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Plan commission approves Cinder Fields preliminary plat in extraterritorial area
Summary
The commission approved the preliminary plat for a 49.3-acre subdivision called Cinder Fields in the Town of Harmony within Janesville's extraterritorial jurisdiction; approval was conditioned on standard easements, drainage conveyances and utility extensions.
The Janesville Plan Commission on March 17 approved a preliminary plat for the Cinder Fields subdivision, a proposal to divide about 49.3 acres in the Town of Harmony (within the city's extraterritorial review area) into 28 rural residential lots ranging from about 1.1 to 2.8 acres.
Trey Meyer of the planning division presented the application on behalf of Backyard Properties of Rock County LLC and noted the site lies at the edge of Janesville's urban service boundary. Meyer said water and sanitary sewer service would need considerable extension and that a sanitary lift station may be required to serve part of the plat. The preliminary plat shows a 70-foot public right-of-way dedication for Keto Way, terminating in a dead-end turnaround between Lots 15 and 16; the applicant proposes an easement on an adjacent property (also under the applicant's ownership) to facilitate the turnaround. The plat also depicts multiple drainage easements, wetlands and natural drainage ways, a stormwater pond between Lots 4–5 and 8–9 to be maintained by a homeowners association, and shoreland setback lines that reflect the site's inclusion in the Rock County Shoreland Overlay District.
Commissioners asked about emergency-vehicle access and stormwater conveyance. Staff and the project's land surveyor, Ryan Combs, said the cul-de-sac turnaround is designed to accommodate emergency apparatus and confirmed the existing low area in the vicinity serves as the drainage basin for surrounding parcels. Commissioner Dangara moved to approve the preliminary plat subject to conditions listed in the planning division memorandum dated March 17, 2025; Commissioner Madera seconded. The motion passed unanimously by voice vote (Commissioners Madera, Dangara, Jackson, Bosco, Williams and Markline voting yes; Commissioner Bowerman was absent).
Staff recommended final-plat conditions that included conveying easements and restrictions over wetlands and natural drainage ways, adding easements requested by engineering and private utilities, and depicting required Rock County Shoreland Overlay District setback lines on the final plat. The commission's approval was conditioned on those items being resolved prior to final plat submission.
