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

Town of Somers’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Construction inside the Somers town (Town of Somers, WI).

  • The town's ordinance index lists Chapter 14 – Building Code as a restated ordinance.
  • The page states that it does not guarantee the accuracy of the listed ordinances and directs readers to the Clerk/Treasurer's office for the official version.
  • Which edition of the state building codes Chapter 14 adopts was not established from the text.

  “chapter 14 – building code chapter 15 – housing discrimination prohibited”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land divisions and plats inside the Somers town (Town of Somers, WI).

  • Chapter 18 is the town's Land Division and Platting Control ordinance as listed on the town index.
  • Chapter 18 text not opened; the county may also regulate land divisions in unincorporated areas.

  “chapter 18 – land division and platting control”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Somers

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

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Somers town (Town of Somers, Kenosha County, WI) that is unincorporated. Zoning there is administered by Kenosha County, not adopted as a Somers town ordinance.

  • The Town of Somers' own ordinance index (chapters 1-26, last updated April 2020) lists no zoning chapter; the zoning rules that apply are the Kenosha County General Zoning and Shoreland/Floodplain Zoning Ordinance (also Chapter 12 of the Kenosha County Municipal Code), as stated on the county page.
  • The county page says the zoning districts are maps adopted by the county board and the towns that partner in zoning; whether the Town of Somers is a partner in zoning is not stated on the page opened.
  • Village of Somers land inside the Village is a separate municipality and is excluded.

  “the kenosha county department of planning and development administers the zoning maps and zoning ordinances for the unincorporated areas of kenosha county, including the towns of brighton, paris, randall, somers, and wheatland.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning district maps for land inside the Somers town (Town of Somers, unincorporated), administered by Kenosha County.

  • The county page says the district maps are available on the county interactive mapping page and at the local town hall, and at the planning and development office.
  • The zoning districts for the Town of Somers were not identified by name on the pages opened.

  “the zoning districts are delineated on maps adopted by the kenosha county board of supervisors and the towns that partner in zoning. they are available for viewing on the interactive mapping page, at your local town hall, and at the planning & development office.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for construction inside the Somers town (Town of Somers, WI).
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside the Somers town (Town of Somers, WI).
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size for the main single-family residential district inside the Somers town (Town of Somers, unincorporated, Kenosha County).
• Minimum lot size — Minimum lot size for the main single-family residential district inside the Somers town (Town of Somers, unincorporated, Kenosha County).
• Setbacks — Setbacks for the main single-family residential district inside the Somers town (Town of Somers, unincorporated, Kenosha County).

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.