Wyoming 2025 Regular Session

Wyoming House Bill HB0202 Compare Versions

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Old	New		Differences
1	1		2025
2	2		STATE OF WYOMING
3		-	25LSO-0529
4		-	ENGROSSED
5		-	1HB0202
	3	+	25LSO-05291HB0202
6	4		HOUSE BILL NO. HB0202
7	5		Fast Track Permits Act.
8	6		Sponsored by: Representative(s) Filer, Andrew, Geringer,
9	7		Lucas, Singh, Wasserburger and Wylie and
10	8		Senator(s) Pappas and Smith, D
11	9		A BILL
12	10		for
13	11		1 AN ACT relating to city, county, state and local powers;
14	12		2 requiring local government entities to comply with
15	13		3 deadlines for reviewing land use requests within the
16	14		4 subject property's permitted zoning use; providing
17	15		5 exceptions; requiring local government entities to provide
18	16		6 notice as specified; providing definitions; providing
19	17		7 penalties; specifying applicability; and providing for an
20	18		8 effective date.
21	19		9
22	20		10
23	21		11
24	22		12. W.S. 16-13-101 is created to read:
25	23		13
26	24		14 CHAPTER 13
27		-	15 DEVELOPMENT OR IMPROVEMENT OF PROPERTY TIMELINES 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0529
28		-	ENGROSSED
29		-	2HB0202
	25	+	15 DEVELOPMENT OR IMPROVEMENT OF PROPERTY TIMELINES 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-05292HB0202
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34	30		5 (a) As used in this section:
35	31		6
36	32		7 (i) "Delivered by electronic means" includes
37	33		8 delivery to an electronic mail address at which an
38	34		9 applicant has consented to receive notices, documents or
39	35		10 information;
40	36		11
41	37		12 (ii) "Local government entity" means a governing
42	38		13 body of a city, town, county or other political subdivision
43	39		14 of the state including a planning commission or a planning
44	40		15 and zoning commission;
45	41		16
46	42		17 (iii) "Request" means an application, within the
47		-	18 subject property's permitted zoning use by right, for an
48		-	19 approval from a local government entity for an action
49		-	20 relating to the development or improvement of property
50		-	21 including a building permit or change of permitted zoning
51		-	22 use. "Request" shall not include applications for 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0529
52		-	ENGROSSED
53		-	3HB0202
	43	+	18 subject property's permitted zoning use, for an approval
	44	+	19 from a local government entity for an action relating to
	45	+	20 the development or improvement of property including a
	46	+	21 building permit, change of permitted zoning use or
	47	+	22 variance. "Request" shall not include applications for 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-05293HB0202
54	48		1 conditional use permits, rezoning, subdivision permits,
55		-	2 subdivision plats~~, variances~~ or temporary zoning uses.
	49	+	2 subdivision plats or temporary zoning uses.
56	50		3
57	51		4 (b) After an applicant submits a request to a local
58	52		5 government entity, the local government entity shall
59	53		6 provide written notice not later than fifteen (15) days
60	54		7 after receipt of the request notifying the applicant if the
61	55		8 applicant's request is complete or incomplete for failing
62	56		9 to contain all information required by law or an adopted
63	57		10 rule, ordinance or policy of the local government entity.
64	58		11 The written notice under this subsection shall explain what
65	59		12 information is necessary for the applicant's request to be
66	60		13 complete and the notice may be delivered by electronic
67	61		14 means.
68	62		15
69	63		16 (c) If the development or improvement that is the
70	64		17 subject of the applicant's request is within the subject
71		-	18 property's permitted zoning use by right the local
72		-	19 government entity shall not require meetings relating to
73		-	20 zoning between the applicant and the local government
74		-	21 entity and the local government entity shall continue the
75		-	22 process for approval or denial of the request without
76		-	23 requiring meetings relating to zoning. 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0529
77		-	ENGROSSED
78		-	4HB0202
	65	+	18 property's permitted zoning use the local government entity
	66	+	19 shall not require meetings relating to zoning between the
	67	+	20 applicant and the local government entity and the local
	68	+	21 government entity shall continue the process for approval
	69	+	22 or denial of the request without requiring meetings
	70	+	23 relating to zoning. 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-05294HB0202
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80	72		2 (d) After an applicant submits a complete request to
81	73		3 the local government entity, the local government entity
82	74		4 shall approve or deny the applicant's request not later
83	75		5 than sixty (60) days after the date the completed request
84	76		6 is submitted unless:
85	77		7
86	78		8 (i) An applicant and the local government entity
87	79		9 agree in writing to an extension of the deadline; or
88	80		10
89	81		11 (ii) An applicant's request requires approval by
90	82		12 a state or federal agency. If the applicant's request
91	83		13 requires approval by a state or federal agency then the
92	84		14 deadline shall be extended for not more than an additional
93	85		15 ten (10) days unless the applicant and the local government
94	86		16 entity agree in writing to an alternative deadline.
95	87		17
96	88		18 (e) If the local government entity denies the
97	89		19 applicant's request, the local government entity shall
98	90		20 provide written notice not later than seven (7) days after
99	91		21 the denial of the applicant's request stating the reasons
100		-	22 why the local government entity denied the applicant's 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0529
101		-	ENGROSSED
102		-	5HB0202
	92	+	22 why the local government entity denied the applicant's 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-05295HB0202
103	93		1 request. The written notice under this subsection may be
104	94		2 delivered by electronic means.
105	95		3
106	96		4 (f) Any requirements missed by a local government
107	97		5 entity during a plan review of an applicant's request that
108	98		6 is imposed on an applicant after the applicant's request
109	99		7 has been approved shall result in a ten percent (10%)
110	100		8 reduction in the applicant's fees charged for the request,
111	101		9 unless the requirements that are imposed are a result of
112	102		10 unanticipated conditions of the subject property that
113	103		11 require the applicant to implement mitigation measures.
114	104		12
115	105		13 (g) Except as provided in paragraph (d)(i) of this
116	106		14 section, if a local government entity fails to comply with
117	107		15 the deadline established under subsection (d) of this
118	108		16 section, then the applicant's request shall be approved as
119	109		17 submitted. A building constructed pursuant to a permit
120	110		18 approved under this subsection shall pass all safety and
121	111		19 code compliance inspections prior to the issuance of a
122	112		20 certificate of occupancy.
123		-	21 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0529
124		-	ENGROSSED
125		-	6HB02021This act shall apply to applications
	113	+	21 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-05296HB02021This act shall apply to applications
126	114		2 relating to the development or improvement of property
127	115		3 filed on and after July 1, 2025.
128	116		4
129	117		5. This act is effective July 1, 2025.
130	118		6
131	119		7 (END)