Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of West Kewaunee, Wisconsin

Town of West Kewaunee’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

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

  • The town's official zoning-ordinance page identifies an amendment date of August 15, 2024, a DATCP certification date of August 1, 2017, and adoption date of August 15, 2017.

  “Zoning Ordinance Download PDF AMENDMENT DATE: August 15, 2024 DATCP CERTIFIED: AUGUST 1, 2017 ADOPTED: AUGUST 15, 2017”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private onsite wastewater treatment systems and non-plumbing sanitation systems inside the Town of West Kewaunee, which is within Kewaunee County.

  • 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 and not served by public sanitary sewer must have an approved sewage and wastewater holding, treatment, and dispersal system complying with the ordinance.
  • A POWTS for a newly constructed building must be approved, installed, and inspected before the building may be occupied.
  • A holding tank is prohibited when a conventional, mound, at-grade, or in-ground pressure system may be used; it may instead be used where permitted by SPS 383. Holding tanks for condominium, multifamily, or other nonresidential buildings are subject to the Zoning Administrator's and Kewaunee County Zoning Committee's discretion.
  • Buildings served by plumbing fixtures must connect to a public sanitary sewer where available; otherwise a POWTS may be used. When public sewer becomes available, the POWTS must be disconnected within one year and abandoned under SPS 383.
  • The ordinance incorporates Wisconsin statutes and administrative-code provisions governing POWTS, as amended or renumbered.

  “The Kewaunee County Zoning Administrator shall be responsible for administering this ordinance.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of West Kewaunee

Town of West Kewaunee 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 inside the Town of West Kewaunee, including stick-built, modular, and manufactured-home installations.

  • The requirement concerns new one- and two-family dwelling units, including stick-built, modular, and manufactured-home installations.
  • Wisconsin DSPS lists the Town of West Kewaunee, Kewaunee County (31020), as delegated for UDC plan review and permits.
  • For a DSPS-issued permit application, the agency states that the submission includes a permit application, contractor license numbers and expiration dates, legible building plans, required data, and a permit application fee.

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

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.