Housekeeping chores was the focus of the  first meeting of 2010 for the Custer County  Board of Zoning Adjustment and planning commission.  The two boards met on Feb. 8.

At that time, each group elected a chair and vice chair.

Selected chairman of the board of zoning adjustment was  Skip Northcross while  Gerry Dearborn was named vice-chairman.

Vic Barnes was elected chairman of the planning commission and Keith Hood was elected vice-chairman.

Zoning office director Jackie Hobby was selected secretary for both boards, the courthouse  bulletin board was  chosen as the official posting place and  the Wet Mountain Tribune was  named  the official  newspaper for the publishing of notices.

Next, county attorney John Naylor reminded members of both boards and alternates to act as a group instead of individually when making land use decisions.

He also cautioned them to follow all state rules and regulations regarding talking about issues  outside of official  meetings.

Board members and alternates were also presented a handbook  explaining  those rules and regulations among other information.

The Custer County Planning Commission is  the land use planning group for the county.  They are responsible for preparing the county master plan, zoning regulations and  subdivision regulations.

The planning commission also serves as an investigative and advisory group to the county commissioners in the administration and preparation of  the land use documents.

The board of zoning  adjustment  is a quasi-judicial  body established  to hear variance requests to and appeals from the zoning regulations.

Planning commission members are Pat Bailey, Vic Barnes, Bill Donley, Keith Hood,  Sherry Rorick, Rod Coker and Paul Buckles. Buckles was absent at the Feb. 8 meeting.  All three county commissioners—Lynn Attebery, Jim Austin and Carole Custer--were present at the Feb. 8 meeting.

BZA members are Gerry Dearborn,  Dee Hoag,  Skip  Northcross, Dave Tonsing and Ken Patterson. All were present at the Feb. 8 meeting.

Associates who serve as alternates on both boards are   Roger Camper, Dorothy Nepa,  Cindy Howard,  Brad Stam, Ken Lankford and Dale Mullen.  Camper and Lankford were absent at the Feb. 8 meeting.

The next planning commission meeting is slated for March 9 at 1 p.m. in the county courthouse. 

The lone agenda item is a public hearing to consider a vacation of parcel lines and replat of Pines Ranch LLC.

The BZA has no agenda items to consider, therefore, there will be no March meeting.

– Nora Drenner