The meeting is scheduled to begin at noon in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building at 2101 O’Neil Ave., with remote access available via Zoom and telephone.
Cheyenne Public Services Committee Agenda and Unified Development Code Overhaul
Today’s agenda consists entirely of ordinances, which require two committee readings before the City Council can vote on adoption. Eleven of the measures are up for their second reading, including major amendments to the city’s Unified Development Code (UDC) governing construction projects, urban farming, and gravel parking lots.
The proposed UDC amendments codify property-line noise limits aligned with Environmental Protection Agency and World Health Organization guidelines. Non-residential zone thresholds are capped at 65 decibels during the daytime and 60 during the nighttime. Residential zone thresholds face stricter limits of 45 decibels during the daytime and 40 during the nighttime.
Additional construction rules mandate formal site plans for staging, enforce staging setbacks from residential lot lines, require a 125% financial bond for site reclamation, and establish a 1,000-foot buffer between temporary workforce housing and residential areas or schools. If the committee approves these amendments today, the City Council will review them next week before sending them back for a required second committee reading. The remaining ordinances on the docket need only one more reading before a final council vote.
Annexations, Data Center Development, and County Pocket Annexation #10
Several owner-initiated annexations and zoning requests are also up for review, including tracts along Christensen Road and a triangular parcel nearby. A 5-acre Havel property off College Drive is set to join the recently annexed Read Property as a designated site for data center development.
The city plans to assign Agricultural, Medium-Density Residential, Community Business, and Light Industrial zones to match current land uses.
New Rules for Urban Farming and Gravel Parking Lots
One property captured within the county pocket is WY Fresh, a local farmstand that sells locally grown agricultural products.
The new rules establish standardized Animal Unit measurements for keeping farm animals within city limits, define agritourism, farmers markets, and non-commercial animal harvesting, and exempt low-impact agricultural uses from formal site plan requirements. A separate UDC amendment will permit gravel parking lots in the city for the first time in site-specific scenarios, such as agricultural operations and areas that are seasonally used or not frequently visited.
If approved by the committee today, the remaining ordinances will advance toward final consideration by the Cheyenne City Council.
