Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Spring Brook, Wisconsin

Town of Spring Brook’s own rules

• Local zoningAbsent

  Land inside Spring Brook town (Dunn County, WI): the town has not adopted its own zoning ordinance and does not participate in Dunn County zoning.

  • Dunn County Chapter 13 comprehensive zoning does not apply inside Spring Brook town.
  • County shoreland, floodplain, land division, and sanitary ordinances still apply inside the town.
  • The town plan is a planning document; its statement that the town is not participating in county zoning is dated and was not confirmed by a current town ordinance search.

  “dunn county's chapter 13 comprehensive zoning ordinance applies to all towns and unincorporated areas, except the towns of eau galle, elk mound, new haven, rock creek, sand creek, and springbrook.”

• Zoning districtsNot published

  Land inside Spring Brook town: no zoning districts are published because the town is unzoned.

  • Dunn County zoning districts (Chapter 13) do not apply inside the town.

  “dunn county's chapter 13 comprehensive zoning ordinance applies to all towns and unincorporated areas, except the towns of eau galle, elk mound, new haven, rock creek, sand creek, and springbrook.”

• Minimum dwelling sizeNone

  Single-family dwellings inside Spring Brook town; no zoning district exists, so no zoning minimum dwelling size applies.

  • Uniform Dwelling Code construction standards still apply to new one- and two-family dwellings; these are construction standards, not zoning size minimums.

  “dunn county's chapter 13 comprehensive zoning ordinance applies to all towns and unincorporated areas, except the towns of eau galle, elk mound, new haven, rock creek, sand creek, and springbrook.”

• Minimum lot sizeNone

  Land inside Spring Brook town; no zoning district exists, so no zoning minimum lot size applies.

  • Dunn County subdivision (land division) review still applies to creating lots; county subdivision review does not set lot sizes (see subdivision claim).

  “dunn county's chapter 13 comprehensive zoning ordinance applies to all towns and unincorporated areas, except the towns of eau galle, elk mound, new haven, rock creek, sand creek, and springbrook.”

• SetbacksNone

  Structures inside Spring Brook town; no zoning district exists, so no zoning setback applies.

  • Dunn County sanitary (POWTS) rules may still set system setbacks; those are not zoning setbacks and were not verified in this record.

  “dunn county's chapter 13 comprehensive zoning ordinance applies to all towns and unincorporated areas, except the towns of eau galle, elk mound, new haven, rock creek, sand creek, and springbrook.”

• Lot coverageNone

  Land inside Spring Brook town; no zoning district exists, so no zoning lot coverage limit applies.

  • County stormwater and erosion control rules may still apply; not verified in this record.

  “dunn county's chapter 13 comprehensive zoning ordinance applies to all towns and unincorporated areas, except the towns of eau galle, elk mound, new haven, rock creek, sand creek, and springbrook.”

• Building heightNone

  Structures inside Spring Brook town; no zoning district exists, so no zoning height limit applies.

  • Building height is not regulated by zoning in the town; the Uniform Dwelling Code and any FAA or other federal limits were not checked.

  “dunn county's chapter 13 comprehensive zoning ordinance applies to all towns and unincorporated areas, except the towns of eau galle, elk mound, new haven, rock creek, sand creek, and springbrook.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Spring Brook

Town of Spring Brook 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 on-site wastewater (septic) systems on land inside Spring Brook town, administered by Dunn County.

  • Dunn County comprehensive ordinances regulate sanitary permits; the county's sanitary ordinance applies to all towns in the county.
  • State statute 145.20 lets the governing body delegate POWTS administration; no delegation to Spring Brook town was found.

  “dunn county's shoreland, floodplain, land division, and sanitary ordinances apply to all towns in dunn county.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Creating new lots by land division inside Spring Brook town.

  • Dunn County subdivision review applies to all townships, zoned and unzoned, under Wis. Stat. ch. 236 minimum platting standards.
  • Subdivision review does not deal with zoning issues such as setbacks, lot sizes or land use.

  “all townships in dunn county, zoned and unzoned, fall under dunn county subdivision review.”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Development within mapped floodplain areas inside Spring Brook town, under the Dunn County floodplain ordinance.

  • Dunn County floodplain ordinance applies to all towns, including Spring Brook.
  • The county is responsible for administering the floodplain management program.
  • Floodplain permit thresholds and approval steps were not verified from the county ordinance text.

  “dunn county's shoreland, floodplain, land division, and sanitary ordinances apply to all towns in dunn county.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction of a dwelling inside Spring Brook town.
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new dwellings inside Spring Brook town.
• Well permit — Private water wells on land inside Spring Brook town.
• Mandatory utility hookup — New homes in Spring Brook town that may be near public water or sewer.
• Agricultural exemption — Agricultural-use exemption from permits or zoning for land inside Spring Brook 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.