Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 18-5-203 (2026)

Certificate required to locate buildings or use

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land within zoning resolution; issuance and denial; appeal upon
denial.

It is unlawful to locate, erect, construct, reconstruct,
enlarge, change, maintain or use any building or use any land
within any area included in a zoning resolution without first
obtaining a zoning certificate from the board of county
commissioners or its designee and no zoning certificate shall be
issued unless the plans for the proposed building, structure or
use fully comply with the zoning regulations then in effect. The
board of county commissioners or its designee shall act promptly
upon any application filed with it and shall grant certificates
when the proposed construction or use complies with the
requirements of the zoning resolution. If it denies the
application, the board or its designee shall specify the reasons
for the denial. Any applicant desiring to appeal shall appeal to
the board of county commissioners. The decision of the board of
county commissioners may be reviewed by the district court and
by the supreme court upon appeal in the same manner as provided
in W.S. 15-1-609, for review of decisions of boards of
adjustment.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 9 cases, 1980–2011 · leading case: Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners v. Teton Cnty. Youth Servs., Inc., 652 P.2d 400 (Wyo. 1982).

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Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners v. Teton Cnty. Youth Servs., Inc., 652 P.2d 400 (Wyo. 1982). · cites it 15× “The cornerstone of the disposition made by the district court is the reliance by the judge upon the provisions of § 18-5-203, W.S.1977 3 , particularly that portion that provides that the Board “shall grant certificates when the proposed construction or use complies with the…”

Snake River Venture v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 616 P.2d 744 (Wyo. 1980). · cites it 6× “[now § 18-5-203, W.S. 1977] specifically provides, in part, that ".”

Pedro/Aspen, Ltd. v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 2004 WY 84 (Wyo. 2004). · cites it 2× “For example, the same planning and zoning statute specifies, in Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 18-5-203 (LexisNexis 2003), that it is unlawful to “locate, erect, construct, reconstruct, enlarge, change, maintain or use any building or use any land within any area included in a zoning…”

Ford v. Bd. of Cty. Com'rs of Converse, 924 P.2d 91 (Wyo. 1996). · cites it 3× “§ 18-5-208 (1996) provides in pertinent part: § 18-5-203. Certifícate required to locate buildings or use land within zoning resolution; issuance and denial; appeal upon denial.”

Sheridan Cnty. Comm'n v. V.O. Gold Props., LLC, 2011 WY 16 (Wyo. 2011). · cites it 4× “1982) (decision to zone or rezone an area is legislative decision not requiring contested case hearing, while decision to deny zoning certificate under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 18-5-203 is adjudicative in nature, thus requiring contested case hearing).”

Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners v. Crow, 2003 WY 40 (Wyo. 2003). “§ 18-5-203. Certificate required to locate buildings or use land within zoning resolution; issuance and denial; appeal upon denial.”

Crouthamel v. Bd. of Albany Cnty. Commissioners, 951 P.2d 835 (Wyo. 1998). · cites it 4× “If the Board denies an application, that decision may be reviewed by the district court and by the supreme court.”

Croxton v. Bd. of Cty. Com'rs of Natrona Cty., 644 P.2d 780 (Wyo. 1982). “The necessity of complying with any particular board’s zoning resolution was emphasized in § 18-5-203, W.S. 1977. That section provides: “It is unlawful to locate, erect, construct, reconstruct, enlarge, change, maintain or use any building or use any land within any area…”

Bd. of Cty. Com'rs, Etc. v. Teton Cty., Etc., 652 P.2d 400 (Wyo. 1982). · cites it 15× “The cornerstone of the disposition made by the district court is the reliance by the judge upon the provisions of § 18-5-203, W.S. 1977 [3] , particularly that portion that provides that the Board "shall grant certificates when the proposed construction or use complies with the…”

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