Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Monroe, Wisconsin

Monroe’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Monroe city limits (Green County)

  • Zoning is Title 5 of the city code, administered by a zoning administrator.

  “the determination of the yards and appropriate setbacks shall be made by the zoning administrator.”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Monroe city, including RH-35, SR-5 and SR-7

  • Other districts named in the code include TR-10, MR-15, MR-30, MH-7, NMU, SMU, UMU and PD.

  “§ 5-2-6 (rh-35) rural holding zoning district. § 5-2-7 (reserved) § 5-2-8 (reserved) § 5-2-9 (sr-5) single family residential - 5 zoning district. § 5-2-10 (sr-7) single family residential - 7 zoning district.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  RH-35 Rural Holding district inside Monroe city

  • Maximum density is 1 dwelling unit per 35 acres.
  • Designed to let an owner create one new lot from a parent lot of one to 70 acres.

  minimum lot area: >= 40000 square feet · maximum lot area: <= 2 acres · minimum lot width: >= 100 feet

  “minimum lot area* 40,000 square feet* maximum lot area 2 acres minimum landscaped surface ratio 25% minimum lot width 100 feet”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — SR-7 Single Family Residential-7 district inside Monroe city

    “minimum lot area 5,000 square feet minimum landscaped surface ratio 40% minimum lot width 50 feet”

• SetbacksSpecified

  SR-7 district inside Monroe city

  • Front-yard averaging and other adjustments apply under § 5-4-4.

  front setback (garage door): >= 20 feet · side setback: >= 7 feet · rear setback: >= 20 feet

  “minimum front setback 20 feet for garage door or loading dock door 22 feet for open porch or awning/canopy 12 feet minimum street side setback (on corner lots) 20 feet minimum side setback 7 feet minimum rear setback 20 feet”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — RH-35 Rural Holding district inside Monroe city

    “minimum street side setback (on corner lots) 30 feet minimum side setback 10 feet minimum rear setback 25 feet”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  SR-7 district inside Monroe city; the code uses a minimum landscaped surface ratio rather than a maximum coverage figure

  minimum landscaped surface ratio: >= 40 percent

  “minimum lot area 5,000 square feet minimum landscaped surface ratio 40% minimum lot width 50 feet”

• Building heightSpecified

  SR-7 district inside Monroe city, principal building

  • Accessory buildings are separately limited.

  maximum principal building height: <= 35 feet

  “minimum rear setback 20 feet maximum principal building height 35 feet minimum principal building separation 10 feet”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — RH-35 Rural Holding district inside Monroe city, principal building

    “minimum rear setback 25 feet maximum principal building height 50 feet minimum principal building separation 10 feet”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits inside Monroe city
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Monroe city
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Monroe city
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Monroe city
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Monroe city

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.