Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Maple Grove, Wisconsin

Town of Maple Grove’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  New homes inside Maple Grove town.

  • Applicant must first obtain County zoning/setback and sanitary approvals; submit the listed materials and fee to the Town Clerk-Treasurer.

  building permit fee: 1100 USD (New-home guideline fee payable to Town of Maple Grove.)

  “Obtain and complete the Building Permit Application from the Town of Maple Grove. Form can be found on the Town website: maplegrovewi.gov”

• Driveway accessLimited

  Work within a Town right-of-way for a new home inside Maple Grove town.

  • A Town right-of-way application is required only if necessary.

  “If necessary, obtain and complete the To Perform Work Within Right-of-Way Application from the Town of Maple Grove.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Town building-permit submissions for new homes inside Maple Grove town.

  • The stated fee is payable to Town of Maple Grove.

  new-home building permit fee: 1100 USD

  “Fee: $1,100.00 Check payable to Town of Maple Grove”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  New-home building permit process inside Maple Grove town.

  • County zoning/setback and sanitary approvals, Uniform Building Permit application, Town application, energy worksheet, plat plan, and two plan sets must be submitted; Town right-of-way application is needed if applicable.

  building-inspector plan-approval period: <= 10 days (After submission.)

  “Once submitted, Building Inspector has ten (10) days to approve plans.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Maple Grove

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

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  General Agriculture (GA) district inside Maple Grove town; GA permits single-family residences.

  • Lot size excludes road right-of-way.

  minimum lot size: >= 10 acres (Exclusive of road right-of-way.) · minimum lot width: >= 150 feet

  “The minimum lot size is 10 acres, exclusive of road right-of-way. The minimum lot width is 150 feet.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  General Agriculture (GA) district inside Maple Grove town.

  principal and conditional-use structure setback: >= 25 feet · accessory-structure setback: >= 10 feet

  “The minimum setback for principal and conditional use structures is 25 feet. The minimum setback of accessory structures is 10 feet.”

• Building heightSpecified

  General Agriculture (GA) district inside Maple Grove town.

  • A different maximum may be allowed by section 8.25 or chapters 20, 24, or 25; all structures remain subject to the Airport Approach Protection Ordinance.

  maximum structure height: <= 60 feet (Unless a different maximum height is permitted by section 8.25 or chapters 20, 24, or 25.)

  “The maximum height for any structure is 60 feet, unless a different maximum height is permitted by sec. 8.25 or chs. 20, 24, or 25. However, all structures are subject to the Airport Approach Protection Ordinance.”

• Living in an RVTemporary only (with conditions)

  Recreational vehicles on private land inside Maple Grove town under County general zoning.

  • Permanent habitation is prohibited in every district.
  • Temporary use is prohibited in LR, on riparian lots, floodplains, and wetlands and must meet accessory setbacks.
  • On residential parcels it is limited to 14 days at a time and 30 days per calendar year.

  residential-parcel temporary occupancy: <= 14 days (No more than 30 days total in a calendar year.)

  “If it is located on a residential parcel, it may be used to provide living space or overnight accommodations for up to 14 days at a time, but for no more than a total of 30 days in a calendar year.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Manufactured homes inside Maple Grove town under County general zoning.

  • A home ordinarily must be in a manufactured-home park.
  • It is allowed as a single-family residence where single-family dwellings are allowed only if the specified zoning-permit site plan and construction, foundation, anchoring, utility, wheel/hitch, roof, and siding conditions are met.

  small manufactured-home threshold: < 400 square feet (Must be located within a manufactured-home park.)

  “Any manufactured home with less than 400 square feet of living space must be located within a manufactured home park.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private sewage systems serving development inside Maple Grove town.

  • The Town's new-home guideline requires submission of a copy of the sanitary permit from Manitowoc County.

  “Copy of Sanitary Permit from Manitowoc County”

• Septic permitRequired

  Installation, modification, or land-use change connected to a private sewage system inside Maple Grove town.

  • Application must be submitted to the County on a State-approved form signed by a master plumber or master-restricted plumber (sewer).

  “No person may install, locate, move, reconstruct, extend, enlarge, alter, convert, or modify a private sewage system or change the land use connected to the system, unless the owner of the property on which such private sewage system is located, or is to be located, holds a valid sanitary permit.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Nonexisting tracts of land under 15 acres inside Maple Grove town.

  • The County building guide identifies a Certified Survey Map requirement for the stated parcel circumstance.

  parcel-size threshold: < 15 acres (Parcel is not an existing tract of land.)

  “If the parcel is not an existing tract of land and is less than 15 acres, a Certified Survey Map is required.”

• Short-term rentalsLimited

  Vacation-home rentals inside Maple Grove town in districts where the County ordinance allows them by conditional-use permit.

  • Application requires a scaled site diagram, specified bedroom/occupant/parking information, and POWTS compliance-inspection report; Board may impose impact-reduction conditions.

  maximum overnight occupants: <= 12 persons (Also limited to two persons per bedroom plus two additional persons per structure.)

  “Occupancy is limited to no more than 2 persons per bedroom, plus 2 additional persons, per structure, and may not exceed a total of 12 persons.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built dwellings inside Maple Grove town.
• Building code adopted — Residential construction inside Maple Grove town.
• Inspections — Building construction inside Maple Grove town.
• Certificate of occupancy — New or altered dwellings inside Maple Grove town.
• Minimum dwelling size — Single-family dwellings inside Maple Grove town under County general zoning.

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.