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

Town of Porterfield’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Projects inside Porterfield town limits, including projects over $500, new homes/buildings, additions, remodeling, mobile homes, fences, listed removals, and ponds.

  • Permit scope is the list stated on the town application.
  • Starting before obtaining a permit may result in fine, forfeitures, and/or permit denial.
  • Where required, zoning and/or sanitary permits must be obtained before issuance of the town permit.

  project cost threshold: > 500 USD (The town separately lists specified new construction and other projects regardless of this threshold.)

  “permits are needed for the following projects: any project over $500.00, new homes/buildings including garage, patios and decks, additions, windows, siding, remodeling, blacktopping, mobile homes, fences and any structure that must meet set back requirements; permit also needed for removal or destroyed property and ponds.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Structures requiring a Porterfield town building permit and located along a County or State road.

  • The town application separately identifies a 100-foot setback from a Town Road.
  • Additional shoreland or other rules may apply.

  road setback measured from centerline: 110 feet (County or State Road)

  “110 feet from center iine of county, or state road.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Structures requiring a Porterfield town building permit and located along a Town Road.

    “setback requirements: 100 feet from center iine of town road”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private onsite wastewater treatment systems inside Porterfield town limits, administered by Marinette County.

  • County staff enforce the applicable County ordinances throughout Marinette County.
  • The town building application requires a sanitary permit number and copy when a structure involves placement of a sewage system.

  “Zoning/Sanitary Division staff enforce several County Ordinances regulating development throughout the County, as well as dealing with amendments to Wisconsin Statutes and Administrative Codes concerning the implementation and enforcement of shoreland/floodplain zoning and the inventory and maintenance requirements for Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (POWTS).”

• Driveway accessRequired

  Driveways and culverts inside Porterfield town limits.

  • The town directs applicants to contact the Town Chairperson and mail driveway/cullvert permit materials to the Chairperson.

  “driveway and culvert permits - contact chairperson, dennis bergeson 715-923-6535 please mail driveway and culvert permits to chairperson, dennis bergeson n6578 state hwy 180, marinette, wi 54143”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Town building-permit applications inside Porterfield town limits.

  • Applications may be mailed or submitted online according to the town page.
  • For a project involving placement of a sewage system, the application directs the applicant to enter and attach the sanitary permit.
  • A zoning and/or sanitary permit, if required, must be obtained before the town permit issues.

  “please mail building permits or submit online here along with building permit fees to logan krueger 7356 county rd b, coleman, wi 54112”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Porterfield town limits.
• Inspections — Building work inside Porterfield town limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of structures inside Porterfield town limits.
• Local zoning — Land inside Porterfield town limits.
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside Porterfield town limits.

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.