Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Wrightstown, Wisconsin

Village of Wrightstown’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Wrightstown village (Brown County) limits

  • Chapter 206 Zoning of the village code establishes R-1, E-A, M-F, R-R, B-1, I-1 and C-1 districts.

  “§ 206-20 r-1 residential district. the following regulations shall apply in r-1 districts: a. permitted uses: (1) single-family dwellings.”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Wrightstown village

  • Districts listed: R-1, E-A, M-F, R-R, B-1, I-1, C-1.

  “§ 206-20 r-1 residential district. § 206-21 e-a exclusive agriculture district. § 206-22 m-f multifamily district. § 206-23 r-r rural residential district. § 206-24 b-1 general business district. § 206-25 i-1 general industrial district. § 206-26 c-1 conservancy district.”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  Dwellings in the R-1 Residential District inside Wrightstown village

  • Other districts not retrieved.

  minimum ground floor area, one-story: >= 960 sq ft · minimum ground floor area, more than one story: >= 750 sq ft

  “minimum ground floor area per dwelling shall be 960 square feet for a one-story dwelling and 750 square feet minimum ground floor area for dwellings having more than one story.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Single-family lots in the R-1 Residential District inside Wrightstown village

  • Two-family lots need 10,000 sq ft and 100 ft frontage (110 ft on a corner lot).
  • Residential lots may not be less than 75 feet wide at the right-of-way line.
  • E-A and R-R district lot sizes not retrieved.

  minimum lot area, single-family: >= 7500 sq ft · minimum street frontage: >= 75 ft

  “each lot being used for a single-family residence shall have no less than 7,500 feet in area and no less than 75 feet of frontage on a street.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Principal structures in the R-1 Residential District inside Wrightstown village

  • Front yard averaging applies where 50% or more of frontage is built, capped at 40 feet.
  • Class b lots (under 75 ft wide): side yards total 12 ft, short side not less than 5 ft.
  • Two-story buildings: side yard not less than 10 feet.
  • Accessory building setbacks are in § 206-18 (not retrieved).

  front yard, principal structure: >= 25 ft · rear yard, principal structure: >= 25 ft · total side yards, class a lots: >= 14 ft · short side yard, class a lots: >= 6 ft

  “on class a lots, the total of both side yards shall be not less than 14 feet, and the short side yard shall be not less than six feet.”

• Building heightSpecified

  Structures in the R-1 Residential District inside Wrightstown village

  • Exceptions in § 206-16.

  maximum height: <= 35 ft or 2 1/2 stories (except as provided by § 206-16)

  “no structure shall exceed either 35 feet or 2 1/2 stories in height, except as provided by § 206-16.”

Still unanswered

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• Building permit — Building permits inside Wrightstown village
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builders inside Wrightstown village
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Wrightstown village
• Inspections — Inspections inside Wrightstown village
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy certificates inside Wrightstown village

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