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

Town of Somo’s own rules

• Local zoningAbsent

  Land inside the Town of Somo, Lincoln County, Wisconsin.

  • Lincoln County shoreland zoning still applies to all shoreland parcels in Somo, even though Somo is an unzoned town.
  • The county handout defines shoreland-zone coverage as within 1,000 feet of a navigable lake, pond, or flowage, or within 300 feet of a navigable stream or river.

  “ZONED TOWNS: Bradley, Corning, Harding, King, Merrill, Russell, Schley, Scott, Skanawan, Tomahawk, Wilson UNZONED TOWNS: Birch, Harrison, Rock Falls, Somo. PINE RIVER enforces Town zoning ordinances and regulations”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Somo

Town of Somo 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 Somo town, including stick-built, modular, and manufactured-home installations.

  • The requirement is limited to new one- and two-family dwelling units.
  • Somo town is listed by DSPS as a delegated UDC authority.
  • For a project in a delegated municipality that is not on state-owned building or land, DSPS directs the applicant to contact the municipality.

  “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 and sanitary-system permits for land inside Somo town.

  • Lincoln County identifies its Onsite Waste Specialist for septic systems (POWTS) under sanitary systems/permits.
  • The current DSPS delegation list identifies Lincoln County's POWTS plan-review delegation as non-pressurized, in-ground commercial systems of 2,500 gallons per day or less; other plan-review categories may be handled by DSPS or require separate confirmation.

  delegated commercial non-pressurized in-ground system capacity: <= 2500 gpd (The DSPS delegated-authority list identifies this as Lincoln County's listed POWTS plan-review authority.)

  “SANITARY SYSTEMS/ PERMITS SEPTIC SYSTEMS (POWTS) Jeff Selgren, Lincoln County Onsite Waste Specialist”

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.