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105 CUP 26
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LINCOLN COUNTY PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
STAFF REPORT Conditional Use Permit Application
HEARING TIME AND DATE: 6:00 p.m., Tentative April 22, 2026 LOCATION: Afton Planning & Development Office, 61 E. 5th Ave., Afton, Wyoming & Lincoln County Courthouse, Commissioner Boardroom 3rd Floor, 925 Sage Ave., Kemmerer, Wyoming FILE # 105 CUP 26
APPLICANTS: Means Investments PROJECT NAME: Means COMMUNITY PLAN AREA: Etna ZONING: Proposed Mixed Zone REPRESENTATIVE: Surveyor Scherbel, Ltd. PLANNER: Ken Kuluski PARCEL ID: 3519-142-00-100
_____________________________________________________________________________ PROPOSAL: A Conditional Use Permit concept master plan to build up to one (1) commercial building to house four (4) office spaces. The new project’s total square footage is 6,000 s.f. The Land Use for the property is Residential /Commercial. It is in the Rural Zone, on 2 +/- acres.
LOCATION: Located in the community of Etna, 2 miles northwest of the Town of Star Valley Ranch,
Wyoming in T35N R119W Section 14.
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Vicinity Map 2. Site Plans and attachments 3. Agency Comments
PLANNING STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Planning staff recommends that the Planning & Zoning Commission send a recommendation of APPROVAL to the Board of County Commissioners for File #105 CUP 26, a Conditional Use Permit concept plan, with:
• Findings of Approval A. through D.
• Conditions of Approval 1. through 6.
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FINDINGS OF APPROVAL: A. The proposed use, with conditions, is consistent with the goals and objectives of the Lincoln County Comprehensive Plan. B. The proposed use, with conditions, is consistent with the provisions of the Lincoln County Land
Use Regulations, specifically: Chapter 3, Section 3.1 Conditional Use Permit Procedures.
C. The proposal, with conditions, is consistent with the provisions of Wyoming Statute 18-5-203 providing for Board of County Commissioners authority for zoning regulation of buildings and uses of land. D. The proposed use, with conditions, will not substantially impair the appropriate use of neighboring
property; and will serve the public need, convenience and welfare.
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL:
1. The applicant shall comply with all of the County, State and Federal laws and regulations.
2. Compliance with agency requirements: The developer/owner shall obtain any and all County, State, and Federal permits, licenses, and other approvals for the construction and/or operation of the project. This may include: Local Fire District, Wyoming Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety (State Fire Marshal), Wyoming State Engineer’s Office (SEO), Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT), Wyoming Game and Fish, Wyoming Department of
Environmental Quality (DEQ), Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and/or Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 3. Applicants must provide proof of a recorded twenty (20) foot utility easement along US HWY 89 within 90 days of approval by the Board of County Commissioners. 4. Buffering which shall be provided in conjunction with any development on this property for
adjacent land without the same usage / zoning. 5. Any Land Use shall require additional permitting as directed by Lincoln County Land Use Regulations Chapter 7. 6. Development requires the creation of or participation in a road maintenance agreement for any
private road and / or the construction of an access road from Highway 89 to the east end of the
project boundary that complies with Lincoln County road design standards. BACKGROUND: The applicants are required to meet pertinent development standards of Chapter 6 of
the Lincoln County Land Use Regulations, including the requirements for lighting, erosion control, fire
protection, improvement of driveway / highway access, and setbacks. AGENCY COMMENTS
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Rezone Application
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File No 601 RZ 26
South Etna Rezone
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Prepared using available data by Katie Gipson on 10 December 2025. Map is for informational purposes only and in no way represents an official survey of land.
Statement to Accompany application for
Condition Use Permit
Dated: 8 January 2026
The following information items are required in accordance with the Lincoln County Land Use
Regulations, Chapter 3, Paragraph 3.1 B.
a. Name and address of the person applying for the permit.
Applicants/Owners:
Means Investments, LLC
c/o Eric Butler
P. O. Box 256
Freedom, Wyoming 83120
b. Legal description of property proposed for use, also common street address of
property.
The proposed development is part of the Etna Community Area Overlay Zone within the
NW1/4 of Section 14, T35N R119W, Lincoln County, Wyoming. The property is platted
as Lot 1 of CR Ranch Subdivision.
The property has access from US Highway 89.
c. Total lot size of area proposed for use, including number of lots applicable.
The property is approximately 2 ± acres.
d. Current zoning and use of Property
The property is in the rural zone and is platted to be used for Residential/Commercial.
e. Current zoning and land uses within three-hundred-foot 300’ of the property.
The current zoning surrounding the property is rural. The land uses within 300 feet of the
property are as follows:
South – Commercial (Storage Facility)
East – Vacant
North – Commercial
West - Agriculture
f. Purpose for which the property is to be used, including the size of the building or
buildings, number of occupants and or employees and number of spaces.
The building shown on the master plan consist of an existing commercial building (shop)
and one (1) 40’x150’ future building.
g. A plot plan of the property showing the proposed location of buildings, off street
parking spaces, routes for ingress and egress and fencing and screening, if any.
See attached exhibits.
h. Area and height of buildings and other structures.
See attached exhibits.
Building heights less than thirty-five (35) feet.
i. Density for the proposed use in term of units per acre and number of offices,
employees, occupants or all three.
Density is one (1) shop and four (4) office/warehouses.
j. Volume in terms of the number of customer and/or deliveries per day.
Trips per day are estimated at 40 at buildout.
k. Any permits, letters or reviews by federal, state or local jurisdictions concerning the
proposal (i.e. Fire Marshal plan review, Health Department, Wyoming Department
of Environmental Quality, Wyoming Department of Transportation.)
No permits, letters or reviews have been issued by any agencies.
l. All applicable development standards spelled out in Chapter 6 of this document
(Land Use Regulations) shall be addressed.
The applicant agrees to comply with the applicable development standards as outlined in
Chapter 6.
m. All physical improvements required by standards of the document shall require that
a performance guarantee be submitted with the application in accordance with
performance guarantee procedures of Chapter 6.
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