Dunn County committee advances land‑division ordinance amendments tied to state Act 68

Dunn County staff presented a package of proposed edits to the county’s land‑division, condominium and surveying ordinance driven in part by Wisconsin’s recently enacted Act 68, and the Planning, Resource & Development Committee agreed to send the draft to a Class 2 public notice and hold a public hearing in June.

Tom Carlson, the county surveyor, told the committee that some changes are mandatory under Act 68 and others are county‑initiated clarifications. "Act 68 got passed by the Wisconsin Legislature in December 2025 and that's going to be take effect July 1," Carlson said, and staff included the act and explanatory materials in the meeting packet.

Why it matters: several of the mandated changes affect how quickly plats and maps must be reviewed and what the county may require as a condition for approval. Carlson warned that Act 68 shortens the final‑plat review window "from 60 days down to 10, which makes it very difficult," and said the draft ordinance includes language intended to keep the county in compliance while making the rules operationally feasible.

Key changes outlined by staff include: - Terminology and scope: the ordinance replaces a "variance" label…