Wright County approved Ordinance Amendment 25-4 on Nov. 4, adopting updates to subdivision and planning rules to reflect current practices and remove obsolete requirements.

County planning staff presented the amendment as a modernization effort: it removes antiquated procedural language (for example, paper-copy submission requirements), aligns definitions between the zoning and subdivision ordinances, and bans commonly owned access or common open-space lots where they provide shared access to lakeshore frontage. Planning staff said the intent is to avoid creating off-lake lots with shared, commonly owned access that would enlarge developed lake access beyond lots that front the water.

The amendment also modifies park-dedication charges. Historically calculated as 10% of the raw land value, the county will now apply a per-lot fee to residential subdivisions and will not charge administrative entitlement divisions in agricultural districts. The board and staff said the new approach is intended to be simpler and to align the fee with the county's fee schedule so future adjustments can be made administratively rather than by amending ordinance.

The board voted to adopt the ordinance amendment and then approved Resolution 25-71 for summary publication of the ordinance.