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

Town of Brussels’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Brussels town limits: Brussels town adopts and administers its own zoning ordinance (Code of Ordinances Title 10, Town of Brussels Zoning Regulations).

  • Zoning applies through the town's own Title 10; county zoning is not the governing rule inside the town.
  • The cover page states the Door County Board approved the ordinance on August 27, 2002, so county approval is part of the adoption record.
  • Official detailed zoning maps are kept at the town clerk's office, not in the code text.
  • Dimensional, occupancy and use rules inside Title 10 were not extracted; see unknown claims.

  “adopted: august 13, 2002, by the town of brussels approved: august 27, 2002, by the door county board”

• Zoning districtsPartial

  Zoning districts and zoning map inside Brussels town

  • Chapter 2 of Title 10 lists zoning districts (2.01-2.03), but the district list was not extracted.
  • Official detailed zoning maps are kept at the town clerk's office, so the map is not fully published online.

  “official detailed zoning maps are on file in the town of brussels clerk’s office.”

• Permit processPartial

  Zoning permits for land inside Brussels town

  • Only the contact for zoning permits is published on the homepage; application steps, forms and timelines were not opened.

  “zoning permits for zoning permits, contact the town zoning administrator, kyle guilette at (920) 495-3201.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Brussels

Town of Brussels does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land divisions inside Brussels town, under the Door County land division ordinance

  • The county page says the land division ordinance is in effect in all 14 towns; the page does not name Brussels, so Brussels' membership in the 14 is inferred.
  • Brussels has its own zoning ordinance; the land division ordinance is a separate county rule.

  “the door county land division is also in effect in all 14 towns.”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Development in mapped floodplains inside Brussels town, under the Door County floodplain zoning ordinance

  • The county page says the floodplain ordinance is in effect in all 14 towns; the page does not name Brussels, so Brussels' membership is inferred.
  • The permit or approval steps in the floodplain ordinance were not extracted.

  “per state statute, the door county shoreland zoning ordinance and the door county floodplain zoning ordinance are in effect in all 14 towns.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Brussels or Door County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption from permits inside Brussels town
• Building code adopted — Building code adopted for construction inside Brussels town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new dwellings inside Brussels town
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size for the main single-family residential district inside Brussels town
• Minimum lot size — Minimum lot size for the main single-family residential district inside Brussels town

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.