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

Town of Exeter’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  New buildings or structures, and enlargements or alterations, within the Town of Exeter.

  • The requirement is subject to exceptions provided in the Town chapter.
  • Building-permit applications for covered construction, reconstruction, expansion, or conversion require Green County Zoning Department site-plan approval before the Town issues a building permit, unless zoning approval is not required for that project.
  • Minor repairs or maintenance may be authorized by the Building Inspector without a building permit.

  “No new building or structure of any kind , or any part thereof shall hereafter be erected, or ground broken for the same, or enlarged or altered within the Town, except as herein provided, until a permit has been obtained by the owner, or their authorized agent, from the Building Inspector.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Town of Exeter, Green County, Wisconsin, is subject to Green County zoning administered by Green County; Exeter's building code expressly preserves the Green County Zoning Code.

  • The county title applies to unincorporated Green County except extraterritorial areas specifically exempt or excluded because certain municipalities exercise extraterritorial zoning powers.
  • The Town building code states that it supplements, and does not supersede or nullify, the Green County Zoning Code and its amendments.

  “The provisions of this Title apply to all of the unincorporated areas of Green County, except those extraterritorial areas specifically exempt or excluded as a result of certain municipalities exercising their extraterritorial zoning powers.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Sanitary-permit applications and sewage-system inspection for land inside the Town of Exeter, administered through Green County's Zoning Department.

  • Green County Title 4 applies in unincorporated Green County, subject to its stated extraterritorial-zoning exception.
  • The sanitary-permit application is made to the Zoning Department on Wisconsin Department of Commerce forms.
  • The County Board appoints the Zoning Administrator; the administrator's listed duties include inspecting new and existing sewage systems.

  “This ordinance applies to the entire unincorporated or unsewered area of Green County. [...] The County Zoning Administrator shall be responsible for the administration of this 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.