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

Rules another office applies inside Town of Lakeside

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

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  New dwellings inside Lakeside town.

  • The Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code is administered by DSPS Safety and Buildings Division under SPS 320-325.
  • In rural Douglas County, each town must assure procedures including application, plan review, and inspections.

  “A permit under the UDC is required for new one- and two-family dwelling units. This includes stick-built, modular, and manufactured home installations.”

• InspectionsRequired

  New dwellings inside Lakeside town subject to the Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code process.

  • The county states that each rural town's process includes application, plan review, and inspections required in the Code.
  • Inspectors may be state or municipal employees or private firms under contract with the town.

  “Each town has created an ordinance or resolution outlining the permitting process to include application, plan review, and inspections required in the Code.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  County-zoned land inside Lakeside town.

  • Exact parcel district boundaries are controlled by Douglas County's official zoning maps.
  • The opened material does not establish the district of a particular Lakeside parcel.

  “For the purposes of this ordinance, the unincorporated areas of Douglas County are hereby divided into the following types of districts:”

• Camping on your landLimited

  Small-scale campground use in the RR-1 district inside Lakeside town, if the parcel is zoned RR-1.

  • The cited use is a conditional permit use.
  • The campground must have fewer than 25 sites and no more than one camping unit per site.
  • Owner-operated camping cabins or yurts must be under 400 square feet per unit and not served by plumbing.
  • Sanitary, layout, and density provisions of Section VI apply.

  small-scale campground sites: < 25 sites (RR-1 district) · camping cabins/yurts: < 400 square feet per unit (Owner-operated, not served by plumbing)

  “Small scale campgrounds of less than 25 sites, with no more than one camping unit per site. Owner operated camping cabins/yurts, under 400 square feet per unit, not served by plumbing are also allowed.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built dwellings inside Lakeside town.
• Certificate of occupancy — Residential construction inside Lakeside town.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside Lakeside town.
• Minimum lot size — Residential lots inside Lakeside town.
• Setbacks — Structures inside Lakeside 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.