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Rothschild board approves rezoning, conditional use and preliminary plat for Eagle Crest subdivision
Summary
The Village Board unanimously amended the C‑1U zoning ordinance to allow zero‑lot line developments as a conditional use, rezoned two parcels for the Eagle Crest project, approved a conditional use permit with a 20‑foot easement, and conditionally approved a 31‑lot preliminary plat subject to deed‑restriction, setback and parkland fee requirements.
The Village of Rothschild Village Board on Aug. 11 voted to enable a mixed‑use subdivision named Eagle Crest by amending zoning rules, approving two parcel rezones, and conditionally approving a preliminary plat and a conditional use permit for zero‑lot/twin homes.
Zoning Coordinator Rebekka Borchardt told the board that the proposed amendment to Ordinance 590‑23.1 (C‑1U Urban Neighborhood Mixed Use Commercial District) would add "Zero‑lot line plats or subdivisions with approved deed and/or covenant restrictions" as a conditional use and include frontage requirements to allow walkable, mixed residential and small‑scale commercial development while allowing regulatory oversight of shared residential components through deed restrictions.
The board approved the ordinance amendment and rezoned PINs 176‑2807‑362‑0011 and 176‑2807‑362‑9992 from Parkland/Conservancy (P‑1) and Urban Commercial (C‑2U) to the C‑1U district. Borchardt said the preliminary plat includes a 15‑foot dedication along the north side to preserve a 10‑foot paved public walking trail and that the change aligns with the Village's Comprehensive Plan and long‑term land‑use goals.
Borchardt also presented a conditional use permit application from A&D Contractors (applicant Dean Prohaska) to allow zero‑lot/twin‑home lots. Staff reviewed a draft deed restriction agreement addressing shared walls, utilities, maintenance cost sharing, a third‑party inspection at 85% useful life and village enforcement via special assessment if maintenance fails. The Planning & Zoning Commission approved the conditional use permit with a 20‑foot easement; the Village Board adopted the CUP with that condition.
The board also approved the preliminary plat for the 14.085‑acre subdivision, which lists 31 lots: 14 single‑family lots, 14 zero‑lot/twin‑home units (seven twin buildings), two five‑unit townhome buildings (10 units), one commercial lot, two stormwater outlots and a 10‑foot multi‑use path. Staff called for several conditions before final plat recording: compliance with minimum structure sizes (1,000 sq ft minimum for new single‑family homes), corrected model substitutions (the developer was advised to replace a proposed 998 sq ft model with compliant models), an updated landscaping plan, legal approval and recordation of deed restrictions, and payment of a $4,000 parkland dedication fee. The board approved the plat review 7–0, subject to those conditions.
The board’s action preserves public pedestrian connectivity via recorded easements and requires deed restrictions to govern shared elements of zero‑lot construction. The approvals set the project up to move forward to final plat and permitting, subject to the staff‑listed technical and legal requirements.
