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

Town of Riverview’s own rules

• Certificate of occupancyLimited

  Residential, mobile-home, commercial, and industrial buildings inside Riverview town where the Oconto County Zoning Ordinance applies.

  • The cited provision conditions occupancy on compliance with the zoning and county sanitary ordinances; it does not establish a separately named certificate-of-occupancy process.

  “No residential building, mobile home, commercial or industrial building may be occupied before the provisions of this Ordinance and the Oconto County Sanitary Ordinance have been complied with.”

• Building heightSpecified

  Regulated objects, structures, and equipment inside Riverview town where the Oconto County Zoning Ordinance applies.

  • Airport Height Limitation Ordinance standards apply to extraordinary-height objects within the affected area.

  basic height limit: 35 feet (Subject to stated ordinance exceptions and airport-height rules.)

  “A basic height limit of 35 feet is hereby established for all regulated objects, structures and equipment in all zoning districts.”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Recreational vehicles and camping units inside Riverview town where the Oconto County Zoning Ordinance applies.

  • Not allowed in Floodplain or Conservancy Districts.
  • They may not be used for permanent habitation.
  • More than 60 consecutive days requires an annual land-use permit and approved sanitary facility.

  maximum stay without annual permit: <= 60 consecutive days (An annual land-use permit and approved sanitary facility allow a longer stay.)

  “Recreational vehicles/camping units may be permitted for their recreation uses in all districts excluding the Floodplain and Conservancy District except that they shall not be used for the purpose of permanent habitation.”

• Manufactured homesAllowed (with conditions)

  Manufactured homes in the Rural Residential District inside Riverview town where the county ordinance applies.

  • This claim is district-specific.
  • Mobile homes, unlike manufactured homes, are listed as conditional uses in RR.

  “14.1302 Permitted Uses (a) Agricultural production, crops, livestock and forestry (b) Auctions, temporary (c) Residences, manufactured homes”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Onsite wastewater systems serving land inside Riverview town.

  • County sanitary requirements also incorporate referenced Wisconsin statutes and DSPS rules.

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

• Septic permitRequired

  POWTS work and non-plumbing sanitary systems inside Riverview town.

  • The county page states that the requirement has few exceptions.
  • A county sanitary permit is required before constructing or installing a non-plumbing sanitary system.

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

• Off-grid sanitationAllowed (with conditions)

  Habitable structures inside Riverview town that have no plumbing and no water service.

  • The structure must have neither plumbing nor water service.
  • The alternatives are used as a POWTS and remain subject to county sanitary administration.

  “If a habitable structure does not contain plumbing and has no water service, then privies, otherwise known as out-houses, or other alternatives to privies (i.e., composting toilets, etc.) may be used as a POWTS.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision activity inside Riverview town.

  • The substantive provisions and exemptions of the linked ordinance were not opened.

  “Ordinance 19 rev 2017 Subdivision Ordinance (PDF)”

• Driveway accessRequired

  Driveway permits inside Riverview town.

  • Approval is by the Town of Riverview driveway inspector.
  • The published fee is $50.

  driveway permit fee: 50 USD

  “This permit is required to be approved by the Town of Riverview driveway inspector, Nels Jensen. A fee of $50 is required for the permit.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Town building-permit fees and driveway permits inside Riverview town.

  • The opened page identifies a building-inspector fee document but does not expose its schedule.
  • A driveway permit is stated to cost $50.

  driveway permit fee: 50 USD

  “This permit is required to be approved by the Town of Riverview driveway inspector, Nels Jensen. A fee of $50 is required for the permit.”

• Permit processPartial

  County land-use, sanitary, and zoning permitting that applies inside Riverview town where county ordinances apply.

  • Zoning permits issue only after land-division compliance.
  • Where applicable, sanitary permit issuance is a precondition to a land-use permit; sanitary-sewer connections require a sanitary-district approval letter.

  “Application for zoning permits shall be made on forms furnished by the Zoning Administrator. Issuance of a sanitary permit is a pre-condition to issuance of a land use permit whenever applicable.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Riverview

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

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  New lots in the Residential Single-Family (R-1) District inside Riverview town, if that district is mapped there.

  • Lots must also meet the Oconto County Land Division Ordinance.

  sewered lot minimum area: >= 10000 sq ft (Minimum building width is 66 feet.) · unsewered lot minimum area: >= 20000 sq ft (Minimum building width is 100 feet.)

  “(1) Sewered lots - 10,000 sq. ft. in area with a minimum building width of 66 feet (2) Unsewered lots - 20,000 sq. ft. in area with a minimum building width of 100 feet”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — New lots in the Rural Residential (RR) District inside Riverview town, if that district is mapped there.

    “The minimum size for new lots shall be as follows: (added 12-17-98) Minimum parcel size for new lots shall be 2.0 acres.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Residential construction inside Riverview town.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builders inside Riverview town.
• Building code adopted — One- and two-family residential construction inside Riverview town.
• Inspections — Residential construction inside Riverview town.
• Local zoning — Land inside Riverview 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.