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Summary:
The Department Of Conservation, Planning And Zoning mission is to create, advocate and implement strategies to conserve natural and community resources.
The Conservation Division administers programs to implement the Land and Water Resource Management Plan which includes the Lower Big Rib River Priority Watershed, the Farmland Preservation Program, Managed Intensive Grazing, Lake Districts, Wildlife Damage and Abatement, as well as regulatory activities associated with the Waste Storage Facility and Nutrient Management Ordinance and the Livestock Facilities Licensing Ordinance.
The Planning Division is involved with the preparation and implementation of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP), Comprehensive planning, Transportation planning services for the metropolitan area (MPO), and census/redistricting.
The Technical Services Division is comprised of the County Surveyor’s office, the Geographic Information System (GIS) and the implementation of the 911 Rural Address Numbering Ordinance. The Surveyor replaces, re-establishes and records information for section markers. The office also reviews and keeps records for private surveys. GIS manages the electronic mapping system and prepares paper maps for the county.
The Zoning & Regulatory Division administers the County’s zoning, shoreland, private sewage system, airport, subdivision, nonmetallic mining and other ordinances. These ordinances are administered and enforced county wide except for comprehensive zoning which must be approved by the towns before becoming effective.
Conservation, Planning and Zoning Annual Work Program (PDF)
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