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| DATE:
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7/15/2014 7:00:00 PM |
| SUBJECT: |
| An Ordinance to Amend the District Zoning Map of the City of Gillette, Wyoming, for Property Generally Located at 706 Hannum Road and Legally Described as a Portion of Unplatted Property from R-1, Single Family Residential District to R-R, Rural Residential District, Subject to all Planning Requirements. |
| BACKGROUND: |
The owner is seeking approval of a Zoning Map Amendment in order to re-zone approximately 63 acres of land from R-1, Single Family Residential District to R-R, Rural Residential District to better fit the existing use of the property. The property is located north of Warlow Drive off of Hannum Road and is currently zoned R-1, Single Family Residential District. The City of Gillette currently owns the property and it is leased to the Gillette Gun Club. According to the current lease, the property has been used as a shooting range since March of 1971. The current lease between the City and the Gun Club will expire on January 1, 2038.
The large sized parcel, rural nature of the property, and the present use of the land, are all characteristics that are more consistent with the R-R, Rural Residential District than the current designation of R-1, Single Family Residential District. The R-R, Rural Residential District allows public recreational facilities as a permitted use.
An amendment to the Zoning Map shall not take place unless at least one (1) of two (2) criteria exists as set forth in Section 12 of the City of Gillette Zoning Ordinance.
a. The Zoning Map may be amended when there is a need to correct an obvious error. In this case there was no obvious error in the zoning designation. However, the present use is more compatible with the R-R, Rural Residential District.
b. The Zoning Map may be amended to recognize changing conditions within the City. This request does recognize changing conditions as the City is attempting to make the zoning district more compatible with the rural characteristics of the land and the use as a shooting range.
Section 12 of the City of Gillette Zoning Ordinance also provides for a minimum size land area of ten (10) acres for an R-R, Rural Residential District. This request meets the minimum size requirement. |
| SUGGESTED MOTION: |
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I move for Approval of an Ordinance to Amend the District Zoning Map of the City of Gillette, Wyoming, for Property Generally Located at 706 Hannum Road and Legally Described as a Portion of Unplatted Property from R-1, Single Family Residential District to R-R, Rural Residential District, Subject to all Planning Requirements.
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| STAFF REFERENCE: |
| Dustin Hamilton, P.E., Development Services Director |
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