Administrative overview · FIPS 55027
Dodge County permit authority
The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.
Jurisdictional status
County
This county profile is the primary starting point for unincorporated-area permitting.
Responsible agency
Dodge County Land Resources and Parks Department, Code Administration Division
For a project in or near Dodge County, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.
Direct contact
920-386-3700 ext. 2
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Dodge County Administration Building, 3rd Floor, 127 East Oak Street, Juneau, WI 53039
Operating hours
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Review expectation
The Land Use Administrator must approve, withhold, or deny a land-use permit application within 30 days; conditional-use completeness review is within 10 days and a hearing is generally held within 60 days of a complete application.
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →Source trail
Official sources for this profile
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Frequently asked questions for Dodge County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Dodge County Land Resources and Parks Department, Code Administration Division is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
How should I begin an application?
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact 920-386-3700 ext. 2.
How long might review take?
The Land Use Administrator must approve, withhold, or deny a land-use permit application within 30 days; conditional-use completeness review is within 10 days and a hearing is generally held within 60 days of a complete application.
How are inspections scheduled?
Call 920-386-3700 ext. 2. County staff may require an onsite review before issuance; clearly stake the project corners and adjacent property lines before submitting and keep the markings visible for inspection. The Land Use Administrator performs final zoning-compliance inspections and issues certificates of zoning compliance. Schedule structural building/UDC inspections separately with the municipality's building inspector.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
The Code Administration Division enforces the Dodge County Land Use Code, including subdivision and county zoning districts and environmental-protection, highway-setback, planned-unit-development, wireless, wind-energy and nonmetallic-mining overlays, plus the Airport, Floodplain, Shoreland Protection, and Sanitary Ordinances. Comprehensive county zoning applies in the 13 towns shown on the county zoning map; other towns, cities, and villages administer their own zoning. Dodge County does not issue structural building permits; municipalities enforce applicable Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code requirements. No county land-use permit is required for incidental repairs and normal maintenance that do not modify or add to a structure, including painting, decorating, paneling, reroofing or reshingling, siding replacement, door or window replacement, and other nonstructural components. Listed temporary signs, qualifying right-of-way public-utility work, most small wireless facilities outside airport jurisdiction, and open post-and-wire farm fences are also exempt, although floodplain or other permits may still apply.