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

Town of Bagley’s own rules

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  Principal Home/Cabin under the Oconto County residential land-use materials applicable inside Bagley town.

  • County zoning has jurisdiction in Bagley as an unincorporated community.
  • The cited diagram labels the requirement for a principal Home/Cabin.

  minimum principal dwelling size: >= 700 square feet (Home/Cabin (Principal Structure))

  “Home/Cabin (Principal Structure) Minimum 700 sq. ft. in size”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Non-shoreland residential construction inside Bagley town under county zoning.

  • Use whichever road setback is greater because road widths, rights-of-way, and paved-surface locations vary.
  • The county directs applicants to confirm standards before construction because other ordinance standards may apply.

  state/federal highway setback from centerline: >= 110 feet · county highway setback from centerline: >= 75 feet · town road setback from centerline: >= 63 feet

  “State/Federal Highway 110 Ft 50 Ft County Highway 75 Ft 42 Ft Town Road 63 Ft 30 Ft”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private onsite wastewater treatment systems serving land inside Bagley town.

  • The county sanitary department administers and enforces the county sanitary ordinance.

  “The Sanitary Department of the Oconto County Zoning office enforces the Oconto County Sanitary Ordinance.”

• Septic permitRequired

  POWTS work for habitable structures inside Bagley town.

  • The county states that there are few exceptions.
  • Work must be by a properly licensed plumber unless the county determines otherwise.

  “With few exceptions, all work performed on a POWTS must be by a properly licensed plumber and permitted by Oconto County.”

• Septic inspectionLimited

  County-regulated POWTS work inside Bagley town.

  • The county performs inspections necessary to enforce applicable ordinances; the opened page does not identify inspection stages or frequency.

  “The Planning, Zoning and Solid Waste Department issues permits, makes necessary inspections, and enforces all applicable ordinances.”

• Off-grid sanitationAllowed (with conditions)

  Habitable structures inside Bagley town without plumbing and without water service.

  • The structure must not contain plumbing and must have no water service.
  • Privies and alternatives are used as POWTS.

  “If a habitable structure does not contain plumbing and has no water service, then privies [...] or other alternatives to privies [...] may be used as a POWTS.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land divisions inside Bagley town that create a parcel smaller than ten acres.

  • County land-division requirements apply to creation of parcels smaller than ten acres.

  parcel-size threshold: < 10 acres (Creation of a parcel smaller than ten acres)

  “Oconto County regulates land divisions (the creation of a parcel smaller than ten acres)”

• Building in a floodplainLimited

  Development in flood-hazard areas inside Bagley town.

  • The rule is limited to areas covered by the regional flood.
  • Development must remain consistent with the Oconto County Zoning Ordinance.

  “The Oconto County Zoning Ordinance regulates development in flood hazard areas”

• Short-term rentalsLimited

  Short-term rentals inside Bagley town.

  • Owners must follow ordinance No. 120723.
  • The rental must be licensed and permitted.
  • A room tax must be collected and remitted quarterly under ordinance No. 120723A.

  “Along with specific rules for the guests, the ordinance requires the rental to be licensed and permitted.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building construction inside Bagley town.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built dwellings inside Bagley town.
• Building code adopted — Residential construction inside Bagley town.
• Inspections — Building construction inside Bagley town.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of buildings inside Bagley 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.