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Plan Commission approves preliminary plat for Ridges of Rock County, Plat 4
Summary
The plan commission unanimously approved the preliminary plat for Ridges of Rock County Plat 4, a 3.8-acre replat on the city's north side that widens previously platted residential lots, consolidates outlots, and reconveys utility easements subject to conditions in the planning memorandum dated Feb. 17, 2025.
The Janesville Plan Commission on Feb. 17 voted unanimously to approve the preliminary plat for Ridges of Rock County Plat 4, a replat on the city’s north side intended to widen existing residential lots and reconvey utility easements.
Mackenzie Wilcox, an associate planner, told the commission the plat covers about 3.8 acres north of Joshua Drive and south of Overland Trail between Milton Avenue and County Highway Y. The replat would widen a series of lots along Samuel Drive, consolidate three privately owned outlots into adjacent residential lots, and release and re-create utility easements to follow the new lot lines. "The plat is located in the city's North Side ... and it is about 3.8 acres," Wilcox said.
Wilcox said the replat complies with the City of Janesville comprehensive plan’s future land use map, which designates the area for single-family residential use, and that the land is zoned R-1 (single-family and two-family residence). The planning division recommended approval of the preliminary plat and the requested release of utility easements, subject to the conditions listed in the planning division memorandum dated Feb. 17, 2025.
Commission discussion touched on the city's broader preference in other areas for smaller lots and on market conditions in this neighborhood. Commissioner Mark Lane, who supported the motion, said the current developer’s market research indicates slightly wider lots suit buyers in that area.
Commissioner Mark Lane moved to approve the release of utility easements and the preliminary plat subject to the planning division’s conditions; Commissioner Madair seconded. The commission voted by voice. The clerk recorded: Commissioner Bowerman absent; Commissioner Madair, yes; Commissioner Dangara, yes; Commissioner Jackson, yes; Commissioner Vasco, yes; Commissioner Williams, yes; Commissioner Mark Lane, yes. The motion was approved unanimously among those present.
The approval does not dedicate or change any public right-of-way. Staff noted the plat does not create new streets; it reconfigures lot lines and easement locations to accommodate the developer’s proposed housing footprints.
