• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • News from Jackson Hole
  • About Us
  • National Parks
  • Wildlife
  • Outdoors
  • Contact Us
Jackson Hole Radio

Jackson Hole Radio

Town of Jackson wants non-residents on Planning Commission

March 20, 2023 by admin

non-residents on Planning Commission

Jackson Town Planners want to allow non-locals to serve on the planning commission and other committees.

Currently, to be appointed to the Town Planning Commission or Design Review Committee, you must be a Jackson citizen.

The law says that members of the Planning and Zoning Commission and Design Review Committee shall be residents of and qualified electors of the Town of Jackson for a minimum of 1 year prior to appointment and shall remain residents of the Town for the entire duration of their term.

Planning Commissioners wouldn’t have to live in Jackson

But in a proposal to the Jackson Planning Commission, as part of nearly 90 updates to the Land Development Regulations, the Planning Department has said that they want to allow residents of Sublette and Lincoln Counties to be Jackson Planning Commissioners.

This means that residents that live in Big Piney, Pinedale, Alpine, Afton, and Kemmerer could be making decisions for residents in the Town of Jackson.

The planners say that they have vacancies arise because existing members have moved to Star Valley or Teton Valley, ID and that the current residency requirement limits the pool of applicants.

Limit citizen input

Another change proposed in the Town of Jackson regulations would limit the ability of the public to submit potential amendments to the rules or propose rezoning of property.

Currently, any citizen can seek redress to a rule or zoning designation by submitting the proper paperwork to the Town in an effort to get it changed.

Under the new proposal, citizens would be forced to submit their paperwork in a limited timeframe of 90 days per year.

If petitioners did not make the deadline of March 31st, they would be forced to wait until January 1st of the following year.

The Town of Jackson says the purpose of this change is to limit the number of rezone and LDR amendment applications the Town gets from citizens each year to a manageable and predictable schedule.

They also admit that the proposal will limit the temptation of applicants to solve every regulatory issue with what they call a “why not” amendment request.

The Jackson Planning Commission will continue to discuss the large number of proposed changes on Wednesday night.

 

Filed Under: News from Jackson Hole Tagged With: Planning and Politics

Primary Sidebar

National Parks

bison in Yellowstone

Yellowstone asks for responsible behavior

June 4, 2023 By Max Mitchell

Yellowstone fire

Hawaii Man Guilty of Disturbing Wildlife in Yellowstone National Park

June 1, 2023 By Scott Anderson

Photo courtesy / Hellen Jack

Tragic Incident in Yellowstone National Park

May 24, 2023 By Scott Anderson

Jackson Lake Dam

Wyoming and Bureau of Reclamation collaborate on Jackson Lake Dam agreement

May 17, 2023 By Scott Anderson

Tags

Game and Fish Grand Teton National Park Grizzlies Health Housing ja Jackson Hole Wyoming News moun Mountain Lion Planning and Politics Recreation Regional News Search and Rescue Sports Travel Water quality Wildfire Wolves Yellowstone National Park

Footer

Contact us: info@jacksonholeradio.com
Telephone :307-733-2120
Address :1085 Highway 22 UNIT E Jackson, WY - United States
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • EEO
  • KMTN
  • KJAX
  • KZ95
  • LaNueva 96.3FM

© Copyright Jackson Hole Radio, LLC