Following the previous Plan Commission Meeting in July 2025, the structure for the zoning rewrite has been reoganized into a new format as represented by the updated Table of Contents.

Article 1 establishes the general provisions and purpose of the zoning code.

Presented at the December 15, 2025 Plan Commission.

Article 2 provides definitions and aids in the interpretation of the zoning code.

Presented at the December 15, 2025 Plan Commission.

Article 3 establishes the general procedural requirements applicable to most developments in the zoning code.

Presented at the December 15, 2025 Plan Commission.

Article 4 outlines development review procedures anticipated by the code.

Presented at the October 20, 2025 Plan Commission.

Article 5: Zoning Districts contains a listing of the proposed zoning districts and their associated requirements

Presented at the September 15, 2025 Plan Commission meeting.

Article 6: Development Standards contains the design requirements for new developments. The article is broken into 10 parts governing different aspects of development. A summary of the content contained in this article is included on this webpage under Meeting Materials.

Please see the Supplemental Materials for Table 6-1 that is included as a separate exhibit for draft review purposes.

Presented at the November 17,2025 Plan Commission meeting.

This document has not been drafted for public release. Stay tuned for more drafts!

Note: Article 7 is reserved for future use and does not currently have any content planned for the zoning code rewrite.

Article 8 specifies review procedures and approval standards for a number of alternatives to standard zoning requirements.

Presented at the October 20, 2025 Plan Commission meeting.

The land use table is part of Article 5: Zoning Districts, included here as a separate document.

Presented at the September 15, 2025 Plan Commission meeting.

The land use table is part of Article 6: Development Standards, included here as a separate document. Table 6-1 lists the various land uses and standards for each land use included in the new zoning code. These uses correspond to the rows in Table 5-1: Land Use Table.

A summary of the content contained in this article is included on this webpage under Meeting Materials.

Presented at the November 17, 2025 Plan Commission meeting.

Chapter 36 establishes the requirements for land divisions and subdivisions in Janesville.

Presented at the December 15, 2025 Plan Commission.

This is an older version of the Dimensional Standards table from the September 2025 Plan Commission meeting. A newer version of the table is now included in Article 6 from the November 17, 2025 Plan Commission meeting materials.

View the table of land uses proposed for each zoning district presented at the March 17, 2025 Plan Commission.

View the definitions for the various land uses allowed in the zoning districts as referenced in the Land Use Table presented at the March 17, 2025 Plan Commission.

View the dimensional standards for each zoning district presented at the March 17, 2025 Plan Commission.