Scott County Planning Commission Meeting: November 9th, 2026

Scott County Board of Adjustment and Planning Advisory Commission meeting, November 9, 2026: The Board of Adjustment approved a variance for a candy-store expansion in St. Lawrence Township, reducing the required setbacks to 32.3 feet from a DNR wetland and 77.4 feet from US Highway 169. The applicant agreed to work with the Scott Watershed Management Organization on a Robert Creek restoration project to offset wetland-buffer impacts. The commission also approved rezoning 80 acres in Helena Township from A1 Agricultural Preservation to A3 Agricultural Preservation Density; the related administrative subdivision will be reviewed separately.

The commission tabled Uni Properties LLC’s conditional-use request for indoor storage bays to be leased to rural businesses and for outdoor storage, citing insufficient information and concerns about compliance, including the proposed outdoor-storage area’s 150-foot setback and reports of possible unauthorized business activity. Staff said it would refer the reported activity to the county code officer. The commission recommended approval of APC Towers 4 LLC’s conditional-use permit for a 150-foot wireless communications tower in Spring Lake Township, pending an updated township recommendation. The meeting also noted prior county-board approvals of a final plat and conditional-use permit for ACE Auto, and a five-acre rezoning in Spring Lake Township. No procurement or purchasing activity was identified.