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

Town of Amberg’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Improvements, additions, or property changes inside Amberg town valued above $1,000 including labor.

  • Siding, roofing, and painting are exceptions.
  • A Town Permission to Build application is required before applying for the building permit through the named inspection agency.
  • An inhabitable dwelling requires a county sanitary/privy permit before the building permit.
  • Where required, zoning permits are required before the building permit.
  • A site drawing is required for new structures and additions.

  project value threshold: > 1000 USD (Includes labor costs; siding, roofing, and painting are excepted.)

  “Building permits are required for any improvements, additions, or changes to property with a value (includes labor costs) of over $1000.00. Exceptions include siding, roofing, painting. You will need a Permssion to Build application through the Town of Amberg BEFORE you apply for a building permit through Duff Leavers Inspections.”

• InspectionsRequired

  Inhabitable dwellings and qualifying manufactured homes inside Amberg town.

  • The owner must contact the inspector for building-code requirements.
  • Manufactured homes built after April 2007 require UDC inspection.
  • The page states that building permits and UDC inspections are handled by Baas Inspection Agency as of May 21, 2026.

  “State inspection is required under the UDC code. Owner is required to contact inspector for building code requirements. [...] Manufactured homes built after April 2007 require UDC inspection.Owner is responsible for contacting inspector. As of May 21, 2026 all building permits will need to be obtained through Baas Inspection Agency and all UDC (Uniform Dwelling Code) Building Inspections will be done by Baas Inspection Agency”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  Any inhabitable dwelling inside Amberg town.

  minimum dwelling area at footing: >= 400 square feet

  “Requirements: 1. Set Backs: 8 feet side lots, 65 feet from the center line of a town road, 75 feet from center line of County Road, and 110 feet from center line of State Road. 2. A fire number is required for any property with any type of structure. 3. Any inhabitable dwelling is required to be 400 square feet at footing.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Structures subject to the Town's published building-permit requirements inside Amberg town.

  • The Town's page separately states that a variance request may be considered where strict conformity to setback, frontage, density, or related regulations is unnecessarily or unreasonably burdensome because of unique project circumstances and/or Town ordinances.

  side-lot setback: >= 8 feet · town-road centerline setback: >= 65 feet · county-road centerline setback: >= 75 feet · state-road centerline setback: >= 110 feet

  “Requirements: 1. Set Backs: 8 feet side lots, 65 feet from the center line of a town road, 75 feet from center line of County Road, and 110 feet from center line of State Road. 2. A fire number is required for any property with any type of structure.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Town Permission to Build permits inside Amberg town.

  • The $100 fee applies if ground is broken without a Permission to Build permit.
  • The published increase is effective September 10, 2025.

  Permission to Build fee: 50 USD (Effective September 10, 2025.) · fee after breaking ground without Permission to Build permit: 100 USD

  “Building permits are required for any improvements, additions, or changes to property with a value (includes labor costs) of over $1000.00. Exceptions include siding, roofing, painting. You will need a Permssion to Build application through the Town of Amberg BEFORE you apply for a building permit through Duff Leavers Inspections. As of September 10, 2025 there is an increase in the Permission to Build fees. The new fee is $50.00 and if you break ground without getting a Permission to Build permit it will be $100.00”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Building-permit applications inside Amberg town.

  • Town Permission to Build application precedes the building-permit application through the Town's named inspection agency.
  • A county sanitary/privy permit precedes a building permit for any inhabitable dwelling.
  • Where required, zoning permits precede the building permit.
  • A site drawing is required for new structures and additions.

  “You will need a Permssion to Build application through the Town of Amberg BEFORE you apply for a building permit through Duff Leavers Inspections. [...] Any inhabitable Dwelling requires a Sanitary/Privy permit issued by the county prior to a building permit being issued. 6 Any zoning permits (where required) are required prior to building permit being issued. 7. A site drawing is required for all structures either newly built or any additions as per size, location and distance from property lines.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Amberg town.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of structures inside Amberg town.
• Local zoning — Land inside the Town of Amberg, Wisconsin.
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside Amberg town.
• Minimum lot size — Lots inside Amberg 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.