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Dodge County committee recommends rezoning 2.539-acre Chester parcel to general agricultural
Summary
The Dodge County Land Resources and Parks Committee voted May 12 to forward a favorable recommendation to the county board on a petition to rezone a 2.539-acre Town of Chester parcel from Farmland Preservation to General Agricultural, after staff said the town followed required procedures and the request aligns with the county comprehensive plan.
On Monday, May 12, 2025, the Dodge County Land Resources and Parks Committee voted to forward a favorable recommendation to the Dodge County Board on a town-initiated petition to rezone a 2.539-acre parcel in the Town of Chester from the FP (Farmland Preservation) zoning district to the AG (General Agricultural) zoning district.
County staff said the applicant owns about 9.159 acres at the location and that the 2.539-acre parcel does not meet the minimum lot size for the FP district. Staff described the parcel as predominantly agricultural with wetlands, gently sloping topography (about 2%–6%), and located within both shoreland and floodplain districts. According to staff, "the staff recommends the committee report favorable on the town resolution." (Unidentified Speaker 1, county staff member.)
Staff also cited state statutory authority that requires county approval of town zoning ordinance amendments, noting the committee's role to review such town rezoning requests. Committee members agreed the application contained sufficient information and that the town had followed proper procedures. Unidentified Speaker 3 moved "to submit a favorable recommendation to the county board regarding the town rezoning petition based upon the previously mentioned findings," and the motion was seconded; the committee took a voice vote and carried the motion.
The committee's favorable recommendation does not itself change the zoning; it directs staff to forward the petition and the committee's recommendation to the Dodge County Board of Supervisors for final action, per Section 60.62(3) of the Wisconsin Statutes and county zoning procedures. The staff record states the rezoning request is consistent with the county comprehensive plan's agricultural designation for the site.
The meeting also approved the April 28, 2025 minutes by voice vote and included previews of upcoming agenda items: multiple town farmland preservation map corrections (Town of Hubbard or Houston), a Town of Emmett future land use map amendment, two conditional-use requests, a forthcoming floodplain ordinance amendment, and a required update to the Dodge County Shoreland Protection Ordinance. Staff noted they had received an attorney communication on an unrelated junkyard appeal and that the party appeared late to appeal, which may limit reapplication options.
Next steps: the rezoning petition will be transmitted to the Dodge County Board for consideration; the committee did not set a final county-board decision date during the meeting.
