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Wyo. Stat. § 18-5-301 (2026)

Authority vested in board of county

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The regulation and control of the subdivision of land in the
unincorporated areas in each county is vested in the board of
county commissioners of the county in which the land is located.
Nothing in this article shall contravene or limit the authority
of any county to regulate and control the subdivision of land
pursuant to the provisions of W.S. 18-5-201 through 18-5-207.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1980–2011 · leading case: Pickle v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 764 P.2d 262 (Wyo. 1988).
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Pickle v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 764 P.2d 262 (Wyo. 1988). · cites it 6× “W.S. 18-5-301 provides: "The regulation and control of the subdivision of land in the unincorporated areas in each county is vested in the board of county commissioners of the county in which the land is located.”
Pedro/Aspen, Ltd. v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 2004 WY 84 (Wyo. 2004). · cites it 4× “Although it filed an application for approval of its plan “in the spirit of cooperation,” Pedro/Aspen ultimately asked the court to declare the zoning regulation invalid because it exceeded Natrona County’s statutory authority to regulate the subdivision of land granted by Wyo.…”
Snake River Venture v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 616 P.2d 744 (Wyo. 1980). · cites it 4× “But no inherent barrier is apparent that would have prevented the board of county commissioners from adopting the same provisions that now appear in §§ 18-5-301 through 18-5-310, W.S. 1977. Under our statutory and case law, there are two ways for the county board to exercise the…”
Sheridan Cnty. Comm'n v. V.O. Gold Props., LLC, 2011 WY 16 (Wyo. 2011). · cites it 4× “ISSUE [¶ 2] Is a subdivision applicant under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 18-5-301 et seq. (LexisNexis 2009) entitled to a contested case hearing? FACTS [¶ 3] The relevant facts of this case are not many and are not disputed.”
Bakken v. Price, 613 P.2d 1222 (Wyo. 1980). · cites it 2× “If the violation is of the *1233 real estate subdivisions act, § 18-5-301 et seq., W.S. 1977, the solution may be much more involved.”
McClellan v. State, 933 P.2d 461 (Wyo. 1997). · cites it 2× “Void for Vagueness McClellan challenges the constitutionality of Wyo. Stat. §§ 18-5-301 through 18-5-315 (1996), arguing that those provisions are void for vagueness.”
Marshall v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners for Johnson Cnty., 912 F. Supp. 1456 (D. Wyo. 1996). · cites it 4× “They note, as does plaintiff, that Johnson County has adopted and published the “Johnson County Subdivision Regulations,” which are in the record now before the Court.”
Marshall v. Bd. of Cty. Com'rs for Johnson Cty., 912 F. Supp. 1456 (D. Wyo. 1996). · cites it 4× “The defendants discuss the statutory framework for regulation of subdivision developments, as provided in Wyo.Stat. § 18-5-301 et seq., the enabling legislation allowing county commissioners to regulate subdivision development in a county, and setting out applicable criteria and…”
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