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

Rules another office applies inside Town of Glencoe

Town of Glencoe does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Uniform Dwelling Code permitting and inspection for new homes inside the Town of Glencoe.

  • The State building permit follows sanitary and zoning permits.
  • DSPS lists the Town of Glencoe as delegated for UDC and camping-unit permitting and inspection.

  “town of glencoe, buffalo county (06016) delegated pdf letter”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  County zoning districts mapped for the Town of Glencoe.

  • The county map page provides a Town of Glencoe map download.
  • District-specific dimensional and use standards require review of the ordinance and map legend, which were not opened here.

  “click on a town below to open and download a map.”

• Well permitRequired

  Wells for new-home construction inside the Town of Glencoe.

  • The county directs applicants to Wisconsin DNR.
  • The licensed well driller obtains the necessary permit.

  “*note* wells are permitted by the wi dnr. a licensed well-driller will obtain the necessary permit for your project.”

• Driveway accessRequired

  Driveway access for new-home construction inside the Town of Glencoe.

  • A driveway permit must be issued by the appropriate entity before an address is received.
  • For a town road, contact the town chairperson or supervisor.
  • A county permit is required for a driveway entering a county highway; state-highway proposals are directed to WisDOT.
  • No driveway segment may exceed 12% grade under the county zoning ordinance.

  maximum driveway grade: <= 12 percent

  “when locating your road access, be mindful that no part of the driveway may exceed 12% grade as per the buffalo county zoning ordinance.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  County sanitary permits and POWTS services for land inside the Town of Glencoe.

  • The page identifies fees for conventional, pressurized, holding-tank, transfer/renewal/revision, non-plumbing/modification/reconnect, soil-and-site evaluation filing, and annual pumping notice/tracking.
  • The source does not provide an effective date for this fee schedule.

  conventional system fee: 400 USD · pressurized system fee: 550 USD · holding tank fee: 500 USD · pumping notice and tracking fee: 10 USD/year/system

  “conventional system $400 pressurized systems $550 holding tank $500 transfer/renewal/revision $150 non-plumbing/modification/reconnect $125 soils and site evaluation filing fee $75 pumping notice and tracking fee $10/year/system”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Glencoe or Buffalo County directly.

• Building permit — Residential construction inside the Town of Glencoe.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built dwellings inside the Town of Glencoe.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of structures inside the Town of Glencoe.
• Minimum dwelling size — Residential zoning districts inside the Town of Glencoe.
• Minimum lot size — Residential zoning districts inside the Town of Glencoe.

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.