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

Town of Moundville’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  New one- and two-family dwelling construction, including on-site excavation for a structure, inside Moundville town, Marquette County, Wisconsin.

  • Except as provided under Wis. Admin. Code SPS 320.09(9)(b), which permits a footing-and-foundation permit before issuance of the uniform building permit.
  • The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services delegates Marquette County primary responsibility for permitting and inspecting in Moundville town.
  • The rule applies before any on-site construction, including excavation, begins.

  “Except as provided under s. SPS 320.09 (9) (b), a Wisconsin uniform building permit shall be obtained from the municipality administering and enforcing this code or from a registered UDC inspection agency administering and enforcing this code in a municipality where the department has jurisdiction pursuant to s. 101.651 (3) (b), Stats., before any on-site construction, including excavation for a structure, may begin.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Moundville town, Marquette County, Wisconsin, where the town has adopted Marquette County general zoning.

  • The applicable zoning is administered and enforced by Marquette County because Moundville adopted county zoning.
  • The county page gives Moundville's effective adoption date as April 28, 1975.

  “Effective Adoption Dates of General Zoning Ordinance by Townships: [...] Moundville (April 28, 1975) [...] Zoning duties include the administration of the County’s general zoning, floodplain, shoreland, private sanitation system (POWTS), subdivision, tourist rooming house, and wireless communication facilities ordinances. These ordinances are administered and enforced in those townships that have adopted county zoning.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private on-site wastewater treatment systems (POWTS) inside Moundville town, Marquette County, Wisconsin.

  • Marquette County administers and enforces its private sanitation system (POWTS) ordinance in townships that have adopted county zoning.
  • Moundville is listed as having adopted the county general zoning ordinance, with an effective adoption date of April 28, 1975.

  “Moundville (April 28, 1975) [...] Zoning duties include the administration of the County’s general zoning, floodplain, shoreland, private sanitation system (POWTS), subdivision, tourist rooming house, and wireless communication facilities ordinances. These ordinances are administered and enforced in those townships that have adopted county zoning.”

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.