AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING SAUK COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

Pursuant to Section 66.1001 of the Wisconsin Statutes, all units of government that enact or amend zoning, subdivision, or official mapping ordinances on or after January 1, 2010, must adopt a Comprehensive Plan.  Sauk County adopted a Comprehensive Plan under the authority of and procedures established by Section 66.1001 of the Wisconsin Statutes on December 15, 2009.  Wisconsin Statute requires that the County update its Comprehensive Plan every ten (10) years.  Based upon Departmental review of the progress made toward implementation of the current plan, there is a need to update the plan to accommodate changing circumstances in the County as well as new approaches, policies, and objectives. 

The existing plan adopted written procedures to foster public participation in every stage of the plan’s preparation.  The plan also contains all of the plan elements as specified in 66.1001(2) of Wisconsin Statutes. 

While Sauk County works through the planning process to update the comprehensive plan in accordance with statutory provisions, the County is obligated to recognize the continuation of the existing plan; until such time as, an update to the plan is adopted by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors. 

The Land Resources and Environment Committee, by majority vote of the Committee recorded in its official minutes, has adopted Resolution No. ____-2019 recommending to the Sauk County Board of Supervisors to adopt an extension to the existing plan “Positioning Sauk County for the Future”.