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Committee recommends rezoning 6.5 acres to allow lot separation and sale
Summary
The committee voted to forward a favorable recommendation to the Dodge County Board of Supervisors for a petition to rezone about 6.5 acres from A-1 to A-2 to separate an existing dwelling and enable sale of remaining farmland.
The Land Resources and Parks Committee on March 9 recommended that the county board approve a rezoning petition to change roughly 6.5 acres from A‑1 Prime Agricultural to A‑2 General Agricultural. Staff told the committee the change was consistent with the county comprehensive plan and farmland preservation plan and necessary to allow a proposed minor land division and sale to an adjoining farm operation.
Staff reviewed the relevant approval criteria under the Dodge County Land Use Code, noted that the town had recommended approval, and explained that, under the code and state law cited in the report, the petition met the standards for a favorable recommendation. Committee members asked clarifying questions about the base farm tract acreage and the ratio of non‑farm residential acreage to farm acreage on the base farm tract; staff cited the code sections that govern those calculations.
A committee member moved to submit a favorable recommendation to the County Board of Supervisors and the motion carried by voice vote. The committee directed staff to draft the ordinance effectuating its recommendation for submission to the County Board.
The committee emphasized that the County Board of Supervisors will make the final decision and noted appeal channels in state law.
