Scott County board debates split-rule change: initial four splits then one per year under consideration

Sep 10, 2026

Board members discussed revising the subdivision "split" rule to limit a parent parcel to four initial splits and then one split per calendar year, raised tracking and fairness concerns and tasked staff to consult software vendors and other counties.

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The Scott County Planning Board spent extensive time debating proposed language that would limit how often a parent parcel can be split. Members considered language that would prevent a parcel from producing more than four lots initially and then limit subsequent splits to one per calendar year.

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