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

Town of Montello’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  New homes, decks or patios, and additions on existing homes inside the Town of Montello, Marquette County, Wisconsin.

  • A zoning permit is also required for the listed construction.
  • The County Building and Mechanical Code applies in all county municipalities except the Town of Springfield, Villages of Endeavor, Neshkoro, and Oxford, and the City of Montello; the Town of Montello is not listed as an exception.

  “Building a new home, a deck or patio, or an addition on an existing home will always require both a building permit and a zoning permit.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Unincorporated land inside the Town of Montello, Marquette County, Wisconsin, where the County's general zoning ordinance applies and is administered by Marquette County.

  • The county states that its zoning ordinances are administered and enforced in townships that have adopted county zoning.
  • The county lists Montello's effective adoption date as April 16, 1990.

  “Montello (April 16, 1990) [...] These ordinances are administered and enforced in those townships that have adopted county zoning.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Installation, repair, alteration, or reconnection of a private septic system inside the Town of Montello, Marquette County, Wisconsin, where the property is not served by municipal sewer.

  • The Marquette County Sanitary Ordinance is administered by the zoning office.
  • A sanitary permit is required for installation, repair, alteration, or reconnection.
  • All work must be performed by a licensed, qualified plumber.
  • System-design soil tests must be performed by a state-certified soil tester.
  • A property owner must sign a maintenance agreement for a new system.

  “The Marquette County Sanitary Ordinance is administered by the zoning office [...] A sanitary permit is required for the installation, repair, altering or reconnection”

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.