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

Town of Peshtigo’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Structures, buildings, structural alterations, gravel pits, quarries, and ponds inside Peshtigo town.

  • A building permit must be applied for and issued before the described work.
  • conditions are subject to other provisions of Chapter 60.
  • A location sketch must accompany the application.
  • Failure to obtain the appropriate permit before construction results in double permit fees.

  permit-decision-period: <= 10 days (Zoning administrator issues or refuses after receiving an application, except as otherwise provided in Chapter 60.)

  “No structure of any kind, including a building, shall hereafter be erected, moved, or structurally altered or gravel pit, quarry or pond excavated until a building permit therefor shall have been applied for and issued.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Town building-inspector administration for dwellings inside Peshtigo town.

  • The ordinance identifies administrative tasks under the Uniform Dwelling Code.

  “The building inspector shall perform all administrative tasks required by the department under the uniform dwelling code.”

• InspectionsRequired

  Lots proposed for building construction inside Peshtigo town.

  • The lot and building location must be staked out before construction starts.

  “The lot and the location of the building thereon shall be staked out on the ground and inspected by the zoning administrator before construction is started.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Buildings erected, altered, or moved inside Peshtigo town.

  • The certificate is issued only if the building, premises, and proposed use conform with Chapter 60 requirements.
  • A temporary certificate may be issued for part of a building under town-board rules.

  certificate-issuance-period: <= 10 days (After completion of work specified in the zoning-permit application, if conforming.)

  “No building hereafter erected, altered or moved shall be occupied until a certificate of compliance shall have been issued by the zoning administrator.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin.

  • Marinette County Shoreland Zoning continues where it is more restrictive.

  “This chapter contemplates an administrative and enforcement officer entitled the zoning administrator to administer and enforce the same.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts inside Peshtigo town.

  • The zoning map and its amendments are incorporated into Chapter 60.
  • County shoreland zoning continues to the extent it is more restrictive.

  “For the purpose of this chapter, the town is hereby divided into the following zoning districts: (1) A-1 Agricultural/Low Density District. (2) A-2 Agricultural/Rural Residential District. (3) R-1 Single-Family Residential District. (4) R-2 Two-Family/Multifamily Residential District.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Privies and private sanitation for land inside Peshtigo town.

  • Every building or structure intended for human habitation or occupancy must have a properly functioning sewage system.
  • Privies are only allowed for recreational cabins in the A-1 Agricultural/Low Density District.
  • A recreational cabin must have a portable toilet or an approved privy permitted by the county solid-waste administrator.

  “Privies will only be allowed for recreational cabins located in the Agricultural/Low Density District. Recreational cabins must have a portable toilet or an approved privy by permit of the county solid waste administrator.”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Town conditional-use and pond-construction permits.

  • The fee schedule is available from the town clerk.
  • A conditional-use fee is exempt for A-1 property and A-2 property of 20 acres or more in the stated pond context.

  “As prescribed in the town fee schedule, available in the office of the town clerk, a conditional use permit fee, exempt in zoning districts A-1 and A-2, of 20 acres or more, and a pond construction building permit are required.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Peshtigo

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

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  Dwellings in the A-1 Agricultural/Low Density District inside Peshtigo town.

  • Garages and decks are excluded from the living-area measurement.

  minimum-living-area: >= 120 square feet (Excluding garages and decks.)

  “the minimum living area of a dwelling shall be 120 square feet, excluding garages and decks.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — One-story dwellings in the A-2 Agricultural/Rural Residential District inside Peshtigo town.

    “the minimum living area of a one-story dwelling shall be 600 square feet, excluding garages and decks.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Lots in the A-2 Agricultural/Rural Residential District inside Peshtigo town.

  • Five acres is required where farm animals are kept.
  • Minimum widths may be relocated to abut an access easement from a town road.
  • Frontage on curves may be reduced to 60 lineal feet at the road setback line.

  minimum-lot-area: >= 1.5 acres (Five acres with farm animals.) · minimum-lot-width: >= 200 feet (For parcels of 1.5 acres or less, at highway setback.)

  “Area: minimum of 1.5 acres without farm animals; five acres with farm animals.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Lots in the A-1 Agricultural/Low Density District inside Peshtigo town.

    “lot. a. area: minimum of five acres. b. width: 325 feet at highway setback line.”

• Camping on your landLimited

  Campgrounds in the A-1 Agricultural/Low Density District inside Peshtigo town.

  • Campgrounds are listed as a conditional use.

  “Conditional uses. [...] (15) Campgrounds.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Peshtigo town.
• Lot coverage — Land inside Peshtigo town.
• Tiny homes — Tiny-home occupancy inside Peshtigo town.
• Manufactured homes — Manufactured-home occupancy inside Peshtigo town.
• Accessory dwellings — Accessory dwelling units inside Peshtigo 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.