Public Information Meeting: Review of Chapter 49

Dane County is seeking public input related to Chapter 49: Agricultural Performance Standards and Manure Management. Chapter 49 is administered by the Dane County Land & Water Resources Department while the County’s Land Conservation Committee provides oversight through the appeals process outlined in the ordinance.

Updates to the ordinance are being considered to address and clarify parts of the ordinance including:

• Reorganizing the agricultural performance standards and prohibitions to be more clear
• Removing weblinks from the ordinance as they have a tendency to get outdated or broken
• Providing additional procedural clarity to the manure storage permitting and certificate of use process
• Discontinuing the winter spreading permit program to focus on nutrient management planning and implementation

The public can submit comments via an online form and/or attend this public meeting. The public meeting will be held in person and virtually via Zoom. 

Learn more about Chapter 49 and public input opportunities on the Chapter 49 Public Input webpage.

Virtual Meeting Information
To join the meeting on Zoom, use the following registration link. After completing the form, the meeting link and access information will be emailed to you: 

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_B_aC83rwQHmQC3SSMy0YLw

This link will be active until the end of the meeting. 

Virtual registration to provide public comment will be accepted until 30 minutes before the start of the meeting. To testify virtually, participants must attend the meeting by Zoom or phone. Speakers will then be unmuted or promoted to panelist status and given time to speak.