2024 Minor Comprehensive Plan Amendment
La Crosse County is completing a minor update to the Comprehensive Plan. Please use this link to review the draft: La Crosse County Comprehensive Plan Update
Proposed amendments include updates to the Town of Hamilton and Town of Bangor Future Land Use Maps, correct errors/typos, add detail regarding the future land use map, and update the 5 Year Action Plan for implementation. No goals or recommendations have been proposed for modification.
Printed copies of the proposed, amended plan document are available for review in the Zoning, Planning and Land Information Office, and the County Clerk’s office in the La Crosse County Administrative Center, 212 6th Street N, La Crosse, WI. An additional paper copy can be found at the County Libraries in Holmen, Campbell, Bangor, Onalaska, and West Salem.
A public hearing will be held at the April 1st, 2024 at the Planning, Resources, and Development Committee meeting prior to committee consideration. Contact Dillon Constant, County Planner, at [email protected] or 608-789-7806 with comments and questions by April 1st, 2024.
About the Comprehensive Plan
La Crosse County is a diverse and growing place with a rich history and an exciting future. Our Comprehensive Plan - Envision 2050 - is a vision for how we build that future together. The plan is a collective effort that prioritizes our ambitions and reflects our values. Envision 2050 guides La Crosse County’s budgets, land use, housing, transportation, economic development, farmland preservation, and natural resource policies for the current generation of residents and beyond.
A Comprehensive Plan is:
The State of Wisconsin’s 1999 comprehensive planning law (Wis. Stats. 66.1001) requires that all land use decisions in the county be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan and documents in its appendices also serve as the County's Farmland Preservation Plan, which qualifies residents for farmland preservation tax credits.
Overview -
2021 Comprehensive Plan Overview
Future Land Use -
Cultural and Natural Resources -
Cultural and Natural Resources Video
Cultural and Natural Resources Chapter
Utilities and Community Facilities -
Utilities and Community Facilities Video
Utilities and Community Facilities Chapter
Equity -
Housing -
Farmland Preservation -
FARMLAND PRESERVATION PLAN 21_draft
Intergovernmental Cooperation -
Intergovernmental Cooperation Video
Intergovernmental Cooperation Chapter
Sustainability -
Economic Development -
Transportation -
Implementation -
If you have suggestions for our Comprehensive Plan after viewing these videos, please send them to Charlie Handy - [email protected]
We also encourage you to explore data on the County, using our DATA HUB - data-hub-lacrossecounty.hub.arcgis.com/.
Charles Handy, Community Development Manager
Administration Center - Rm. 1300
212 6th Street North
La Crosse, WI 54601
Phone: (608) 785-5919
Office Hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Weekdays
Dillon Constant, County Planner
Administration Center - Rm. 1300
212 6th Street North
La Crosse, WI 54601
Phone: (608) 789-7806
Office Hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Weekdays
The mission of the Zoning, Planning & Land Information Department is: