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

Town of Woodmohr’s own rules

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land divisions inside Woodmohr town limits under the town's land division control ordinance

  • Ordinance text was not opened; regulation is shown only by the title listed on the town's codified ordinances page.
  • The town's codified ordinances page carries a disclaimer that posted copies may not reflect current legislation.

  “please contact the municipality directly. land division control ordiance”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Woodmohr

Town of Woodmohr 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 (septic) systems for habitable structures inside Woodmohr town

  • Chippewa County Private Sewage System Ordinance is administered county-wide; applies inside the town because the town is zoned with the county.
  • Structures not served by public sewer with plumbed running water must have a holding or treatment and dispersal system.

  “the chippewa county private sewage system ordinance is administered county-wide.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Habitable structures without public sewer inside Woodmohr town

  • Must have a system for holding or treatment and dispersal of sewage and wastewater under the county POWTS ordinance.
  • Since 1985 the county has required mandatory maintenance or pumping of tanks for all private sewage systems (per the county POWTS page).

  “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.”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Building permit submittal for 1- and 2-family dwellings inside Woodmohr town through Chippewa County

  • Online DSPS application, print confirmation page, hard copy to county Department of Planning and Zoning; incomplete forms are not accepted.
  • Other projects on existing 1- and 2-family dwellings use a paper UDC application.

  “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 Woodmohr or Chippewa County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for construction inside Woodmohr town
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside Woodmohr town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new dwellings inside Woodmohr town
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside Woodmohr town
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size, main single-family residential district, inside Woodmohr 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.