Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 34-12-103 (2026)

Contents of plat; acknowledgment; approval by

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county commissioners or governing body of cities or towns;
filing and recording.

     (a) Every plat shall contain a statement to the effect
that "the above or foregoing subdivision of (here insert a
correct description of the land or parcel subdivided) as appears
on this plat, is with the free consent, and in accordance with
the desires of the undersigned owners and proprietors", which
shall be signed by the owners and proprietors, and shall be duly
acknowledged before some officer authorized to take the
acknowledgement of deeds. The plat shall meet the approval of
the board of county commissioners if it is of land situated
without the boundaries of any city or town or by the governing
body of the city or town if situated within the boundaries of
such city or town. Provided, however, that any plat of land
which is adjacent to any incorporated city or town or within one
(1) mile of the boundaries of any city or town and which is not
subject to regulation under and pursuant to a comprehensive plan
adopted pursuant to W.S. 18-5-202(b), shall be jointly approved
by both the board of county commissioners of the county and the
governing body of the city or town before the plat shall be
filed and recorded in the office of the county clerk.

     (b) If a city or town approval is not required under this
section and the plat is located within one (1) mile of the
boundaries of a first class city or town, or within one-half
(1/2) mile of a town with a population of less than four
thousand (4,000), the board of county commissioners, upon
receipt of a plat application, shall solicit comments from the
governing body of the city or town relating to impacts to the
city or town's infrastructure or other development plans
resulting from the proposed plat and development. The board
shall consider the city or town's comments that are received by
the board at least twenty (20) business days prior to the
scheduled final consideration of the plat proposal and shall
respond in writing to the city or town about any items of
disagreement. To the extent practical, the board of county
commissioners shall ensure that a plat application meets the
following:

          (i) Is consistent with any applicable city and county
land use or comprehensive plan;

          (ii) Conforms to any adopted street plan of the city,
town or county;

          (iii) Contains all areas for streets, roads and
alleys that are dedicated rights-of-way;

          (iv) Contains dedicated easements for all existing
and proposed utilities; and

          (v) Contains any additional criteria the governing
body of the city or town and the board of county commissioners
agree to through a jointly adopted plan or voluntary agreement.

     (c) When executed, acknowledged and approved as provided
in this section, the plat shall be filed and recorded in the
office of the clerk of the proper county.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1983–2024 · leading case: Gose v. City of Douglas, 2008 WY 126 (Wyo. 2008).

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Gose v. City of Douglas, 2008 WY 126 (Wyo. 2008). · cites it 4× “Such approval is contemplated by Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 34-12-103 (LexisNexis 2007).”

Ahearn v. Town of Wheatland, 2002 WY 12 (Wyo. 2002). · cites it 4× “670 by preliminarily approving the application at its February 8, 1999, meeting in violation of the notification requirements; had violated Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 34-12-103 and the Wheatland Development Code by approving an application that did not include the signatures of all…”

Ruby Drilling Co., Inc. v. Billingsly, 660 P.2d 377 (Wyo. 1983). · cites it 4× “" Section 34-12-103 reads: "Every such plat shall contain a statement to the effect that `the above or foregoing subdivision of (here insert a correct description of the land or parcel subdivided) as appears on this plat, is with the free consent, and in accordance with the…”

Town of Moorcroft v. Lang, 779 P.2d 1180 (Wyo. 1989). “34-12-102, and the plat is duly approved in accordance with W.S. 34-12-103. According to the majority, at this point a separate mineral estate under the streets is severed from the fee held by O.”

Town of Marbleton v. Town of Big Piney, 719 P.2d 1389 (Wyo. 1986). “No territory within a potential urban area may be incorporated as a city or town unless the governing body of the city or town causing the potential urbanized area to exist, by resolution, approves the proposed incorporation,” and to approve plats filed on land within a mile of…”

V. Kathie Brazinski Case M. Brown Margaret E. Creel Joseph M. Demarsh Jan Demarsh-Lovett Lloyd Dorsey & Michele W. Dorsey, Trs. of the Dorsey Revocable Trust Dated 12/5/2012 Mark Lovett Allison F. Merritt & Janice K. Smith, Tr. of the William R. & Janice K. Smith Revocable Trust Dated 3/15/2005 v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners of Teton Cnty., Wyoming & Stage Stop, Inc., 2024 WY 40 (Wyo. 2024). “Our point is that county commissions cannot do so without landowner approval. 8 [¶27] The Planning Staff recognized in its report to the Board on Stage Stop’s application that the County’s authority was limited to dealing with zoning/PUD conditions.”

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