Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Holland, Wisconsin
Town of Holland is a town in Brown County, Wisconsin. Town of Holland adopts its own zoning, so inside its limits Town of Holland’s rules apply, not the county’s. 3 rules below are quoted from official sources and independently re-checked, most recently on October 29, 2026. Rules for unincorporated land are on the Brown County page.
Answers from the rulebook for Town of Holland
Town of Holland’s own rules
Local zoningPresent (with conditions)
Land inside Town of Holland, Brown County, WI. The town's own zoning administrator reviews projects and the town issues zoning-related approvals (conditional use permits, rezonings, variances) and publishes a town zoning map.
Zoning-related approvals (conditional use permit, rezoning petition, variance) are handled through town forms; the zoning administrator decides whether a project needs town board or planning commission approval.
The zoning ordinance text itself was not opened. A third-party copy of a Brown County town zoning ordinance (adopted 1973, amended 1985 and 2014) was identified but its PDF exceeded the page-reader size limit; this claim rests on the town's own procedure and forms pages only.
“who will determine whether the project requires any approval from the town board or planning commission”
Permit feesPublished (with conditions)
Building permit fees for land inside Town of Holland, Brown County, WI
The town building inspector calculates the fee for each application after approval; the fee is paid to the town clerk.
The fee schedule (Holland Building Permit Fee Schedule) and the Schedule of Zoning-Planning Fees are linked from the forms page but were not opened, so amounts are not recorded here.
“The Schedule of Fees shall be as follows:”
Permit processPublished (with conditions)
Building permit application process for land inside Town of Holland, Brown County, WI
Applications are submitted online through the town's form, routed to the zoning administrator and building inspector, and issued only after fee payment to the town clerk.
Document is dated 'updated May 20, 2025'; that is a revision date, not an effective date.
“7. once the fee is received, the clerk will notify mr. geiger, who will then issue the building permit.”
Still unanswered
We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Holland or Brown County directly.
Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder permit exemption inside Town of Holland, Brown County, WI
Building code adopted — Building code for land inside Town of Holland, Brown County, WI
Inspections — Building inspections for land inside Town of Holland, Brown County, WI
Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for land inside Town of Holland, Brown County, WI
Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size inside Town of Holland, Brown County, WI, for the single-family residential (R-1) district
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Minimum lot size
Setbacks
Lot coverage
Building height
Living in an RV
Camping on your land
Tiny homes
Manufactured homes
Accessory dwellings
Who permits septic
Septic permit
Septic inspection
Off-grid sanitation
Well permit
Mandatory utility hookup
Agricultural exemption
Subdividing land
Driveway access
Building in a floodplain
Short-term rentals
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.
Unanswered questions are usually a sign that Town of Holland publishes no rule on the point, not that none exists. Brown County’s page lists the county offices to call.
Off-grid gear
Going off-grid in Town of Holland means bringing your own water and power. The kit we’d start with:
