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New Ordinance 251 Abandoned Vehicles adopted - on ordinance page
This ordinance has passed.
This ordinance has passed on third reading
TOWN EMPLOYEES & OFFICIALS
Alex Foster
Clerk-Treasurer
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Michelle Christopher
Director of Public Works
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Peter Leath
Backup Water & Wastwater Operator
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPATMENT
Elected Officials: to contact any, call 383-7335 or email baggsweb@dteworld.com
Mayor Linda Corners swearing in the new mayor elect, Katherine Staman Jan. 11. 2011
Newly elected Council Member, Sarah Barber being sworn in by Mayor Kathy Staman Jan 11, 2011
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Mayor Staman administering the oath
of office to newly appointed
Council Member Jenna Samp
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Michael Bates has been re-elected
to another 2 year term and was sworn in again Jan 11, 2011
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Trent Arnell taking the oath of office -
Jan.13 ,2009 -
For a four year term ending Dec. 2012
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YOUR US SENATORS AND CONGRESSMAN and WOMAN:
US Senator John Barrasso
2632 Foothills Blvd. Suite 101
Rock Springs, WY 82901
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US Senator Mike Enzi
3201 Federal Center
Casper, WY 82601
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US Representative Cynthia Lummis
2120 Capitol Ave.
Cheyenne, WY 82001
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WYOMING STATE LEGISLATURE:
TOWN OF BAGGS - Senate District 11-- Hon. Larry Hicks-email lhicks@wyoming.com; House District 47-- Hon. William "Jeb" Steward- email jebsteward@union-tel.com
Website - http://legisweb.state.wy.us (live audio of floor proceedings, legislatures email addresses, text of each bill, fiscal profiles, amendments and schedules of floor debate and committee hearings.
Voter Hotline 1(866)996-8683 (messages for legislators encouraging votes for or against measures) Callers can encourage votes for or against measures, but no general messages.
Bill Status 1(800)342-9570 (staffers will provide updates of where bills stand) staffers will provide updates where bills stand, but no details - 8am to 5pm
Non-voting-related messages for lawmakers: House (307)777-7852; Senate (307)777-7711
Faxed Messages: (307)777-5466
Copies of Bills: (307)777-7881
Hearing impaired (800) 877-9965 for TDD or text telephones for bill information
Written mail can be sent to any lawmaker in care of the Wyoming House or Senate, or Governor Mead, State Capiitol, Cheyenne, WY 82002, +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
ORDINANCE NO. _255____
AN ORDINANCE CREATING BAGGS MUNICIPAL CODE
CHAPTER 17.26 -TOWN CENTER DISTRICT (TCD)
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE TOWN OF BAGGS, CARBON COUNTY, WYOMING:
§Chapter 17.26 of the Baggs Municipal Code is created to read as follows:
§Chapter 17.26 TOWN CENTER DISTRICT (TCD)
Sections:
17.26.010 Purposes.
17.26.015 Definitions.
17.26.020 Allowed Uses.
17.26.025 Uses Not Allowed.
17.26.030 Property development standards.
17.26.035 Zoning Map
17.26.010 The purposes of a Town Center District are to:
Promote the development of moderate-high intensity employment centers, dynamic mixed-use (commercial/residential) areas, and residential living environments that provide for a broad range of housing types to satisfy the need for an array of housing needs, focusing only on lands and properties with frontage on Wyoming Highway 70 and Wyoming Highway 789 within the incorporated limits of the Town of Baggs;
Enable a diverse mix of residential, commercial, business, office, institutional, educational, and cultural and entertainment activities for residents, workers, and visitors;
Encourage pedestrian-orientated development within walking distance of town center businesses.
17.26.015 Definitions. As used in the foregoing ordinance and notwithstanding the conflicting provisions of Section 17.08 Definitions, the following words and terms have the meanings specified below:
“Floor Area Ratio” means the ratio of a building's gross floor area to the area of the lot on which the building is located.
“Gross Floor Area” is the sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of a building measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls or from the centerline of walls separating two buildings. Gross floor area does not include basements when at least one-half the floor-to-ceiling height is below grade. Gross floor area does not include accessory parking, attic space having a floor-to-ceiling height less than seven (7) feet, exterior balconies, uncovered steps, or inner courts.
“Mixed-use Building” means a building that contains at least one (1) floor partially or wholly dedicated for nonresidential uses and at least one (1) floor dedicated for allowed residential uses.
“Setback” means the open, unobstructed area required to be provided between the furthermost projection of a building and the adjacent property line.
“Manufactured home” means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or forty body feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is three hundred twenty or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein; except that such term shall include any structure which meets all the requirements of this paragraph except the size requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the Secretary and complies with the standards established under this chapter; and except that such term shall not include any self-propelled recreational vehicle; and the provisions of 42 USC CHAPTER 70 - MANUFACTURED HOME CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY STANDARDS 01/02/2006 As Amended, are hereby incorporated by reference to this section.
“Industrial” means a place where trade or manufacturing is carried on for profit employing labor and/or mechanical devices and capital.
“Accessory use/structure” means a use of the land or a building/ structure totally incidental and directly related to the allowed use.
“Permanent foundation” means the supportive structure constructed in and above the soil surface and affixed to the permitted building, but not including railroad ties.
17.26.020 Allowed Uses. The following uses are allowed by-right in the TCD, subject to all provisions of the Baggs Municipal Code.
RESIDENTIAL: Detached Single-Family Dwellings including Manufactured Homes; Duplexes; Multi -Family Dwellings; Dwelling units located above the ground floor; Home occupations; Accessory Use/Structure.
PUBLIC AND CIVIC: Utilities and Services; Postal Service; Lodge or Private club; Day Care; Libraries; Museums; Parks and Recreation; Public Safety Services; Religious Assembly; Schools; Cultural Exhibits; Fire and Police Stations; Accessory Use/Structure; Government.
COMMERCIAL: Food and Beverage Retail Sales; Restaurant; Tavern; Veterinary: Financial Services; Gas Stations; Medical Services; Lodging; Public and Private Offices; Commercial Parking; Fuel Stations, Vehicle Service and Repair; General Retail Sales; Personal Services; Communication Facilities; Professional Office Building and Mixed-use Building.
Any lot or parcel within the TCD which has a legally permitted use under the prior zoning ordinance, may continue that legally permitted use. In addition to allowing the continuation of a legally permitted use, those lots or parcels shall also be entitled to all of those permitted uses under the TCD ordinance as described herein and may also be considered for those accessory uses and special use permits as provided in the TCD ordinance.
17.26.025 Uses Not Allowed. The TCD does not allow any other use in the Baggs Municipal Code or this title including industrial uses, other than those listed in 17.26.020.
17.26.030 Property development standards.
Floor Area Ratio. In the TCD, the maximum floor area ratio is one and sixty-five hundredths (1.65) for all allowed uses.
Lot Area per Unit (Density). In the TCD, the minimum density of residential only development for lot area per dwelling unit is nine hundred ninety (990) square feet, and for mixed use buildings the minimum is six hundred sixty (660) square feet.
Building Height. All building development in the TCD is subject to a thirty-five (35) foot height limitation.
Setbacks. The TCD provides for front, rear, side yard and side street building setback requirements. For front yard the minimum setback is fifteen (15) feet. For the side yard the minimum setback is five (5) feet. For the rear yard the minimum setback is five percent (5%) of the lot depth. Setback areas specified above may be used for the following purposes: Off-street parking and loading and traffic circulation; signs necessary to direct and control vehicular traffic; permitted signs to identify a business.
Distance Between Buildings. Buildings not actually joined shall be provided with a minimum ten-foot separation.
Off-street Parking. Use of land in this district shall also conform to the off-street parking, sign requirements, and other general provisions of Chapter 17.40. The strict application of parking requirements of 17.40.160 may be varied, for smaller developments where on-street parking will present no traffic congestion or safety hazard. (Ord. 83.6.17, 1982).
Floor-to Floor Heights and Floor Area of Ground -floor Space. All nonresidential floor space provided on the ground floor of a mixed use building must have a minimum floor-to-ceiling height of eight (8) feet. All nonresidential floor space provided on the ground floor of a mixed use building must contain a minimum floor area of six hundred sixty (660) square feet on lots with street frontage of less than or equal to thirty (30) feet; or at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the lot area on the lots with thirty (30) feet of street frontage or more.
Additional Requirements. Drive-through facilities for vehicles are allowed upon review and approval of the planning commission and town council; All commercial uses shall be conducted wholly within the confines of a building, except those uses permitted which are customarily conducted in the open such as used car sales, construction equipment or farm implements; Storage for commercial uses shall be limited to accessory storage of commodities sold at retail on the premises and storage shall be within a completely enclosed building; All allowed uses must not be objectionable due to odor, dust, smoke, noise, vibration or other similar causes; All repair garages, filling stations and gasoline pumps shall be so placed, as to permit all services to be rendered entirely within the lot lines; No gasoline or oil pump shall be placed within fifteen feet of any street line or side lot line, nor within twenty feet of any residential boundary line; All dwellings or buildings permitted within the TCD shall have permanent foundations.
Site Plan Approval. Site plan approval is required for all allowed uses.
Zoning Map.
The Town of Baggs Zoning Map shall be amended in accordance with this ordinance to reflect the Town Center District (TCD). The amendment to said map shall be in accordance with those boundaries as set forth for the TCD as indicated
on that map attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
This ordinance becomes effective upon posting, passage and adoption by the Governing Body of the Town of Baggs, Wyoming.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS DAY OF , 2009.
FIRST READING May 12, 2009
PUBLIC HEARING AND SECOND READING June 9, 2009
THIRD READING
Mayor
Clerk Attesting
POSTED:
Baggs Town Hall
U.S. Post Office - Baggs
Stage Stop General Store - Baggs
This ordinance becomes effective upon posting, passage and adoption by the Governing Body of the Town of Baggs, Wyoming.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS DAY OF , 2008.
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ORDINANCE NO. 258
AN ORDINANCE CREATING BAGGS MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 9.24 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OPEN CONTAINER RESTRICTIONS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE TOWN OF BAGGS, CARBON COUNTY, WYOMING:
Chapter 9.24 of the Baggs Municipal Code is created to read as follows:
Chapter 9.24 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Sections:
9.24.010 Open Container Restrictions
A. Definitions. As used in this chapter:
1. “Certain structures” means any Town owned, operated or leased offices, public safety or maintenance facility and any building or structure used primarily for public entertainment, i.e., recreation centers, restaurants and the like, excluding, however, structures duly licensed to sell or dispense alcoholic liquor or malt beverages.
2. “Open container” means any glass, cup, bottle, can or other receptacle used for drinking, other than the beverage's original unopened package or container, the seal of which has not been broken and from which the original cap, cork or other means of closure has not been removed.
3. “Open space” means any street, alley, public way, sidewalk, public or private parking lot set aside for business use, and any other unenclosed public property. However, any golf course within the city limits shall not be considered open space.
B. It is unlawful:
1. For any person to sell or dispense alcoholic liquor or malt beverages in open containers from the licensed facilities used to serve customers for off-premises consumption, commonly referred to as a “drive-up window”;
2. To operate a motor vehicle in which alcoholic liquor or malt beverages are present in an open container, unless the opened container is in the trunk, an outside compartment, or an inside compartment of a vehicle without a trunk; provided, the inside compartment is not accessible to the driver or any other person in such vehicle, i.e., the cargo area behind the rear most seat in a passenger van or station wagon when no passenger occupies the rear most seat;
3. To possess or consume alcoholic liquor or malt beverages from an open container in a motor vehicle;
4. To possess or dispense alcoholic liquor or malt beverages in an open container in any open space and certain structures in the town unless a license or permit authorizing same has been issued by the Town Council. However, nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as authorizing the possession of open containers of alcoholic liquor or malt beverages in or on motor vehicles;
5. For any person or lessee of an unlicensed restaurant to permit any person to possess or consume alcoholic liquor or malt beverages from an open container within the restaurant;
6. Notwithstanding this section, a resealed bottle of wine may be transported as provided in Wyoming State Statute Section 12-4-410(e).
This ordinance becomes effective upon posting, passage and adoption by the Governing Body of the Town of Baggs, Wyoming.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS __26___ DAY OF ____August___________, 2008.
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