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

Town of Woodman’s own rules

• Septic permitRequired

  Every POWTS installation, component replacement, or system modification inside Woodman town.

  • A separate individual application is required for each installation, replacement, modification, renewal, revision, transfer, or plumber change.
  • The County may refuse incomplete or incorrectly prepared applications.
  • The application and design plan must be submitted with required documentation and review fees to Grant County CS&Z.

  “a state sanitary permit is required for every powts installation, component replacement or system modification and every renewal, revision, transfer or change of plumber to an existing sanitary permit. each shall require a separate and individual application. the grant county conservation, sanitation and zoning department reserves the right to refuse incomplete or incorrectly prepared application(s).”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Vault privy nonplumbing sanitation systems inside Woodman town.

  • A Grant County vault-privy nonplumbing sanitation system permit application is required.
  • The application requires a detailed plot plan showing location, service access, and horizontal and vertical setbacks; state product approval and installation information; a County installation-and-maintenance agreement; and a licensed septage-service contract.

  “vault, privy permit. a grant county vault privy nonplumbing sanitation system permit application shall be prepared and submitted per article iv, §§ 225-25 and 225-26, with the following:”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Woodman

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

• Building permitRequired

  New one- and two-family dwellings inside Woodman town.

  • The requirement includes stick-built, modular, and manufactured-home installations. If Woodman town has not been delegated UDC authority, the state page directs applicants to submit to DSPS.

  “a permit under the udc is required for new one- and two-family dwelling units. this includes stick-built, modular, and manufactured home installations.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  New one- and two-family dwellings, including manufactured-home installations, inside Woodman town.

  • The UDC applies to new one- and two-family dwelling units; the cited state page includes stick-built, modular, and manufactured-home installations.

  “a permit under the udc is required for new one- and two-family dwelling units. this includes stick-built, modular, and manufactured home installations.”

• InspectionsRequired

  New one- and two-family dwellings inside Woodman town that require a UDC permit.

  • The required inspections are footings, foundation and reinforcement, rough work, insulation, and final inspection; notify the inspector identified on the UDC permit when ready.

  “the following inspections are required on new one- and two-family dwellings. when ready for inspection, notify the inspector identified on your udc permit.”

• Well permitRequired

  New private wells inside Woodman town.

  • Advance notice is required before construction of a new private well that is not a high-capacity well.
  • Exceptions to the notification requirement are high-capacity wells, reconstruction of existing wells, and wells on Native American property.
  • A Well Construction Notification Number is required before constructing drilled or driven-point wells; wells requiring written DNR approval must follow the approval's notification requirements.

  “wisconsin law requires that a property owner provide advance notice to dnr before construction of any new private well that is not a high capacity well, and advance notice of any heat exchange drillhole construction (geothermal system) that does not require a written dnr approval.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residences inside Woodman town.
• Certificate of occupancy — Residential occupancy inside Woodman town.
• Local zoning — Land inside Woodman town, Grant County, Wisconsin.
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside Woodman town.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside Woodman 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.