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

Rules another office applies inside Town of Cloverland

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

• Septic permitRequired

  Purchase or installation of a private on-site wastewater treatment system on land inside Cloverland town (Douglas County, WI), under Wis. Stat. 145.19

  • Installation may proceed after a valid sanitary permit is issued by the governmental unit responsible for private on-site systems (Wis. Stat. 145.19(1g)).
  • Under Wis. Stat. 145.19(7), a sanitary permit is valid for 2 years from the date of issue and renewable for similar periods.
  • Under Wis. Stat. 145.19(6), a $25 groundwater fee is collected for each sanitary permit, in addition to the local fee under 145.19(2).
  • Issuing unit for Cloverland town not verified; see septic-authority claim.

  sanitary permit validity: 2 years (renewable for similar periods thereafter) · groundwater fee per sanitary permit: 25 USD (in addition to the local sanitary permit fee under 145.19(2))

  “no person may purchase or install a private on-site wastewater treatment system unless the owner of the property on which the private on-site wastewater treatment system is to be installed holds a valid sanitary permit issued under this section.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  Private on-site wastewater treatment systems installed inside Cloverland town (Douglas County, WI), under Wis. Stat. 145.20(2)(d)

  • The governmental unit responsible for private on-site systems performs the inspection; that unit for Cloverland town was not verified.
  • Inspection is triggered after the plumber in charge gives notice; it must occur before backfilling.

  “inspect all private on-site wastewater treatment systems after construction but before backfilling no later than the end of the next workday”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land divisions in Douglas County, including Cloverland town if the county subdivision ordinance applies there (applicability inside the town not confirmed)

  • The official county index lists an 8.1 subdivision control ordinance and amendments; its text was not opened, so thresholds and procedures are unknown.
  • Confirm with Douglas County whether Cloverland town is covered by the county subdivision ordinance.

  “Every division of land within the unincorporated areas of Douglas County shall be subject to the provisions of this ordinance and Chapter 236, Wis. Stats.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — New construction in Cloverland town (Douglas County, WI)
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction in Cloverland town (Douglas County, WI)
• Building code adopted — One- and two-family dwellings in Cloverland town (Douglas County, WI) under the Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code
• Inspections — New construction in Cloverland town (Douglas County, WI)
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of new dwellings in Cloverland town (Douglas County, WI)

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.