ST. CROIX COUNTY PUBLIC
FLOODPLAIN PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
The St. Croix County Community Development Committee will hold a public hearing on Thursday, February 17, 2022, at 5:00 PM, or shortly thereafter, at the St. Croix County Government Center, County Board Room, 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin, to consider proposed amendments to the St. Croix County Code of Ordinances, Land Use and Development, Chapter 17.40, Floodplain Overlay District to reflect the following:
1) Subchapter IV, Section 17.40, Floodplain Overlay District is repealed and recreated as Chapter 18 Floodplain Zoning.
The purpose of the proposed floodplain zoning ordinance revision is to meet state and federal law requirements. Updates include reorganization and creation as a stand-alone ordinance; hydraulic and hydrologic studies to analyze development added; hydraulic standards clarified; and various standards added or removed for Floodfringe, nonconforming uses & structures and variances. These revisions govern development in mapped floodplain areas in all unincorporated areas of St. Croix County. The proposed regulations are intended to protect life, health and property in floodplain areas and will govern uses permitted in mapped floodplains. Activities such as dredging, filling, excavating and construction of buildings are generally allowed, but may be restricted according to which flood zone the property is in.
A copy of the proposed ordinance is on file at the office of the St. Croix County Community Development Department at 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin. The proposed ordinance is also available on the county website (www.sccwi.gov What’s Happening section). Interested parties may submit written or oral comments on this matter any time prior to the hearing or at the hearing. Please submit written comments, by mail, email or in person as follows:
Mail/In Person:
St. Croix County
Attn: Brett Budrow, Planning & Land Information Administrator
1101 Carmichael Road
Hudson, WI 54016
Email: cdd@sccwi.gov OR brett.budrow@sccwi.gov
By: Dan Hansen, Chair Community Development Committee