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Rock County approves several subdivisions but housing proposal deferred under zoning moratorium
Summary
Commissioners approved multiple subdivision requests in Township 30N, Range 19 and a separate tract in Section 33, but a proposed housing development requiring zoning review was put on hold because the county is under a zoning moratorium while regulations are updated.
The Rock County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved multiple subdivision applications at its April 7 meeting in Bassett, while advising that a separate housing-development proposal must wait until the county's zoning moratorium is lifted.
Ross Gurnsey met with the board to request approvals for subdivisions in Township 30N, Range 19. Commissioner Faye Smith moved and Commissioner Wade Hollenbeck seconded motions that approved a subdivision in the NW4 of Section 32, four subdivisions in the NW4 of Section 33 and a subdivision in the NE4 of Section 33; roll-call votes were unanimous.
Separately, Melissa Osentowski presented a subdivision for a housing development. Assessor and Zoning Administrator TJ Ellermeier advised "it is required to go through the Zoning process if 2 or more houses are being built on a quarter of ground." Ellermeier told the board that Rock County is currently under a zoning moratorium while zoning regulations are being updated and recommended waiting until the moratorium is lifted before proceeding.
The board did not adopt exceptions to the moratorium at the meeting and did not set a timetable for lifting it. Any applicant seeking to move forward with multiple-house projects should expect to return for formal zoning review once the county completes its regulatory updates.
