Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Fox Lake, Wisconsin

Town of Fox Lake’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Building projects inside the Town of Fox Lake, Dodge County, Wisconsin.

  • A land-use permit and a building permit are separate permits; each may be required for a project.
  • The town states that building permits are administered by each town (municipality) and address compliance with the Wisconsin State Uniform Dwelling Code.

  “The Town of Fox Lake is zoned and zoning (land use) and building permits are required.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Town of Fox Lake, Dodge County, Wisconsin, which is listed by Dodge County as a town adopting county zoning.

  • Zoning is administered through Dodge County's Land Use Code for towns that adopted Dodge County zoning.

  “Dodge County has adopted the Land Use Code which oversees the zoning of the towns which adopted Dodge County zoning. [...] Town of Fox Lake”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Fox Lake

Town of Fox Lake 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 inside the Town of Fox Lake, Dodge County, Wisconsin.

  • The Dodge County Land Resources and Parks Department administers the county sanitary provisions and Wisconsin Administrative Code ch. SPS 383 regulating installation and maintenance of POWTS.
  • The county page states that systems must be inspected and pumped by a licensed service provider at least once every three years for septic systems, and as needed for holding tanks.
  • The county page states that septic-system owners are assessed a $15 county maintenance fee per maintenance cycle and holding-tank owners a $10 annual county maintenance fee.

  septic system maintenance interval: per 3 years (Septic systems must be inspected and pumped by a licensed service provider at least once every three years.) · county septic maintenance fee: 15 USD per maintenance cycle (Once every three years for a typical septic system.) · county holding tank maintenance fee: 10 USD per year (Applies to owners with a holding tank.)

  “Dodge County residents will be notified by mail by the Dodge County Land Resources and Parks Department when it is time”

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.