Section 9-8-301 - Development of Plans.

WY Stat § 9-8-301 (2019) (N/A)
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9-8-301. Development of plans.

(a) All local governments shall develop a local land use plan within their jurisdiction.

(b) All incorporated cities and towns shall have the option to develop a land use plan in accordance with the requirements of W.S. 9-8-302(a), or cooperate with the county to develop such a plan under W.S. 9-8-302(b).

(c) All counties shall develop a countywide land use plan which shall incorporate the land use plans of all incorporated cities and towns within the county.

(d) As used in this article:

(i) "Local land use plan" means any written statement of land use policies, goals and objectives adopted by local governments. Such plans shall relate to an explanation of the methods for implementation, however, these plans shall not require any provisions for zoning. Any local land use plan may contain maps, graphs, charts, illustrations or any other form of written or visual communication;

(ii) "Zoning" means a form of regulatory control granted to local governments which may be used to guide and to develop specific allowable land use.