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

Town of Colby’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Buildings, signs, structures, and trailers within an area subject to the Town of Colby zoning ordinance, when the listed work costs $1,000 or more.

  • Applies before a building, sign, structure, or trailer is constructed, enlarged, altered, or moved.
  • The threshold is work with a cost of $1,000 or more.
  • The Town's form calls this a land-use permit.
  • The permit application fee is $25; fees are doubled when construction commences before a required land-use permit is issued.
  • A permit lapses unless the building framework is completed within one year of issuance and the building is completed within two years of issuance.

  work-cost threshold: >= 1000 USD (A land-use permit is required before listed work within an area subject to the ordinance.) · permit application fee: 25 USD (Fees are doubled if construction begins before a required land-use permit is issued.) · framework completion deadline: <= 1 year (Measured from permit issuance; otherwise the permit lapses and is void.) · building completion deadline: <= 2 years (Measured from permit issuance; otherwise the permit lapses and is void.)

  “No building, sign or structure, including trailers shall hereafter be constructed, enlarged, altered or moved within any area subject to this Ordinance, with a cost of $1,000 or more, until a land use permit has been issued.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land within the Town of Colby, Clark County, Wisconsin, that is subject to the Town of Colby zoning ordinance.

  • The town's official permits page identifies a “Township of Colby zoning ordinance (update April 10, 2024).”
  • The official Town land-use permit application identifies “ZONING ORDINANCE 9.2) Land Use Permits.”

  “Township of Colby zoning ordinance (update April 10, 2024)”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Town of Colby land-use permit applications for a new home or a substantially altered existing home.

  • The Town's official land-use permit application identifies a Clark County sanitary permit number for a new home or substantially altered existing home.

  “Clark County Sanitary Permit Number (New home or substantially altered existing home)”

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.