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

Town of Garfield’s own rules

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Town building-notification applications and town driveway permits inside Garfield town.

  • The source describes the building-notification charge as an application fee and the driveway charge as a permit fee.

  building notification application fee: 25 USD · town driveway permit fee: 25 USD

  “complete this application and return with the permit fee to the town of garfield mailing address. call town patrolman at 715-533-2529 to have your proposed driveway site inspected and approved. permit fee is $25.00”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Town building-notification applications inside Garfield town.

  • The application is a notification and not a permit.
  • The application must be returned with payment to the town clerk.
  • It is considered at a regularly scheduled town-board meeting.
  • The notification is valid one year from town-board approval.

  building notification validity: 1 year (Measured from Town Board approval.)

  “This is not a permit. The purpose of this application is only for notifying the Town Board and the Town Assessor of your intent to Build. This building notification shall be valid for a period of one (1) year from the date of approval by the Town Board.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Garfield

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

• Building permitRequired

  Construction or placement of a new one- or two-family dwelling, and qualifying additions or alterations, inside Garfield town.

  • Applies to additions or alterations only for a home constructed after June 1, 1980.
  • Jackson County states that the local municipality administers and enforces the UDC.

  “In Jackson County, the local municipality is responsible for administration and enforcement of the Uniform Dwellling Code (UDC). A UDC Building Permit is required for the construction or placement of any new one or two family dwellings and additions or alterations to any home constructed after June 1, 1980.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision and land division in Garfield town, which is unincorporated territory of Jackson County.

  • County administration and enforcement is stated to apply in all unincorporated areas of Jackson County.

  “The Department is responsible for administration and enforcement of the comprehensive zoning, shoreland, floodplain, subdivision, sanitary and airport height ordinances and the related chapters of the Wisconsin Administrative Code and Statutes that are in effect in all unincorporated areas of Jackson County.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential work inside Garfield town.
• Building code adopted — Buildings inside Garfield town.
• Inspections — Building work inside Garfield town.
• Certificate of occupancy — Completed buildings inside Garfield town.
• Local zoning — Land inside Garfield 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.