Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Town of Fond du Lac’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

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

  • A separate Town Building Permit is required in addition to any State Building Permit that may be required.
  • For remodeling, repairs, and non-agricultural fences, the stated requirement applies when construction costs exceed $1,000.
  • The same town permit statement includes signs, utility buildings, garages, and moving or wrecking buildings.

  construction-cost threshold for remodeling/repairs and non-agricultural fences: > 1000 USD (The source separately states that all new construction requires a Town Building Permit.)

  “Required for all new construction; remodeling/repairs and non-agricultural fences with construction costs over $1,000; signs; utility buildings; garages; and moving or wrecking buildings. A separate Town Building Permit is required in addition to any State Building Permit that may be required.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

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

  • The county states that each of its 21 towns controls its own zoning ordinance and has its own permit issuer; parcel zoning is determined through the applicable town ordinance.

  “This code, established under sections 60.62, 61.35, and 62.23 of the Wisconsin Statutes, shall be known as the Zoning Code for the Town of Fond du Lac”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private on-site wastewater treatment systems serving land inside the Town of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, where public sewer is not used.

  • POWTS serve areas of the Town not on public sewer.
  • Fond du Lac County maintains records for private on-site sanitary permits in the Town and implements the POWTS maintenance program.
  • Fond du Lac County Code Enforcement administers the county POWTS Ordinance.

  “Private on-site wastewater treatment systems, or POWTs, serve areas of the Town not on public sewer. Fond du Lac County maintains records for private, on-site sanitary permits in the Town. Information that the county keeps includes where on-site systems are located, when the permits were issued, and the type of system installed. Fond du Lac County also implements a POWTS maintenance program.”

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.