Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Shanagolden, Wisconsin

Town of Shanagolden’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Structures inside Shanagolden Town that are used, intended, or designed for human habitation or occupancy on a permanent or temporary basis and for which a sanitary permit is required.

  • The building permit must be issued before the covered structure is constructed, erected, assembled, or moved onto real estate.
  • The rule applies in District I—Forestry and Recreation—and District II—Unrestricted District, except as provided in Section VII.
  • Exempt structures are satellite hunting stations, hunting stands or blinds designed with shooting openings; qualifying warming or sleeping shacks moved from job to job for bona fide logging, construction, or similar work; and weather shelters for persons waiting for public transportation or a school bus.
  • The ordinance does not apply to buildings, land, or premises belonging to and occupied by the United States, Wisconsin, any town, or any school district.

  “A building permit shall be obtained from the office of the Ashland County Zoning Administrator for any structure which is used, intended to be used, or designed to be used: 1. for human habitation or 2. for human occupancy on either a permanent or temporary basis, for which a sanitary permit is required.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Town of Shanagolden, Ashland County, Wisconsin, is subject to Ashland County's two use districts; the town approved the county ordinance as it affects land in Shanagolden.

  • The ordinance regulates areas outside incorporated villages and cities.
  • The ordinance identifies Forestry and Recreation and Unrestricted districts; parcel-specific district location is determined by the county zoning map.
  • The ordinance does not apply to buildings, land, or premises belonging to and occupied by the United States, Wisconsin, any town, or any school district.
  • The ordinance does not apply to real estate within an incorporated city or village, the Bad River Indian Reservation, or the Town of La Pointe.

  “the territory included in the boundaries of the following towns, to-wit: Agenda, Ashland, Butternut, Gingles, Gordon, Jacobs, La Pointe, Marengo, Morse, Peeksville, Sanborn, Shanagolden, and White River are hereby divided into two classes of use districts as follows, to-wit: 1. Forestry and recreation district, and 2. Unrestricted district.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private wastewater treatment systems serving residences and businesses inside Shanagolden Town, including holding tanks below 3,000 GPD and non-pressurized in-ground soil absorption systems.

  • There are no sewer or public utilities in Shanagolden; residences and businesses rely on private septic systems and wells.
  • For holding tanks below 3,000 GPD and non-pressurized in-ground soil absorption systems, applications and plans must be submitted to the Ashland County Zoning office for approval.
  • Holding-tank applications require the additional holding-tank agreement and servicing-contract forms; the agreement is signed by the local government official and property owners, notarized, and returned to the Register of Deeds with a $30 fee.
  • A soils test by a certified soils tester is required for systems other than holding tanks.

  holding tank threshold: < 3000 GPD (Holding-tank plans below this threshold are submitted to the Ashland County Zoning office for approval.) · Register of Deeds fee: 30 USD (For the Holding Tank Agreement form.)

  “This ordinance applies to all geographic areas of Ashland County except for lands identified in Comm. 83.02(2), Wisconsin Administrative Code. [...] Every private sewage system shall require a separate application and sanitary permit. [...] The permit card issued by the County to the property owner or his agent shall serve as the sanitary permit.”

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.