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

Town of Clyman’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  New construction, remodeling, and additions to dwellings, commercial buildings, and accessory buildings in the Town of Clyman.

  • The Town's listed covered accessory buildings include sheds, detached garages, and agricultural buildings.
  • Electrical alterations and services, decks, and permanent pools also require a permit.
  • The Town states that its list is not all inclusive and directs applicants to contact the Building Inspector to confirm permit requirements.
  • The Town identifies signs, fences, re-roofs, siding, same-size window or door replacements, water heaters, furnaces, air-conditioning units, and seasonal pools as work for which permits are not required; that exemption list is also not all inclusive.
  • Town ordinances apply to all projects whether or not a building permit is required.

  “New construction, remodeling, and additions to dwellings, commercial buildings or accessory buildings (sheds, detached garages, agricultural buildings) require a permit.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land, water, buildings, and structures inside the corporate limits of the Town of Clyman, Dodge County, Wisconsin, excluding the incorporated Village of Clyman.

  • For land, water, buildings, and structures also subject to the Dodge County Land Use Code, both the Town ordinance and applicable County-code provisions are in force.
  • The ordinance states that it takes effect upon passage and adoption by the Town Board and filing proof of posting or publication with the Town Clerk.

  “This Ordinance shall be known as and referred to as the "TOWN OF CLYMAN ZONING ORDINANCE" (hereinafter the "Ordinance").”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Clyman

Town of Clyman 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 (septic systems) serving land inside the Town of Clyman, Dodge County, Wisconsin.

  • Dodge County Land Resources and Parks administers the sanitary provisions of the Dodge County Land Use Code and Wisconsin Administrative Code Chapter SPS 383 for private onsite wastewater treatment systems.
  • County code provisions require septic systems, regardless of system age, to be inspected and pumped by a licensed service provider at least once every three years; holding tanks must be inspected and pumped as needed.
  • The County states that owners with a septic system are assessed a $15 county maintenance fee per maintenance cycle and owners with a holding tank are assessed a $10 annual county maintenance fee.
  • Dodge County residents are notified by mail and given 90 days from the letter date to complete required maintenance.

  septic-system maintenance interval: per 3 years (Applies to septic systems regardless of age; holding tanks are serviced as needed.) · county septic maintenance fee: 15 USD per maintenance cycle (Typical septic system maintenance cycle is once every three years.) · county holding-tank maintenance fee: 10 USD per year

  “The monitoring of the septic and holding tank systems by the County is required by State law and is not optional.”

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.