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

Rules another office applies inside Town of Marquette

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

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Marquette town limits. The Town of Marquette has adopted the Green Lake County zoning ordinance; the town does not appear to run its own zoning ordinance. Does not apply to the four towns that have not adopted county zoning.

  • The Green Lake County Land Use Planning and Zoning Department administers the zoning in zoned towns.
  • Four of the ten Green Lake County towns (Kingston, Princeton, Saint Marie, Seneca) have not adopted general zoning; this claim does not cover them.
  • The zoning ordinance text (Code of Green Lake County Chapter 350) was not opened; district standards are not stated in this record.

  “of the ten towns in green lake county, six have adopted the county zoning ordinance: town of berlin, town of brooklyn, town of green lake, town of mackford, town of manchester, and town of marquette.”

• Zoning districtsPartial

  Zoned-town land inside Marquette town limits under the Green Lake County zoning ordinance

  • The county page names only the districts relevant to non-metallic mining conditional use (M-1, A-1, A-2), not the full district list.
  • A county 'Zoning District Comparison' document is listed on the county site but its text could not be read; the full district list is unverified.

  “non-metallic mining in zoned townships is currently allowed by obtaining a conditional use permit in the following districts: m-1 mineral extraction district, a-1 farmland preservation district, a-2 general agriculture district.”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Land use permit application fee for land inside Marquette town

  • Fee is based on the cost of construction for the project.
  • The fee schedule is on page 2 of the permit application form; the schedule itself was not opened.
  • A separate land use planning and zoning fees document exists on the county site but its text was not readable.

  “application fee, based on cost of construction for the project. see page 2 of the permit application for the fee schedule.”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Land use permit for land-disturbing activity, including building placement, inside Marquette town where zoning or county ordinances apply

  • A complete application usually includes a completed form, a scaled site plan, and an application fee.
  • The fee schedule is on page 2 of the permit application form.
  • This is a county land use permit, not a Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code building permit.

  “a complete land use permit application usually consists of three parts: 1. completed application form 2. site plan rendered to scale 3. application fee, based on cost of construction for the project.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permit for a dwelling in Marquette town
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for a dwelling in Marquette town
• Building code adopted — Building code applicable to dwellings in Marquette town
• Inspections — Building inspection for a dwelling in Marquette town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for a dwelling in Marquette 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.