Planning and Zoning
The fate of the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints proposed temple is still unknown after Cody’s Planning, Zoning and Adjustment Board’s Special Meeting Tuesday night as the Board continued to be completely divided on the Church’s proposed Site Plan. Prior to the meeting starting, the Church also withdrew their application for a special…
The Planning, Zoning and Adjustment Board Chair has called for a special meeting for the Board to discuss the proposed temple that will be held Wednesday, July 19 at 6pm. The meeting will be held in the City Council chambers in the City Hall, located at 1338 Ramsey Avenue in Cody. On the agenda, the…
The City of Cody’s bi-weekly Planning and Zoning Meeting was preparing to discuss the final permits requirements for the development of the temple for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints July 11, but that has changed. City Planner, Todd Stowell, has removed all of the items pertaining to the temple from today’s…
For weeks now, questions, theories, speculation, and conjecture has been swirling around Cody and Park County concerning the announcement of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Days Saint’s proposal of building a temple on Skyline Drive on a piece of property previously owned by Glenn Nielson. What impact would an almost 10,000 square foot…
A handful of Cody residents gathered on Skyline Drive Saturday night around a massive truck that had a crane affixed on the back. The crane, with an American flag on it’s top, was raised slowly into the cool night air to represent the height of the spire of the proposed new temple of The Church…
The Cody Planning, Zoning, and Adjustment Board is announcing a new date for a special meeting and public hearing on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at 6:00 PM (or as soon thereafter) at the Cody Auditorium, located at 1240 Beck Avenue, to consider a Conditional Use Permit application to construct a temple and ancillary building on…
Carla Egelhoff, Terry Skinner and Doug Peterson, from the Preserve Our Cody Neighborhoods group, spoke about their objection to the proposed building of an LDS Temple off Skyline Drive here in Cody. Their objection is about the building and the proposed architecture of the project. The group wants to “retain architectural integrity of our neighborhoods,…
The news that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints intends to build a temple in Cody was immediately met with waves of emotion in the Cody community. Now, that emotion is manifesting into action – on both sides of the issue. In October 2021, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints announced…
The proposed 195-foot tower would provide wireless service for several carriers in the Wapiti Valley but would also be a noticeable fixture along the North Fork Highway. The Park County Planning and Zoning Commission is hosting a public hearing on Wednesday, Nov. 16. At this hearing, the Board will consider a special use permit for…
Joy Hill, Director of Planning and Zoning for Park County, along with Kim Dillivan, the Assistant Director, spoke about the Land Use Plan that they are working on for Park County. They are encouraging the public’s input in a series of meeting coming up in October to get people involved in what they want to…