Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Hickory Grove, Wisconsin

Town of Hickory Grove’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  New construction and alterations inside Hickory Grove town limits, under the town's amendment to the Uniform Dwelling Code

  • Evidence is the town's ordinance list title only; the amendment text was not opened, so its scope and content are unverified.
  • The Uniform Dwelling Code is a state code; the town listing shows an amendment to it, which the town has adopted.

  “In May of 2004, the Town adopted a new ordinance, see ordinance for details.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Hickory Grove

Town of Hickory Grove 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/POWTS) systems on land inside Hickory Grove town limits, which is unincorporated land administered by the Grant County Conservation, Sanitation and Zoning Department

  • Grant County Code Chapter 225 (Private On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems) is administered by the county CS&Z administrator; the town ordinance list shows no septic ordinance.
  • State sanitary permits (§ 225-22) are also listed in the chapter, so the state is a parallel authority for some permits; the exact division was not verified.

  “GRANT COUNTY CONSERVATION, SANITATION AND ZONING DEPT”

• Septic permitRequired

  Installing or modifying a private on-site wastewater system on land inside Hickory Grove town limits

  • The chapter provides for county sanitary permits (§ 225-23) and sanitary permit applications (§ 225-25); the operative sentence requiring a permit before installation was not retrieved.
  • Construction may proceed only after the sanitary permit issues, which is why the status is conditional.

  “All State and/or County Permits must be issued before the POWTS can be installed.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits for new dwellings inside Hickory Grove town limits
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for construction inside Hickory Grove town limits
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Hickory Grove town limits
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new dwellings inside Hickory Grove town limits
• Local zoning — Land inside Hickory Grove town limits: whether the town adopts and administers its own zoning ordinance

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.