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

Rules another office applies inside Town of Menomonie

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

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Residential and agricultural zoning districts that Dunn County Chapter 13 applies inside the Town of Menomonie (R1, R2, R3, SR, IA, PA, GA and others)

  • Districts are defined in Chapter 13; the county's zoning-district map was not opened.
  • Districts not extracted: R3, SR, commercial and industrial lists.

  “Purpose: To identify those areas where predominately single family residential development has occurred or will likely occur.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R1 single-family residential district lots inside the Town of Menomonie served by community sewer (same standard in R2, R3 and SR districts)

  • Applies to lots served by community sewer.
  • Lot must also be at least 60 feet wide at the highway or building setback line.

  minimum lot area: >= 10000 square feet (lots served by community sewer) · minimum lot width at highway or building setback line: >= 60 feet (lots served by community sewer)

  “Lots served by community sewer shall be a minimum of 10,000 square feet and a minimum of 60 feet wide at the highway or building setback line.”

  2 more reviewed findings on this topic

  • Specified — R1 single-family residential district lots inside the Town of Menomonie not served by community sewer (same standard in R2, R3 and SR districts)

    “Lots not served by community sewer shall be a minimum of one acre excluding road right-of-way and a minimum of 85 feet wide at the highway or building setback line.”

  • Specified — Non-farm single or two-family residence in the agriculture districts (IA, PA, GA) inside the Town of Menomonie, where the county zoning applies

    “The minimum lot size for non-farm single / two family residence and non-farm residential cluster shall be one acre in the IA and PA districts.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Agriculture districts (IA, PA, GA) principal structures inside the Town of Menomonie

  • Highway and front yard setbacks are governed by Chapter 13 section 13.3.2, which was not opened.
  • Agricultural structures are subject to separate height/setback rules; not extracted.

  side yard setback, principal structure: >= 10 feet (agriculture districts (ia, pa, ga))

  “The minimum side yard setback shall be 10 feet for principal structures.”

• Building heightSpecified

  Residential structures in agriculture districts (IA, PA, GA) inside the Town of Menomonie

  • Agricultural structures such as barns, silos, tanks and windmills are exempt from the height limit if front, side and rear setbacks each increase at least one foot per foot over 35 feet.

  maximum height of residential structure: <= 35 feet (agricultural structures exempt with setback increase)

  “The maximum height of a residential structure shall be 35 feet”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Principal and accessory structures in R1 single-family residential district inside the Town of Menomonie (same standard in R2, R3 and SR)

    “The maximum height for principal and accessory structure shall be 35 feet.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile homes as the single- or two-family dwelling in the R2 residential district inside the Town of Menomonie

  • Mobile homes defined in Wis. Stat. 101.91(10) are excluded from the R2 single/two-family dwelling use.
  • Other districts and manufactured home placement rules were not opened.

  “Single/two-family dwelling, excluding mobile homes defined in 101.91(10) Wis. Stats.”

• Accessory dwellingsLimited

  Accessory dwelling units on parcels inside the Town of Menomonie that Chapter 13 allows (R2, R-agricultural and other districts list ADUs as permitted accessory or principal uses under section 13.3.17)

  • No more than one ADU per lot or parcel.
  • Zoning administrator must first approve the ADU; zoning permit required.
  • Before permit issuance, the owner must record a deed restriction barring separate sale unless the lot is legally divided under Chapter 16 and barring condominium conversion.
  • Domestic wastewater must comply with sewage system requirements unless exempted by state or county sanitation ordinance.
  • Development standards of the principal district apply, including setbacks, lot coverage and height; detached and attached ADU subtypes are regulated.

  ADUs per lot or parcel: 1 count (no more than one ADU permitted per lot or parcel)

  “No more than one ADU is permitted per lot or parcel, provided the Zoning Administrator first approves the proposed ADU as complying with the standards of Section 13.3.17.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private onsite wastewater systems in the Town of Menomonie: Dunn County sanitary ordinance applies to all towns in the county.

  • Wis. Stat. 145.19-145.20 require the governmental unit that regulates private onsite systems to approve sanitary permits and inspect systems; the county's sanitary ordinance text was not opened.
  • The county page names the Land Use Division as the sanitary contact in a county guide found in search; not verified on an official page.

  “Dunn County's Shoreland, Floodplain, Land Division, and Sanitary ordinances apply to all Towns in Dunn County.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Installing a private onsite wastewater treatment system anywhere in Wisconsin, including land in the Town of Menomonie; the sanitary permit is issued by the local governmental unit (Dunn County per the county ordinance scope).

  • Permit must be held by the property owner before installation.
  • Permit is valid for 2 years from issue and renewable.
  • The governmental unit may charge a sanitary permit fee above the state minimum and must collect a $25 groundwater fee per permit.

  sanitary permit validity: 2 years (renewable for similar periods) · groundwater fee per sanitary permit: 25 USD (collected by the governmental unit in addition to the sanitary permit fee)

  “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 onsite wastewater treatment systems installed in the Town of Menomonie; the governmental unit (Dunn County per the county ordinance scope) performs the inspection.

  • Inspection is required after construction and before backfilling; the governmental unit must act no later than the end of the next workday after the plumber's notice.
  • Exact county inspection procedure was not opened.

  “inspect all private on-site wastewater treatment systems after construction but before backfilling”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land division of parcels inside the Town of Menomonie

  • County land division ordinance (Chapter 16 per Chapter 13 text) applies to all towns; its text was not opened.

  “Dunn County's Shoreland, Floodplain, Land Division, and Sanitary ordinances apply to all Towns in Dunn County.”

• Permit processPartial

  Zoning permit process for uses inside the Town of Menomonie under Dunn County zoning

  • Fees, forms and steps were not located on an official page.
  • Building inspection and sanitary steps are handled through separate offices.

  “Zoning Permits are required for uses that are listed as "Permitted Uses" within a zoning district.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for dwellings in the Town of Menomonie
• Building code adopted — Building code for dwellings in the Town of Menomonie
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction in the Town of Menomonie
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new dwellings in the Town of Menomonie
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling floor area in the Town of Menomonie

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.