INSTRUCTIONS:

A meeting with County staff can determine if your proposed project meets zoning requirements for the area. If not and you decide to petition for a zone district change, please use the following procedure:

1. Determine the zone which is most compatible with your proposed project.
2. Complete the attached request to include the reasons for your request. The Planning Commission will only consider requests when accompanied by a full description of the project, a concept plan, and expected impacts to the area or neighborhood.
3. Include a complete legal description of the property to be re-zoned and site map of parcel to be rezoned.
4. Pay a fee to the County of $300.00.(Per Carbon County Ordinance 521)
5. The Deadline for submission of the above application and fees is three weeks prior to the first Tuesday of each month, when the Planning Commission meets.
6. A State required public hearing will be placed on the agenda and a public notice will be advertised in the local newspaper a minimum of 10 days prior to the hearing. You will be billed for the advertisement.
7. Prior to the public hearing, staff will assist you in notifying all adjacent land owners of the hearing by mail. Documentation of the notification must be in your file.
8. After consideration at a regular meeting, the Planning Commission will make a recommendation to the County Commission, who makes the final determination. In some cases the Planning Commission makes a recommendation against the zone change. You still have a right to go before the County Commission for a final determination
9. This application in no way represents an approval.