VILLAGE OF ROCHESTER
NOTICE OF HEARING
JULY 14, 2025
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Village Board of the Village of Rochester, Racine County, Wisconsin, of a public hearing on Ordinance No. 2025-7:
“An Ordinance Amending the Zoning Code of the Village of Rochester Regarding the Permitting of Minor Accessory Structures and Flag Poles”
to be held on Monday, July 14, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. in the Rochester Village Hall, 300 West Spring Street, Rochester, Wisconsin. This location is handicap accessible. If you have any other special needs, please contact the Rochester Village Clerk at (262) 534-2431.
THE ORDINANCE CLARIFIES THE RESTRICTIONS ON MINOR ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND FLAGPOLES WITHOUT OBTAINING A ZONING PERMIT:
SECTION 1: Creates section 35-21(B)(2)(b)(4) to clarify the allowable number, square footage, and height for minor accessory structures without a zoning permit in sewered zoning districts. SECTION 2: Amends section 35-21(B)(3)(b) to clarify the allowable square footage and height for minor accessory structures without a zoning permit in unsewered zoning districts. SECTION 3: Amends section 35-180(B)(7) to provide specific guidelines as to flag pole height, number, and placement without a zoning permit.
The complete text of the ordinance is available upon request at the Rochester Village Hall, 300 W. Spring Street, Rochester, Wisconsin, or by emailing the Village Clerk: [email protected]
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that at said hearing, opportunity will be given to any person or persons, whether or not represented by agent or attorney, to be heard either for or against the proposed ordinance. Written comments may be submitted at the above address or by email to [email protected].
Dated at Rochester, Wisconsin, this 10th day of June, 2025.
BY ORDER OF THE VILLAGE BOARD
Daniel Colwell
Village Clerk
Published in the Burlington Standard Press on June 26, 2025 and July 3, 2025

A copy of the hearing notice is available here.