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

Town of Ahnapee’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Town of Ahnapee, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.

  • The Town's zoning ordinance is Chapter 10 of its Code of Ordinances.
  • Kewaunee County separately has shoreland and floodplain zoning jurisdiction within the town.

  “TOWN ZONING ADMINISTRATORS Ahnapee [...] Russ Stoller 920-493-4583 - ahnapeezoning@gmail.com”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Ahnapee

Town of Ahnapee 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

  New one- and two-family dwelling units, including stick-built, modular, and manufactured-home installations, inside Ahnapee town and elsewhere in Wisconsin.

  • The requirement is limited to new one- and two-family dwelling units.
  • The permit application may be submitted to the municipality if it has authority to issue permits; otherwise DSPS directs applicants to its permitting process.

  “A permit under the UDC is required for new one- and two-family dwelling units. This includes stick-built, modular, and manufactured home installations.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private onsite wastewater treatment systems inside Ahnapee town, because the Kewaunee County Sanitary Ordinance applies to all geographic areas within Kewaunee County.

  • Buildings or other domestic-wastewater sources intended for human habitation or occupancy that are not served by public sanitary sewer must have an approved sewage holding, treatment, and dispersal system complying with the ordinance.
  • A POWTS may not be located, installed, moved, reconstructed, or substantially altered except as permitted by the ordinance.
  • For a building served by plumbing fixtures, public sanitary sewer is required where available; a POWTS may be used where public sewer is unavailable.
  • When public sewer becomes available, the POWTS must be disconnected within one year and the building connected to the public sewer.

  “Applicability. The requirements of this ordinance shall apply to all geographic areas within Kewaunee 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.