Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Webb Lake, Wisconsin

Town of Webb Lake’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Town of Webb Lake, Burnett County, Wisconsin, governed through the Burnett County Land Use Code and the Town of Webb Lake zoning district map.

  • The cited action concerns a parcel rezoned from RR-1 to RR-2.
  • The Town Board of Webb Lake supported the cited rezone request.
  • The district change is recorded on the Town of Webb Lake zoning district map held by the County Zoning Administrator under Article IX of the Burnett County Land Use Code of Ordinances.

  “The Burnett County Zoning Ordinance applies to unincorporated areas of the county in towns that have adopted the ordinance. To date, all towns except the Towns of Blaine, La Follette, Sand Lake, and Wood River have adopted the Burnett County Zoning Ordinance. The Town of Webb Lake’s zoning information is displayed on Map 9-1 and Table 9-1.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private sanitary systems inside Webb Lake town, Burnett County, Wisconsin.

  • Burnett County's Zoning Division inspects sewer-system installations and issues sanitary permits.
  • The Town of Webb Lake comprehensive-plan document states that the County Zoning Department issues all sanitary permits for the county and inspects all systems for compliance with state codes.

  “The Burnett County Zoning Department provides zoning administration, issues zoning and land use permits, and houses information and maps of zoning districts, floodplains, shorelands, and wetlands. The Zoning Department issues all sanitary permits for the county and inspects all systems for compliance with state codes.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Webb Lake

Town of Webb Lake 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 one- and two-family dwelling units inside Webb Lake town, including manufactured homes within the Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code program.

  • The state UDC page identifies the program as governing one- and two-family dwelling units, including manufactured homes.
  • Burnett County's July 1, 2025 UDC-inspector resource says a UDC building permit must also be secured for new dwellings, bunkhouses, and certain additions, and lists REM Inspecting LLC for Webb Lake.
  • The cited county resource provides REM Inspecting LLC's telephone number as 715-598-4484.

  “A UNIFORM DWELLING CODE BUILDING PERMIT MUST ALSO BE SECURED FOR NEW DWELLINGS, BUNKHOUSES AND CERTAIN ADDITIONS. PLEASE CONTACT THE UDC INSPECTOR FOR YOUR TOWNSHIP LISTED BELOW: [...] Webb Lake [...] REM Inspecting LLC 715-598-4484”

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.