Planning services consist of preparing the elements of the Rock County Comprehensive Development Plan and the preparation of ordinances and programs that implement the Comprehensive Development Plan. The Comprehensive Development Plan elements include:
A. To prepare and update elements of the Comprehensive Development Plan.
1. Issues and Opportunities Element
2. Housing and Market Analysis Element
3. Transportation Element
4. Utilities and Community Facilities Element
5. Natural and Cultural Resources Element
6. Economic Development Element
7. Intergovernmental Cooperation Element
8. Land Use Element
9. Park and Outdoor Recreation element
10. Implementation Element
B. To prepare and update ordinances and programs that implement the Comprehensive Development Plan.
C. To provide information, analysis, and forecasts on Rock County's population, physical features, land uses, property taxes, and other human, fiscal and natural features that constitute a comprehensive planning program.
1. Beloit-Clinton Area Water Quality Management Plan with Urban Service Areas
2. Rock County Floodplain Re-Delineation and Updated Flood Insurance Maps
3. Update of the Rock County Land Division Regulations
4. Janesville Area Water Quality Management Plan with Urban Service Area
5. Update of the Rock County Zoning Ordinance
6. Update County Highway Access Control Regulations
7. Multi-Jurisdictional Comprehensive Development Plan
8. Comprehensive Planning Grant Application
9. Rock County Comprehensive Plan
B. Rock County Comprehensive Development Plan Ordinance adopted and providing:
1. Population, demographic, housing and economic forecasts
2. Housing needs and market trends
3. Multi-model transportation improvement programs
4. Urban and rural public facility service areas
5. Park, Outdoor Recreation, and Open Space Plan
6. Farmland Preservation Plan
7. Cultural, archeological, historical sites and places
8. Diversified economic development program
9. Inter-governmental cooperation policies and procedures
10. Locations of existing and future residential, commercial and industrial development areas
C. County Plans and Ordinances:
1. Updated Rock County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance adopted by County Board
2. Model Town/County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance available for towns
3. Official Map Ordinance indicating future transportation and public facility locations
4. Erosion Control Ordinance for Development Areas
5. Outdoor advertising sign regulations
6. Historic Preservation Ordinance
7. County Land Use Plan
8. Site plan regulations
9. Design review ordinance
10. Updated Land Division Regulations adopted by County Board