Zoning Services

The Land Resources & Environment Department's Zoning Services Division provides technical information and assistance to the public, town officials and county board supervisors.   The Zoning Division is tasked with permitting, inspections and enforcement of the ordinances the department administers.  These ordinances include:  Zoning, Shoreland Protection, Floodplain, Rural Identification System, Nonmetallic Mining Reclamation, and Private Onsite Waste Water Treatment Systems Ordinance.

Land Use and Sanitary Permits have now gone fully on-line. 
The link below can be used to set-up your account and start submitting permits through our new portal, OpenGov. The new system is designed to be intuitive and user-friendly, but we are here to help if you have any questions or concerns.  Don’t hesitate to call the LRE office if you have any questions: (608) 355-3245.   https://countyofsaukwi.portal.opengov.com/

Chapter 7 Zoning Ordinance Amendments

Over the past two years, the Land Resources and Environment Department has been working on an amendment to the Sauk County Chapter 7 Zoning Code. The amendments to the ordinance were generated from changes to state law, requests from Towns, to address land use issues and changing land use patterns. Changes have been made throughout Chapter 7 that include updated use and development standards, amended zoning districts, new zoning and overlay districts. Please use the link below to learn more about the proposed changes. https://bit.ly/SaukCountyZoning