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

Town of Wiota’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  New one- and two-family dwellings, including stick-built, modular, and manufactured-home installations, inside the Town of Wiota.

  • Requirement is limited to new one- and two-family dwelling units under the UDC.
  • The Town of Wiota is listed by DSPS as delegated for UDC authority.

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

• InspectionsRequired

  New one- and two-family dwellings inside the Town of Wiota under the UDC.

  • Required inspections are footings, foundation and reinforcement, rough work, insulation, and final inspection.
  • The Town of Wiota is listed by DSPS as delegated for UDC authority.

  “The following inspections are required on new one- and two-family dwellings. When ready for inspection, notify the inspector identified on your UDC permit.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Wiota

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

• Owner-builder exemptionAvailable (with conditions)

  An owner-occupant seeking an erosion-control or construction permit for a dwelling inside the Town of Wiota.

  • The applicant must be or will be the dwelling owner-occupant.
  • The attestation concerns applying without Dwelling Contractor Certification.

  “I vouch that I am or will be an owner-occupant of this dwelling”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  New one- and two-family dwellings, including manufactured-home installations, inside the Town of Wiota.

  • The UDC program covers one- and two-family dwelling units, including manufactured homes.

  “The program governing one- and two-family dwelling units (including manufactured homes) is also called the UDC program”

• Septic permitRequired

  Installation or construction of a private onsite wastewater treatment system serving land inside the Town of Wiota.

  • A local permit is conditional on an approved plan review.
  • Plans must be submitted for installation or construction and for specified replacement or addition work.
  • State-owned POWTS applications are submitted to DSPS.

  “local permit is conditional on an approved plan review.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  Construction and installation of a POWTS inside the Town of Wiota.

  • Inspection is required in accordance with the plan-review conditional approval letter.
  • The applicant must contact the inspector or agency identified on the POWTS permit.

  “Inspection of POWTS construction and installation is required”

• Well permitRequired

  Construction of a new private well inside the Town of Wiota.

  • For a new private well that is not high capacity, advance notice to DNR is required.
  • Exceptions to the notification requirement are high-capacity wells, reconstruction of existing wells, and wells on Native American property.
  • High-capacity or other wells requiring written DNR approval follow their approval notification requirements.
  • A Well Construction Notification fee is $50.50; it is not refundable or transferable.

  well construction notification fee: 50.5 USD (Notification number and fee are not refundable or transferable.)

  “Obtain a Well Construction Notification Number prior to constructing a well.”

• Building in a floodplainLimited

  Development inside the Town of Wiota only where land is in FEMA-mapped floodplain or DNR-mapped flood-storage areas.

  • Local ordinances must include the minimum standards if the community participates in the NFIP or has mapped floodplain within its political boundary.
  • Floodplain ordinances regulate all development in the floodplain.
  • Local officials are responsible for floodplain development permits and enforcement.

  “Floodplain ordinances regulate all development in the floodplain.”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  UDC permit applications for eligible one- and two-family dwelling projects inside the Town of Wiota.

  • The online system may not be used by every municipality; applicants should contact the respective municipality where it is not listed.
  • The Town is listed as a DSPS UDC-delegated municipality.
  • The application requires project, owner/contractor, location, and project-information fields where applicable.

  “Some municipalities do not utilize eSLA for permit applications”

Still unanswered

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

• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of buildings inside the Town of Wiota.
• Local zoning — Land within the Town of Wiota.
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside the Town of Wiota.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside the Town of Wiota.
• Minimum lot size — Lots inside the Town of Wiota.

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.