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

Rules another office applies inside Town of Lincoln

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

• Zoning districtsPartial

  Parcels in Lincoln town covered by the Buffalo County official zoning district map (county map amendments for the Town of Lincoln; ANR-40 and ANR-20 districts named in the minutes)

  • Applies only if the town has no zoning ordinance of its own (not verified).
  • Ordinance 26-04-01 text and the full district map were not opened; the minutes show it rezoned three parcels to industrial, which is not permitted in ANR-40 or ANR-20.
  • Residential district names and dimensional standards for the town were not located.

  “Changing the zoning district from Agriculture/Natural Resource 20 to Industrial pertaining to a parcel of land approximately 1.72 acres in area located in the NW ¼, - SW ¼, Section 10, Town of Lincoln, Buffalo County, Wisconsin.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private on-site wastewater treatment systems for structures in Lincoln town: the county sanitary ordinance and state COMM 83 govern the sanitary permit that the county zoning permit depends on

  • Source is the 2003 zoning amendment (ordinance 03-02-01, adopted February 18, 2003); current sanitary ordinance text and any later amendment were not verified.
  • Lincoln town's own sewage or septic rule was not located.
  • Health department service area was not verified.

  “Please email [email protected] or call zoning at (608) 685-6218 for POWTS inspections.”

• Septic permitRequired

  New structure needing a private on-site wastewater treatment system on land in Lincoln town: a county or state sanitary permit must be issued before the zoning permit

  • Applies to structures requiring a private on-site wastewater treatment system.
  • Sanitary permit fee not verified in this run (2004 county ordinance text references section 132.25; not opened).
  • Based on the 2003 amendment text; current requirement not verified.

  “The following items are required for the construction of a new home, or any other structure intended to serve as sleeping/living quarters: [...] Sanitary Permit”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for a homeowner building a dwelling inside Lincoln town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new dwellings inside Lincoln town
• Local zoning — Whether Lincoln town (Buffalo County) has adopted and administers its own zoning ordinance
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size in Lincoln town districts
• Minimum lot size — Minimum lot size for single-family residential and agricultural districts in Lincoln town

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.

Off-grid gear

Going off-grid in Town of Lincoln means bringing your own water and power. The kit we’d start with:

• Water Crystal Quest Filter any source — well, rain, or creek — to drinking-clean.
• Power Bluetti Solar generators and home battery backup for living off the grid.
• Septic Soil percolation test kit Run your own perc test before paying an engineer — the first thing a septic office asks about.
• Water Well water test kit Bacteria, nitrates, hardness — know what the well on a parcel is really pumping.

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