Planning

DOOR COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE & FARMLAND PRESERVATION PLAN 2045

Door County Land Use Services updated the county's comprehensive plan, the Door County Comprehensive and Farmland Preservation Plan 2045 (Plan), in compliance with state requirements for a 20-year outlook (2025 – 2045).  This Plan contains two volumes providing all of the statutorily required goals and background information for nine topical areas.  Volume I, Vision and Goals, discusses issues, opportunities, and vision statements as well as overall plan goals, policies, and action items.  Volume II, Resource Report, contains all of the background information that was used to help guide the development of the Vision and Goals volume.  Both Volumes and associated maps can be found below.  

Public Participation Plan.  A Public Participation Plan, intended to guide the public input process throughout the development of this Plan, was adopted in early 2023 and can be found here:  Public Participation Plan. 

On-Line Maps.  On-line maps are available here:  Current Land Use, Future Land Use, & Farmland Preservation Maps

Volume I, Vision and Goals: 

Volume I, Vision & Goals

• Future Land Use and Farmland Preservation Maps (referred to in text as Maps 9.1 A – C & 9.2 A - C)

Volume II, Resource Report

The Resource Report can be viewed by clicking on the chapter links below.  Various maps are also associated with the Resource Report which can also be view by clicking on the map links listed underneath each chapter that contains maps.  All of the maps, except for the Current Land Use map, are static PDF files which can easily be viewed on-line, downloaded, and/or printed.  The Current Land Use map, referred to in Chapter 10 as Maps 10.1 - 10.3, can be found HERE.

Title Page, Table of Contents, and Chapter 1

• Map 1.1 Door County Geography

Chapter 2, Issues and Opportunities

Chapter 3, Historical and Cultural Resources

Chapter 4, Housing Characteristics

Chapter 5, Economic Development

Chapter 6, Natural Resources

• Map 6.1 Soils
• Map 6.2 Prime Agricultural Soils
• Map 6.3 Watersheds
• Map 6.4 Surface Water
• Map 6.5 Wetlands
• Map 6.6 Shoreland and Floodplain Areas
• Map 6.7 Woodlands
• Map 6.8 Preserved Lands

Chapter 7, Agricultural Resources

Chapter 8, Transportation

• Map 8.1 Functional Classification of Roads

Chapter 9, Community Facilities and Utilities

Chapter 10, Land Use

• Current Land Use Map (referred to in text as Maps 10.1 - 10.3)

Chapter 11, Intergovernmental Cooperation

Chapter 12, Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Recreation Facilities