Buffalo Wyoming Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 10/23/07
Nov 28, 2007
Recorder: CLB

RECORD OF THE MINUTES OF CITY OF BUFFALO, WYOMING
PLANNING COMMISSION

October 23rd, 2007, 5:00 pm

Present from the Planning Commission (PC) were Steve Reimann, Craig Cope and Randy Dyess, Bill Cooley, and Dick Branaman.

Agenda

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of the Minutes from September 26th, 2007.
3. Lot Line Adjustment – Lot 85 of the Shiloh Addition to the City of Buffalo by Ridgeway Builders
LLC
4. November Meeting Date
5. Adjourn
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Chairman Steve Reimann called the meeting to order at 5:00 P.M.

Second on the agenda was the Approval of Minutes from September 26th, 2007.
Mr. Reimann made the correction of Tom and Linda Nuell to Tom and Linda Newell.
Mr. Dyess made a motion to approve the minutes as presented.
Mr. Cope seconded the motion.
The motion carried, with all present voting aye.

The third item on the agenda was a Lot Line Adjustment of Lot 85 of the Shiloh Addition to the City of Buffalo by Ridgeway Builders LLC.

There were not any representatives present for this agenda item.

The City Planner offered background information on the issue. The applicant would like to adjust the lot line to provide for a better building envelope on Lot 85. The applicant proposed that he would be allowed to add addition square footage, taking square footage from the adjoining Open Space of the subdivision. There was some clarification needed on what the PC could legally make a decision on, and what the proper procedure would be for this type of a request.

The City Attorney presented his opinion regarding the legal procedure that this type of request would need to follow. He informed the PC that he did not believe that this request could proceed in current form. The proper procedure would be a Council vacation of the Open Space square footage, and then a Boundary Line Adjustment brought before the PC. An exchange would be the appropriate method.

There was general discussion regarding what procedure may be acceptable in this lot adjustment case, and what the CC’s position may be on the vacation issue. There was some discussion concerning setting a precedent in similar cases and what the impacts of a decision may be.

Mr. Dyess made motion to table the Lot Line Adjustment pending clarification before the item is brought up again, as well as consulting with the City Attorney on whether the item should be brought up at all.
Mr. Branaman seconded the motion.
The motion was carried with all present voting aye.

The fourth item on the agenda identified November 27th, 2007 as the subsequent PC meeting date.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:13 p.m.