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

Rules another office applies inside Town of Edson

Town of Edson 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 dwellings inside Edson town.

  • The UDC source limits this rule to new one- and two-family dwelling units and includes stick-built, modular, and manufactured-home installations.

  “A permit under the UDC is required for new one- and two-family dwelling units. This includes stick-built, modular, and manufactured home installations.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  New one- and two-family dwellings, including manufactured-home installations, inside Edson town.

  • Applies to new one- and two-family dwelling units; the source expressly includes stick-built, modular, and manufactured-home installations.

  “A permit under the UDC is required for new one- and two-family dwelling units. This includes stick-built, modular, and manufactured home installations.”

• InspectionsRequired

  New one- and two-family dwellings inside Edson town.

  • Required inspections listed by DSPS are footings, foundation and foundation reinforcement, rough, insulation, and final inspections.

  “the following inspections are required on new one- and two-family dwellings. when ready for inspection, notify the inspector identified on your udc permit. footings (includes excavation, etc.) foundation and foundation reinforcement rough (includes electrical, plumbing, hvac, framing, etc.) insulation final”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private onsite wastewater systems inside Edson town, because the county ordinance is administered county-wide.

  • The rule concerns private sewage systems and covers their siting, design, installation, inspection, and management.

  “The Chippewa County Private Sewage System Ordinance is administered county-wide.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Applicable building or zoning projects inside Edson town requiring a private sewage system.

  • A sanitary permit must be issued before the applicable building and/or zoning permit. Published checklist fees are $300 for conventional systems, $450 for mound or at-grade systems, $505 for holding tanks, and $150 for reconnection to an existing system.

  conventional sanitary permit fee: 300 USD · mound or at-grade sanitary permit fee: 450 USD · holding-tank sanitary permit fee: 505 USD · reconnection sanitary permit fee: 150 USD

  “sanitary permit: a sanitary permit shall be issued prior to the applicable building and/or zoning permit: a. conventional system $300.00 b. mound or at-grade system $450.00 c. holding tank $505.00 d. re-connection to existing system $150.00”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Structures inside Edson town that are not served by public sewer and have running water plumbed into the structure.

  • The structure or premises must be permanently or intermittently intended for human habitation or occupancy and must have running water plumbed into it; it then requires a sewage holding or treatment-and-dispersal system.

  “All structures or premises in the county that are permanently or intermittently intended for human habitation or occupancy, which are not served by a public sewer and have running water plumbed into the structure, are required to have a system for holding or treatment and dispersal of sewage and wastewater.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Division of land inside Edson town.

  • The county source says the ordinance is effective in every township within Chippewa County and reports adoption on March 13, 2001, effective April 1, 2001.

  “The Chippewa County land division ordinance is one of the ordinances that is effective in every township within Chippewa County. This ordinance regulates the division of land.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Sanitary permits required for applicable building or zoning projects inside Edson town.

  • Published checklist fees are $300 for conventional systems, $450 for mound or at-grade systems, $505 for holding tanks, and $150 for reconnection to an existing system.

  conventional sanitary permit fee: 300 USD · mound or at-grade sanitary permit fee: 450 USD · holding-tank sanitary permit fee: 505 USD · reconnection sanitary permit fee: 150 USD

  “a. conventional system $300.00 b. mound or at-grade system $450.00 c. holding tank $505.00 d. re-connection to existing system $150.00”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  New one- and two-family dwelling permit applications inside Edson town handled through Chippewa County after Edson's UDC opt-out.

  • The online application must be submitted to DSPS, printed with its confirmation page, and a hard copy submitted to the Chippewa County Department of Planning and Zoning; incomplete or missing information is not accepted.

  “In step 7, you will need to print out the application, which will include the confirmation page, and submit a hard copy to the Chippewa County Department of Planning and Zoning. If the form is incomplete or information is missing, it will not be accepted.”

Still unanswered

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

• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of constructed dwellings inside Edson town.
• Local zoning — Land inside Edson town limits.
• Zoning districts — Land inside Edson town.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside Edson town.
• Minimum lot size — Lots inside Edson 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.