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

Town of Milton’s own rules

• Local zoningAbsent (with conditions)

  Land inside Milton town limits: the town does not administer its own zoning ordinance

  • Milton town has adopted the Buffalo County Zoning Ordinance instead of its own; the county ordinance and county zoning department govern zoning in the town (see the separate county-authority claim).

  “all zoning for the township is done through the Buffalo County Zoning Department.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Milton

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

• Building permitRequired

  New homes and any structure used for sleeping or living quarters inside Milton town, which requires a state building permit under the Uniform Dwelling Code

  • Applied for after the sanitary permit and zoning permit are obtained; construction proceeds after the permit is issued.

  “State Building Permit (Uniform Dwelling Code)”

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  Residential dwellings inside Milton town under the Uniform Dwelling Code as adopted by Buffalo County

  • Ordinance adoption date not stated on the list page; effective date not established.

  “AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE BUFFALO COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES TO INCLUDE THE BUFFALO COUNTY UNIFORM DWELLING CODE ORDINANCE”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Buffalo County zoning districts applying inside Milton town

  • Districts shown in the county setback summary table include ANR-40, ANR-20, ANR-10 and others; the full district map and text were not opened.

  “agriculture/natural resource – 40 (anr40) 2 100 feet 1 per 40 acres 20 feet 40 feet”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Agriculture/natural resource districts ANR-40, ANR-20 and ANR-10 inside Milton town (county zoning)

  • Values taken from the ANR rows; the residential (R) district minimum was not reliably extracted from the garbled table and remains open.

  minimum lot area: >= 2 acres (ANR-40, ANR-20 and ANR-10 districts) · minimum road frontage: >= 100 feet (ANR-40, ANR-20 and ANR-10 districts)

  “agriculture/natural resource – 40 (anr40) 2 100 feet 1 per 40 acres 20 feet 40 feet”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Agriculture/natural resource districts ANR-40, ANR-20 and ANR-10 inside Milton town (county zoning); road-centerline setbacks apply to lots along those roads

  • Distances shown are minimums and may not depict all situations; the county says to contact the zoning department before construction.
  • Road-centerline setbacks: state and federal highway 110 feet; county road 63 feet; town road 50 feet.

  side yard setback: 20 feet (ANR-40, ANR-20 and ANR-10 districts) · rear yard setback: 40 feet (ANR-40, ANR-20 and ANR-10 districts) · setback from state/federal highway centerline: 110 feet · setback from county road centerline: 63 feet · setback from town road centerline: 50 feet

  “state & fed highway- 110 feet county road- 63 feet town road- 50 feet”

• Well permitRequired

  Private wells for a new home inside Milton town, permitted by the Wisconsin DNR

  • A licensed well driller obtains the permit for the project.

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

• Driveway accessRequired

  Driveways entering a county highway from land inside Milton town

  • No part of the driveway may exceed 12% grade under the Buffalo County Zoning Ordinance.
  • A driveway on a state highway goes through WisDOT, not the county.

  maximum driveway grade: <= 12 percent

  “a buffalo county driveway permit is required for any driveway entering a county highway.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for a home inside Milton town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Milton town
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size inside Milton town
• Lot coverage — Lot coverage inside Milton town
• Building height — Building height inside Milton 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.