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Board adopts cleanup amendments to land division rules, clarifies flag-lot standard

Rock County Board of Supervisors · February 26, 2026
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Summary

Rock County adopted amendments to the land use and zoning code to update definitions and codify prior committee practice on flag lots, lowering the minimum access width in many cases from 100 feet to 50 feet while allowing towns to retain stricter standards.

The Rock County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 12 approved amendments to section 4.1 of the county land-use code that the planning director described as cleanup and codification of committee decisions, particularly addressing how "flag lots" are defined and measured.

Andrew Baker, the county's planning director, said the ordinance changes are not driven by state law but by 14 years of administrative…

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