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

Town of York’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  New buildings, including one- and two-family dwellings, garages, and storage sheds, and the other work specifically listed in Town of York Ordinance #10-3, inside York town.

  • Before the listed work begins, the owner or agent must obtain a valid permit from the Town of York Building Inspector.
  • The ordinance also covers additions increasing a building's physical dimensions, structural alterations, and alterations to heating, electrical, or plumbing systems, except as exempted.
  • Restoration or repair of an installation to its previous code-compliant condition as determined by the Building Inspector is exempt.
  • A permit is required for water-heater replacement if plumbing, venting, electrical, or gas-supply systems are altered, and for electrical-service modifications.
  • Exemptions are: Town-owned buildings or structures; remodeling or alterations other than electric service costing less than $5,000 including labor within a 12-month period; specified restoration or repair of building equipment without altering or adding to the building or structure; specified minor maintenance or replacement repairs; re-siding, re-roofing, finishing interior surfaces, and cabinetry subject to the two-roof-layer limitation unless structural calculations are provided; fences or similar enclosures; portable buildings or buildings under 200 square feet; and agricultural buildings.
  • Construction or placement of mobile homes is not allowed in the Town of York.

  new residential-unit rural land conservation fee: 500 USD (Collected in addition to the Town's standard building-permit fees and deposited into the Town of York Rural Land Conservation Program Account.)

  “Prior to commencing any of the following work, the owner or agent shall obtain a valid permit from the Town of York Building Inspector for: a. Construction of new buildings, including 1 and 2 family dwellings, garages, storage sheds, etc.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside York town that is within Green County's unincorporated area; Green County administers the applicable county zoning title rather than this claim treating it as a York town ordinance.

  • The county title excludes extraterritorial areas specifically exempt or excluded because certain municipalities exercise extraterritorial zoning powers.
  • An existing town ordinance that is more restrictive than the county title continues to the extent of the greater restriction.
  • The applicable district must be identified from the Green County zoning maps for the towns of Green County.

  “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)

  Private sewage systems inside York town that are within Green County's unincorporated area; the Green County Zoning Department is the sanitary-permit application office.

  • A private sewage system may not be built, enlarged, altered, or moved within the area subject to the county regulations until a permit has been issued by the Zoning Administrator, unless otherwise provided by the title.
  • A sanitary-permit application must be made to the Zoning Department on forms furnished by the State of Wisconsin Department of Commerce; the forms are available in the Zoning Department office.
  • The county title excludes extraterritorial areas specifically exempt or excluded because certain municipalities exercise extraterritorial zoning powers.

  “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. [...] Sanitary Permit: An application for a sanitary permit shall be made to the Zoning Department upon forms furnished by the State of Wisconsin Department of Commerce.”

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.