County PC reviews FY27 long-range work plan as Comp Plan update looms
On March 2, the Teton County Planning Commission reviewed Long Range Planning’s FY2027 work plan—prioritizing water-quality LDRs, a PRD-tool overhaul, and habitat-mitigation updates—while staff flagged looming decisions on a county-led Comprehensive Plan update if joint staffing
Teton County’s Planning Commission reviewed the countywide Long Range Planning work plan for FY2027 on March 2, with staff recommending the commission forward an approval recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners (BCC). The work plan is intended to guide staff priorities ahead of the county’s June budget adoption for the fiscal year beginning July 1. See the meeting agenda and staff report: Planning Commission Meeting Agenda and Planning Commission Staff Report.
Staff’s draft list of FY27 county projects includes: water-quality Land Development Regulation (LDR) amendments; a review and amendment of the county’s Planned Residential Development (PRD) tools (targeted to wrap up by summer 2026); a habitat-mitigation update that includes exploring a fee-in-lieu concept; ongoing monitoring work related to the Teton County Scenic Preserve Trust; a long-running “county addressing resolution” project; and processing LDR text and zoning-map amendments submitted by the public.
The work plan also highlights two “joint” items expected to be managed by the county’s principal long-range planner: a Comprehensive Plan update and the annual Indicator Report/work-plan cycle. Staff noted ongoing discussions about whether the principal long-range planner position remains jointly funded with the Town of Jackson or becomes county-only—raising questions about how future comprehensive-plan and indicator-report work will be staffed and coordinated.
Commissioners’ next step would be to consider the Planning Commission’s recommendation when FY27 priorities and associated funding/staff capacity are weighed in the county’s budget process this spring.
Background
The FY27 Long Range Planning Work Plan focuses on water quality, PRD, habitat mitigation, and administrative updates, with a $2.3M operations budget and $478K capital; the Indicator Dashboard is modernized but KPIs are unchanged.
Latest: 2026-06-15 — Town Council scheduled to review the FY27 Work Plan and Indicator Dashboard; dashboard modernized but KPIs unchanged.
curated as of 2026-06-13
Teton County will update Water Quality LDRs in FY27, focusing on waterbody protection, filtration, and wastewater management, with an estimated staff cost of $30,000 and adoption targeted for FY27.
Latest: 2027 — Ongoing staff work and public hearings on Water Quality LDR amendments, with final adoption expected in FY27.
curated as of 2026-06-12
On August 5, 2026, the Planning Commission continued its Biennial LDR Update workshop to August 10 for more discussion and public input; no private development was discussed or acted upon.
Latest: 2026-08-10 — Continued Planning Commission meeting scheduled for further discussion of the LDR Update and additional public comment.
curated as of 2026-08-05
Source Documents
| Date | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| March 2, 2026 | Planning Commission Staff Report | staff report |
| March 2, 2026 | Planning Commission Meeting Agenda | agenda |