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

Rules another office applies inside Town of Modena

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

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  County zoning district table that governs Modena town land, as the county applies it there

  • Table is a summary; the full zoning ordinance text was not opened.
  • Residential (R) and Commercial/Industrial rows in the table are not cited because their text is garbled in the extract.
  • Modena-specific zoning map amendment 20-08-01 was listed in the index but not read.

  “*Note* The towns of Montana and Waumandee are not zoned; however all other county ordinances remain in effect.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Land in the Agriculture/Natural Resource-10 (ANR-10) district inside Modena town, under county zoning

  • Dwelling density limit in the same row: 4 per 40 acres.
  • Table is a county summary: 'distances shown are minimums and may not depict all situations.'

  minimum lot area: >= 2 acres · minimum road frontage: >= 100 feet

  “agriculture/natural resource – 10 (anr10) 2 100 feet 4 per 40 acres 20 feet 40 feet”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Land in the Agriculture/Natural Resource-40 (ANR-40) district inside Modena town, under county zoning

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

• Driveway accessLimited

  Driveway access onto county trunk highways; driveway permits for other roads in Modena town not verified

  • Index title covers county trunk highways only.
  • The zoning department page lists 'get a driveway permit' as a service, but the rule was not opened.

  “Driveway Permit Application – Only for lettered County Highways, driveways to Town roads are through the town, driveways attaching to state highways will need approval from DOT”

• Permit processPartial

  Permit process for new home construction inside Modena town, through the county zoning department

  • The department page lists the service as a link title only; the steps were not opened.
  • Modena town's own permit process was not found.

  “Zoning Permit Application – All unincorporated areas excluding the towns on Montana and Waumandee”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permit for new residential construction inside Modena town
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for a home built by the owner inside Modena town
• Inspections — Building inspection of new residential construction inside Modena town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Modena town
• Local zoning — Whether Modena town itself has adopted and administers a zoning ordinance for land inside its limits

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.