Dunn County panel conditionally approves substandard access easement for Harmon lot pending town sign-off

Dunn County Planning, Resource and Development Committee members voted Sept. 3 to approve, subject to Sheridan town board concurrence, that a previously granted access easement is adequate to serve a newly created one‑acre lot owned by the Harmons.

County planning staff presented a certified survey map showing the one‑acre parcel containing a home and associated improvements and explained the lot otherwise meets county standards except for access. John (Planning staff) told the committee the easement was recorded in 2018 and “I certainly feel the the easement is adequate. It's in place. There's a driveway located over the top of it. It's serving 1 lot, which will never be further subdivided.” The committee approved a motion to accept the staff judgment, conditioned on subsequent approval by the town board; the committee chair called the motion carried after members said “aye.”

Why the decision matters: County land‑division…