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

Rules another office applies inside Town of Oma

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

• SetbacksSpecified

  Structures on private land in Iron County under the county's setback requirements; applicability inside Oma town is not confirmed by an official Oma statement

  • The sheet is a county summary (rev. 5-28-15); it is not the adopted ordinance text.
  • Shoreland area side yard requirement is 10 feet with 40 feet total side yard.
  • Accessory structures are 5 feet from the lot line, or 10 feet in the shoreland area.
  • Septic and holding tank and soil absorption area setbacks are listed separately on the same sheet.
  • No residential district distinction is given on the sheet.

  setback from ordinary high water mark of navigable water: >= 75 feet · side lot line setback (shoreland area: 40 feet total side yard): >= 10 feet (shoreland area total side yard 40 feet) · setback from town road centerline (or beyond right-of-way): >= 63 feet (or 30 feet beyond the right of way, whichever is greater) · accessory structure setback from lot line: >= 5 feet (10 feet in shoreland area)

  “3. 63 feet from the centerline of a town road or 30 feet beyond the right of way (whichever is greater).”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning and sanitary permit fees for land inside Oma town, per Iron County's Zoning Department fee schedule

  • The fee schedule is linked on the county page; its dollar amounts were not opened.
  • The revision date is taken from the link label and is not stated as an effective date.

  “fee schedule - zoning - revised march 19, 2024 (pdf)”

• Permit processPartial

  County land-use permitting path for land inside Oma town, through the Zoning Department application forms

  • Only the application forms are listed; procedures and review steps were not opened.
  • Forms include conditional use, rezone, variance (Board of Adjustment), land use, and sanitary applications.

  “rezone rezone hearing application (rev. april 2024) (pdf)”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits for new dwellings inside Oma town
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for a home built by the owner inside Oma town
• Building code adopted — Adoption/enforcement of the Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code for one- and two-family dwellings inside Oma town
• Inspections — Building inspection of new dwellings inside Oma town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new dwellings inside Oma 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.