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

Town of Hampden’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Residential construction inside the Town of Hampden, Columbia County, Wisconsin, including new construction, additions, detached buildings, remodeling, fences, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, erosion control, and removal of structures.

  • Permit costs vary by project.
  • The Town directs applicants with permit questions to Kelly Green of General Engineering at 608-697-7771.

  “Permits are required for the following - Residential and Commercial construction new construction, additions, detached buildings, remodeling”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Town of Hampden, Columbia County, Wisconsin. Hampden is within the county area served by Columbia County Planning and Zoning; the county administers the applicable county zoning code after town adoption rather than Hampden publishing a separate online zoning code.

  • The Columbia County Zoning Code applies only in portions of unincorporated Columbia County where the associated town board adopted the chapter.
  • The county map service states that the county department does not set zoning within cities and villages or within Courtland, Randolph, or Scott townships.
  • Other town, county, state, and federal regulations may apply; where another government regulation is more restrictive or imposes a higher standard, it prevails.

  “the applicant will also apply for and receive approval from the County and this could take an additional 1 – 2 months.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Hampden

Town of Hampden 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 sewage systems and non-plumbing sanitation systems on land inside the Town of Hampden, Columbia County, Wisconsin. The administering department is the Columbia County Planning & Zoning Department.

  • The ordinance applies to all lands within Columbia County, including lands within city and village corporate limits.
  • Every private sewage system requires a separate application and sanitary permit before it may be installed, replaced, reconnected, or modified.
  • A sanitary permit is not required for addition of manhole risers or replacement of manhole covers, manhole risers, filters, baffles, or pumps.
  • A state sanitary permit may also be required for installation or modification of a private sewage system.

  “Jurisdiction of this ordinance shall include all lands within Columbia County [...] DEPARTMENT. The Columbia County Planning & Zoning Department.”

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.