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

Town of Easton’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Town of Easton; the Town adopted Marathon County Chapter 17 and Marathon County administers and enforces it.

  • Zoning permits, land-use regulations, rezonings, conditional-use permits, variances, and other zoning matters are administered and enforced by Marathon County.

  “The Town of Easton has adopted the Marathon County Chapter 17 Zoning Code. Marathon County administers and enforces the zoning regulations for the Town, including zoning permits, land use regulations, rezonings, conditional use permits, variances, and other zoning-related matters.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Town permits, licenses, and municipal services inside Easton town.

  • The source states that the schedule covers various permits, licenses, and municipal services; it does not identify a residential building-permit amount.

  “The Town Board has adopted a Schedule of Fees for various permits, licenses, and municipal services.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Easton

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

• Well permitRequired

  New private wells inside Easton town, under the statewide Wisconsin DNR notification requirement.

  • The notification requirement excepts high-capacity wells, reconstruction of existing wells, and wells on Native American property.
  • High-capacity wells or other wells requiring written DNR approval follow the approval's notification requirements.
  • The notification number must be obtained before construction.
  • The well-construction notification fee is $50.50; the heat-exchange notification has no fee and neither is refundable or transferable.

  Well Construction Notification fee: 50.5 USD (Applies to well notification; heat-exchange notification has no fee.)

  “Wisconsin law requires that a property owner provide advance notice to DNR before construction of any new private well that is not a high capacity well, and advance notice of any heat exchange drillhole construction (geothermal system) that does not require a written DNR approval.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Residential construction inside Easton town.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built dwellings inside Easton town.
• Building code adopted — Building-code adoption for land inside Easton town.
• Inspections — Residential construction inspections inside Easton town.
• Certificate of occupancy — New or altered dwellings inside Easton town.

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.