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

Town of Franklin’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction inside the Town of Franklin, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, costing more than $1,000.

  • A new roof is excepted.
  • For a new residential dwelling, the Town's zoning ordinance requires the applicant to include a sanitary permit issued by Kewaunee County; the Town Zoning/Building Permit for a new home issues only after that county sanitary permit issues.

  construction-cost threshold: > 1000 USD (except for a new roof)

  “Permits are required for any construction costing more than $1,000 – except for a new roof.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

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

  • The Town's official ordinances page publishes Chapter 10 as its “Zoning Ordinance.”
  • A Town Zoning/Building Permit is required before the stated occupancy or use, and the permit must state that the use complies with the ordinance.

  “This Ordinance applies to all development, structures, and land uses within the unincorporated limits of the Town of Franklin, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Franklin

Town of Franklin 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 septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private onsite wastewater treatment systems (POWTS) inside the Town of Franklin, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.

  • The Kewaunee County Sanitary Ordinance applies to all geographic areas within Kewaunee County.
  • For new residential dwellings in Franklin town, the Town requires a copy of the sanitary permit issued by the Kewaunee County Zoning Administrator, and will issue the Town Zoning/Building Permit only after Kewaunee County has issued the sanitary permit.
  • All buildings with plumbing fixtures must connect to public sanitary sewer where available; where it is unavailable, a POWTS may be used. When public sewer becomes available, the POWTS must be disconnected within one year and the building connected to the sewer.

  POWTS disconnection after public sewer becomes available: <= 1 year (The building must then be connected to the public sanitary sewer system.)

  “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.