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

Rules another office applies inside Town of Aztalan

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

• Who permits septicMixed (with conditions)

  Private onsite wastewater systems serving land inside the Town of Aztalan, subject to the applicable local permitting authority.

  • Projects in delegated areas may be submitted to the county directly.
  • If the municipality lacks authority, plans are submitted to DSPS.
  • Single- or two-family gravity systems using approved component manuals and qualifying holding tanks must be submitted to the local governmental unit with jurisdiction.

  “if the project is in an area with delegated authority to conduct plan review, and the project is not for a state-owned building or land, you may be able to submit to the county directly.”

• Septic permitRequired

  POWTS projects inside the Town of Aztalan.

  • The local permit is conditional on approved plan review.
  • State-owned POWTS applications are submitted to DSPS; other projects use the local municipality or county covering the project location.

  “see the local municipality or county covering your project location. however, a local permit is conditional on an approved plan review.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  Construction and installation of a POWTS inside the Town of Aztalan.

  • The required inspection is governed by the plan-review conditional approval letter.
  • Contact the inspector or agency identified on the POWTS permit.

  “inspection of powts construction and installation is required in accordance with the plan review conditional approval letter.”

• Well permitRequired

  New private wells inside the Town of Aztalan.

  • The advance-notice requirement excludes high-capacity wells, reconstructed wells, and wells on Native American property.
  • A Well Construction Notification Number is required before construction; high-capacity or other wells requiring written DNR approval follow that approval's notification requirements.
  • The Well Construction Notification fee is $50.50.
  • A Well Construction Report must be submitted to DNR within 30 days after construction.

  well construction notification fee: 50.5 USD (Not refundable or transferable.) · construction report deadline: <= 30 days (After well or drillhole construction.)

  “obtain a well construction notification number prior to constructing a well. this applies to both drilled wells and driven point wells.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built construction inside the Town of Aztalan.
• Building code adopted — Construction inside the Town of Aztalan.
• Inspections — Building construction inside the Town of Aztalan.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of structures inside the Town of Aztalan.
• Local zoning — Land inside the Town of Aztalan.

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.