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

Rules another office applies inside Town of Naples

Town of Naples 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

  Buffalo County zoning districts shown on the county map and summary table, as they apply to land inside Naples town (county-administered; town zoning status not yet confirmed)

  • Only ANR-series rows were readable in the summary table; residential, commercial, industrial and conservation rows were garbled and not relied upon.
  • The county zoning map is amended by ordinance for Naples parcels (for example Ordinance 24-03-02, parcel rezoned from ANR-40 to ANR-20).

  “that the buffalo county zoning district map, town of naples; parcel #030-00685-0000, said parcel of land containing 14 acres more or less, shall be rezoned from anr-40 to anr-20 zoning.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  ANR-40 agriculture/natural resource district under Buffalo County zoning, as applied to land inside Naples town (county-administered; Naples town's own zoning status not yet confirmed)

  • The county summary sheet states: "distances shown are minimums and may not depict all situations."
  • The sheet states it is "a summary of common zoning setbacks and shall not be constructed as a complete list of setbacks" and to contact the zoning department for complete permit and setback information.
  • Full ordinance text was not opened; the figure is taken from the county summary table.

  minimum lot area: >= 2 acres

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

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — ANR-20 agriculture/natural resource district under Buffalo County zoning, as applied to land inside Naples town (county-administered; Naples town's own zoning status not yet confirmed)

    “agriculture/natural resource – 20 (anr20) 2 100 feet 2 per 40 acres 20 feet 40 feet”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Setback from road centerline for structures under the Buffalo County summary sheet, as applied to land inside Naples town (county-administered; town road setback of 50 feet applies on town roads)

  • Distances shown are minimums and may not depict all situations.
  • The sheet states it is a summary and not a complete list of setbacks.

  setback from state and 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”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — ANR-20 agriculture/natural resource district: side and rear yard setbacks under Buffalo County zoning, as applied to land inside Naples town (county-administered; town zoning status not yet confirmed)

    “agriculture/natural resource – 20 (anr20) 2 100 feet 2 per 40 acres 20 feet 40 feet”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private onsite wastewater (sanitary) systems inside Naples town, through Buffalo County sanitary permit program

  • Fee schedule lists sanitary permit applications for conventional, pressurized and holding tank systems.
  • State rules (Wisconsin SPS 383/387) also govern, not opened.

  “subdivision plat review subdivision plat review fee $500 + $75 per lot sanitary permit applications conventional system pressurized systems holding tank”

• Septic permitRequired

  Private onsite wastewater systems inside Naples town, through Buffalo County sanitary permit

  • Permit fee schedule lists sanitary permit application types; fee amounts after the 'holding tank' label were not captured in the readable extract.

  “sanitary permit applications conventional system pressurized systems holding tank”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision plat review fee and review process for land division inside Naples town, administered by Buffalo County (county-administered; town role not confirmed)

  • Fee schedule lists a subdivision plat review fee; the subdivision ordinance itself was not opened.

  subdivision plat review fee: 500 USD (plus $75 per lot)

  “subdivision plat review subdivision plat review fee $500 + $75 per lot”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Buffalo County zoning, sanitary and subdivision permit fees for land inside Naples town (county-administered)

  • Fee schedule is the 2024 update; its effective date is not stated in the extracted text, so effective_at is null.
  • Sanitary fee amounts after the 'holding tank' label were not captured in the readable extract; the 2024 fee schedule shows a zoning permit line with dollar amounts that was not fully read.

  subdivision plat review fee: 500 USD (plus $75 per lot)

  “subdivision plat review subdivision plat review fee $500 + $75 per lot”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for residential construction inside Naples town
• Building code adopted — Building code adopted for construction inside Naples town
• Inspections — Building inspection for construction inside Naples town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Naples town
• Local zoning — Whether Naples town itself has adopted a zoning ordinance that applies to land inside Naples town 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.