Thursday 14 July 2011

Planning commission OKs car collector rules

By TOM MORTON Star-Tribune staff writer |

The Natrona County Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday passed the proposal for those who store collector cars to obtain conditional use permits depending on how their property is zoned.

The commission has targeted junk cars and nuisance vehicles, Chairman Tom Richardson said during the public hearing. "We're trying to clean up the county."

However, former Natrona County commissioner Barb Peryam voiced the concerns of opponents when she said the conditional use permit process will set a dangerous precedent by allowing county government to illegally take individual property.

"I'm not aware of any other group in Natrona County that has to do this," Peryam said.

On Aug. 2, the Natrona County Commission probably will conduct a public hearing and then vote on the text amendment.

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