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

Town of Burnett’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land and water within the Town of Burnett's boundaries, Dodge County, Wisconsin, outside incorporated cities and villages.

  • The ordinance's jurisdiction excludes land within incorporated cities and villages.
  • Where the Town ordinance and the Dodge County Land Use Code Wetland Ordinance both have jurisdiction, both sets of requirements must be met.
  • The Town's official ordinances page lists an amending zoning ordinance; parcel-specific current requirements should be checked against adopted amendments.

  “AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING ZONING REGULATIONS FOR THE TOWN OF BURNETT, DODGE COUNTY, WISCONSIN.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Burnett

Town of Burnett 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

  Construction or installation of a new one- or two-family dwelling inside the Town of Burnett, Dodge County, Wisconsin. Wisconsin DSPS identifies Town of Burnett, Dodge County as a delegated UDC municipality.

  • Except as provided under SPS 320.09(9)(b), the permit must be obtained before on-site construction, including excavation, begins.
  • The permit is obtained from the municipality administering and enforcing the code, or a registered UDC inspection agency where DSPS has jurisdiction.
  • A footing and foundation permit may be issued before the Wisconsin uniform building permit under SPS 320.09(9)(b).
  • Permit issuance requires satisfaction of filing and fee requirements and conditional plan approval.
  • Applications for additions, alterations, and repairs are required only when required by local ordinance.

  “a Wisconsin uniform building permit shall be obtained from the municipality administering and enforcing this code or from a registered UDC inspection agency”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private onsite wastewater treatment systems serving land inside the Town of Burnett, which the Town's official site identifies as located in Dodge County.

  • Dodge County administers sanitary provisions of the Dodge County Land Use Code and Wisconsin Administrative Code Chapter SPS 383 for POWTS installation and maintenance.
  • All septic systems, regardless of installation date, must be serviced at least once every three years.
  • All septic systems must be inspected and pumped by a licensed service provider at least once every three years; holding tanks are serviced as needed.
  • County monitoring of septic and holding-tank systems is required by state law and is not optional.
  • Dodge County residents are notified by mail and have 90 days from the letter date to complete required maintenance.

  septic maintenance frequency: per 3 years (Minimum servicing interval for septic systems.) · county septic maintenance fee: per 15 USD (Per maintenance cycle, once every three years for a typical septic system.) · county holding-tank maintenance fee: per 10 USD (Annual fee for a holding tank.)

  “This Department administers the sanitary provisions of the Dodge County Land Use Code and Chapter SPS. 383 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code”

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.