SF0040

Amends the zoning protest petition process to change the distance threshold for adjacent property owners and reduce the voting requirement needed to approve a zoning change when a valid protest is filed.

• Increases the distance threshold for determining adjacent property owners from 140 feet to 500 feet when calculating whether owners within that distance comprise 50% or more of those adjacent to a proposed zoning change. (W.S. 15-1-603(a), Sec. 1)
• Reduces the affirmative vote requirement to approve a zoning change when a valid protest is filed from three-fourths (3/4) of all governing body members to a simple majority of all members. (W.S. 15-1-603(a), Sec. 1)
• Requires protesting property owners to demonstrate concrete and particularized harm in addition to ownership requirements for a protest to be valid. (W.S. 15-1-603(a), Sec. 1)
• Makes the amendments applicable only to protests filed on or after July 1, 2025. (Sec. 2)

Effective: July 1, 2025

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