Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Rockland, Wisconsin

Village of Rockland’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Rockland village (La Crosse County) limits

  • Ordinance adopted under Wis. Stats. 61.35, 62.23 and 87.30
  • District map dated October 1973, updated April 1982

  “for the purposes of this ordinance, the village of rockland, wisconsin, is hereby divided into districts, as follows: 1. residence district (r) 2. mobile home residence district (mh)”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Rockland village

  • Eight districts: R, MH, B, I, LI, A, C, PUD
  • Official map kept by village clerk

  “5. light industrial district (li) 6. agriculture district (a) 7. conservancy district (c) 8. planned unit development district (pud)”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Agricultural district (A), Rockland village

  • Residential lot area per family

  residential lot area per family: >= 5 acres

  “(5) minimum lot area per family (residential): 5 acres”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Residence district (R), Rockland village

    “(5) minimum lot area per family: (a) single family structures: 7,000 square feet (b) two family structures: 4,000 square feet”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Residence district (R), Rockland village

  • Average-setback rule applies where 50 percent or more of a frontage has smaller setbacks

  front yard: >= 25 feet · rear yard: >= 25 feet · side yard principal building: >= 6 feet (total of both sides 15 feet) · side yard accessory building: >= 3 feet (each side)

  “(2) minimum side yard: (a) principal buildings: 6 feet minimum, total 15 feet (b) accessory buildings: 3 feet on each side (3) minimum front yard setback: 25 feet (4) minimum rear yard setback: 25 feet”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Agricultural district (A), Rockland village

    “(2) minimum side yard: (a) principal buildings: 20 feet on each side (b) accessory buildings: 5 feet on each side (3) minimum front yard setback: 50 feet (4) minimum rear yard setback: 50 feet”

• Building heightSpecified

  Agricultural district (A), Rockland village

  • No maximum on non-residential structures

  maximum height residential structures: <= 35 feet (no maximum on other structures)

  “(1) maximum building height: 35 feet residential structures, no maximum on other structures”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Residence district (R), Rockland village

    “f) lot and building requirements (1) maximum building height: 35 feet (2) minimum side yard:”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile homes in Residence district (R), Rockland village; separate MH district also exists

  • Conditional use in R district; plan commission approval after public hearing and license required
  • Conditions for individual mobile homes on individually owned lots in MH district apply

  “(2) mobile homes provided their location is approved and a license granted (by the village plan commission after a public hearing before the plan commission). the conditions for individual mobile homes on individually owned lots prescribed in the "mh" district shall apply.”

• Building in a floodplainLimited

  Floodplain areas (regional/base flood) inside Rockland village

  • Three districts: floodway, floodfringe, general floodplain
  • Maps on file with village clerk; FIRM panel 55063C0216C dated April 2, 2008

  “this ordinance regulates all areas that would be covered by the regional flood or base flood.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of Rockland or La Crosse County directly.

• Building permit — Rockland village
• Owner-builder exemption — Rockland village
• Building code adopted — Rockland village
• Inspections — Rockland village
• Certificate of occupancy — Rockland village

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.