Washakie County Comprehensive Plan

THE “Centennial” PLAN

As revised from the 1978 Land Use Plan

 Adopted by the Washakie County Board of County Commissioners

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 William L. Glanz, Chairman

 Terry Wolf, Member

Vale “John” Dent, Member

  Prepared by the Washakie County Planning Commission

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Gary Rice, Chairman

Wally Trembath, Vice Chair

Kermit Sweeny, Member

Dave Dunham, Member

Greg Hammons, Member

 Effective:  July 1, 2004

  TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1:  Introduction                                                                                                      1

Overview, Goals and Objectives

Definition

Purposes 2

Washakie County Fact Sheet 3

The Planning Philosophy 7

Community Custom and Culture

General Planning Goals 8

General Development Policies

  Chapter 2:  History                                                                                                             10

Washakie County Turns One Hundred

Washakie; Chief of the Eastern Shoshone Nation

Prehistory

The Western Migration                                                                        11

Settlement of the County                                                                      12

Post World War II; Recent History                                                      13

 Chapter 3:  Public Land                                                                                                         15

Local Control / Local Benefits

Introduction

Authority

General Public Objectives                                                                                 16

General Public Policies                                                                        

Multiple Use                                                                                          17

Access                                                                                                                       18

Agriculture                                                                                                                               19

Cultural, Paleontological, and Archeological Resources                                                20

Law Enforcement                                                                                   21

Minerals and Industry                                                                             22

Recreation and Tourism                                                                          24

Special Land Designations                                                                       25

Water Resources                                                                                    27

Weed Management                                                                                29

Wildlife (Animal)                                                                                    30

Wildlife (Plant)                                                                                       32

  Chapter 4:  Countywide Policies by Area of Concern                                                               33

            Sustainable Growth

Cultural & Historical Resources                                                              35

Natural Resources and Environmental Quality                                                     39

Air Quality                                                                                                        42

Aesthetics                                                                                                           44

Transportation                                                                                                    46

Recreation & Outdoor Activities                                                                        51

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Chapter 5:  Countywide Policies by Industry                                                                               53

Agriculture                                                                                                          53

Energy & Minerals                                                                                              55

Health Care                                                                                                        57

Telecommunications                                                                                          58
Chapter 6:  County Policies Regarding Urban Centers                                                  61

City of Worland                                                                                             

Town of Ten Sleep                                                                                        64

 Chapter 7:  The Next Step                                                                                                         66

Implementation                                                                                     

 Appendices                                                                                                                             70

             Appendix A:            Acronyms                                                                                            70

            Appendix B:   Federal Laws & Regulations Involving Local Government                  71

 Appendix C:            References & Resources other than those found in Appendix B            77

 Appendix D:   Maps and Graphs                                                                               78

 Appendix E:    Pictures                                                                                                80

 Appendix F:    Land Use Survey Results                                                             81

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