With the adoption of the 2040 Rice County Comprehensive Plan, one of the next step is to update all relevant land use ordinances to be consistent with the new comprehensive plan. The plan is to review items by first, focusing on those needing minor refinement or relatively short discussions, followed by looking at those needing more complex analysis with more in-depth longer discussions. The County's goal is to hold a series of joint work sessions, that will include members from both the Rice County Board of Commissioners and members of the Rice County Planning Commission, to discuss and adopt the more minor ordinance revisions by June 2022. The County will then take additional time to further review and discuss the more complex items. 

Rice County invites citizens to provide input on potential Zoning Ordinance revisions by clicking on the Your Input is Requested image off to the right or by emailing comments to [email protected].

To view the current Rice County Zoning Ordinance by chapter, please go to our Rice County Zoning Ordinance page or click on the Rice County Zoning Ordinance logo at the top of the page.