ensuring provisions for adequate light and air;

   H.   Preventing the overcrowding of land;

   I.   Avoiding undue concentration of population; and

   J.   Facilitating adequate provisions for transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements.

This title is implemented in accordance with the City of Cody Master Plan (aka Comprehensive Plan). (Ord. 2017-02, 3-7-2017)

10-1-3: COMPLIANCE REQUIRED; REVIEW AUTHORITY DELEGATED TO CITY PLANNER:

   A.   Compliance Required: No land shall be used, or structure constructed, except in accordance with the regulations and requirements of this title, including the requirement to obtain applicable approvals and permits prior to the development of the property. No application for the development of land shall be approved unless the application is determined to be in conformance with the requirements of this title and all applicable development regulations, including any standards, plans or policies that have been adopted by the City so as to have a regulatory effect. All development applications filed on or after the effective date of this title, as initially adopted and subsequently amended, whether for new development or for the expansion or alteration of existing development, shall be processed in accordance with the standards, requirements and procedures established herein.

   B.   Review Authority Delegated to City Planner: Notwithstanding any language in City of Cody Code Sections 9-2-2 , 9-2-3 , 10-10B-4 , 10-10C-5 , and 10-10E-3 that otherwise requires the Planning and Zoning Board to review site development plans, architectural plan compatibility, landscaping plans, or downtown sign district applications, the City Planner is granted authority to review and approve applications to the Planning and Zoning Board for such proposals in the instances listed below; provided, the proposal clearly complies with all applicable standards and purposes of the City of Cody Code, including demonstrating architectural compatibility, suitably addressing all site plan conditions (e.g. vehicle access location and design, parking, drainage, storm water retention, snow storage, lighting methods and intensity, utilities, fire protection and access, waste and recycling collection, ADA site requirements, pedestrian facilities, setbacks, buffers, easement restrictions, screening requirements, natural hazards, outdoor use areas, outstanding frontage improvements, and landscaping), and avoiding or reasonably mitigating any potential significant negative impact(s) to neighboring properties and public infrastructure that would otherwise occur due to the configuration and design of the proposed site plan improvements.

   1.   Exterior renovations to existing structures, placement of new accessory buildings, and additions to existing structures of up to twenty percent (20%) of the gross floor area of the structure, when the land use is classified as a permitted use and the structure is not a commercial building in the downtown architectural district;

   2.   Minor modifications to components of a previously approved site plan (including landscape plan) due to either #i above, or independently if no building is being placed or expanded;

   3.   Construction of residential land uses in commercial and light industrial zoning districts, but not including new mobile home parks or mixed-use buildings; and,

   4.   Downtown sign district applications only requiring Board evaluation pursuant to City of Cody Code section 9-2-2 .

Nothing herein prevents the City Planner from forwarding an application to the Planning and Zoning Board for review due to a need to interpret or resolve a question as to whether a provision of the City code is met. Decisions of the City Planner are subject to review pursuant to 10-4-3 (C)(1). Application forms and fees for reviews that are conducted by the City Planner are the same as if the proposal were reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Board. (Ord. 2017-02, 3-7-2017; amd. (Ord. 2021-01, 2-16-2021)