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

Town of Lake Holcombe’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Most property improvements valued at $4,000 or more inside Lake Holcombe town limits.

  • The Town page states the $4,000 threshold.
  • Additional Chippewa County permits may be required.

  improvement value threshold: >= 4000 USD (Town page describes the requirement as applying to most property improvements.)

  “A town building permit is required for most property improvements which have a value of $4,000 and up.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Town building permits inside Lake Holcombe town limits.

  • The form characterizes itself as a Town building permit only.
  • Additional County permits may be required.

  Town building permit cost: 50 USD (Additional County permits may be required.)

  “Cost of Permit: $50 Important Notice THIS IS A TOWN BUILDING PERMIT ONLY. Additional permits for Chippewa County may be required.”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Town building-permit applications inside Lake Holcombe town limits.

  • The completed form and payment are to be mailed to the Town Clerk.
  • The permit must be visibly posted on the job site until the job is complete.
  • Additional County permits may be required.

  “Mail this completed form along with payment to: Jennifer Wright, Clerk PO Box 280 Holcombe, WI 54745”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Lake Holcombe

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

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private onsite wastewater treatment systems inside Lake Holcombe town limits.

  • The County ordinance is administered county-wide.

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

• Septic permitRequired

  Projects inside Lake Holcombe town limits requiring an applicable building and/or zoning permit and a private sewage system.

  • Sanitary permit must be issued before the applicable building and/or zoning permit.
  • Listed fees are $300 conventional, $450 mound or at-grade, $505 holding tank, and $150 reconnection.

  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:”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Structures or premises inside Lake Holcombe town limits that are not served by public sewer and have running water plumbed into the structure.

  • Applies when the structure or premises is permanently or intermittently intended for human habitation or occupancy.
  • Applies only where the structure is not served by public sewer and has running water plumbed into it.

  “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.”

• Driveway accessRequired

  New dwelling sites inside Lake Holcombe town limits seeking a County address through the UDC checklist process.

  • The form must be signed by the Town official or County Highway Department approving driveway location before an address is issued.
  • For a Town-specific driveway form or State driveway permit, its approval must be attached to the County form.
  • Address fee is $70; County-highway access adds $50.

  address fee: 70 USD · County highway access fee: 50 USD (Additional fee for accesses onto County Highways.)

  “911/Driveway Access Forms SHALL be signed by the Town Official or County Highway Department approving the location of the driveway before an address will be issued.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential work inside Lake Holcombe town limits.
• Building code adopted — Residential construction inside Lake Holcombe town limits.
• Inspections — Building work inside Lake Holcombe town limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of structures inside Lake Holcombe town limits.
• Local zoning — Land inside Lake Holcombe 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.