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

Town of Eldorado’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  New home construction inside the Town of Eldorado, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.

  • A new home builder must obtain a New Home Permit from the Town Permit Officer before excavation or construction begins.
  • A signed Road Restoration Agreement is required for new home construction located along a town road.
  • Before issuance, the zoning code requires compliance with Chapter 18 of the Eldorado Town Code, the Fond du Lac County Shoreland Zoning Ordinance, and—where serving the premises—a Fond du Lac County sanitary permit for a private sewage system; lots served by public sewer do not require a sewer permit.
  • Building permits expire 12 months after issuance unless substantial work or improvements are initiated before termination; otherwise the permit lapses and the permittee must reapply.

  building permit validity: 12 months from date of issuance (The permittee must initiate substantial work or improvements before termination or the permit lapses and reapplication is required.)

  “New home builders must contact Permit Officer Dave Jahns for a New Home Permit and information about Building Inspections, Fire Numbers and Garbage / Recycling Pick-up. The Town's Building Inspector, Martin Johnson, must also be contacted after obtaining a New Home Permit from the Permit Officer and before any type of excavation or construction begins on a new home.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Town of Eldorado, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.

  • The town zoning code incorporates its zoning map as part of the ordinance.

  “17.60 ADOPTION. This Chapter is a creation of the Zoning Ordinance for the said Township passed and adopted and all amendments thereto and the zoning map adopted with the adoption of this initial ordinance; it is hereby adopted and made a part of this ordinance as is the map referred to in this ordinance. Map entitled District Map for the Town of Eldorado, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Eldorado

Town of Eldorado 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 sewage systems serving premises inside the Town of Eldorado, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.

  • The county sanitary permit must be issued before the Town Building Permit Officer issues a town building permit for a private sewage system.
  • Lots served by public sewer do not require a sewer permit.

  “No permit shall be issued until the Building Permit Officer has satisfactory proof that the premises are in full compliance with Chapter 18: Land Division and Subdivision Regulations of the Eldorado Town Code and the Fond du Lac County Shoreland Zoning Ordinance, and that a Fond du Lac County Sanitary Permit for the installation of a private sewage system to serve the premises has been issued, except that lots served by public sewer shall not require a sewer permit.”

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.