Square-mile Minimum For Lots

Carbon County, WY has adoped a square mile minimum zoning based on the county's comprehensive plan.

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April 9, 2003, 11:00 AM PDT

"For harried urban-dwellers who might dream about building a home, home on the range amid the serene wide valleys and snowcapped peaks of south-central Wyoming, the local authorities have some discouraging words: "Ride on, stranger."As more outsiders are drawn to the area, Carbon County has enacted a square-mile minimum for lots on land zoned as open range. The goal is to prevent sprawl and avoid unrealistic expectations among newcomers."

Thanks to The Practice of New Urbanism

FULL STORY: Home on the range, Square-mile minimum for lots enacted

Tuesday, April 8, 2003 in Star Tribune

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