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

Rules another office applies inside Town of Monico

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

• Building permitRequired

  New homes/cottages inside Monico town.

  • The cited Monico entry limits the named building-permit contact to a new home/cottage; it does not establish requirements for additions or other structures.

  “All municipalities are required to issue a Uniform Dwelling Code Permit for new one and two family dwellings.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  New one- and two-family dwellings inside Monico town.

  • Wisconsin DSPS lists Town of Monico as a delegated UDC agent.
  • The county officials document identifies Baas Inspection Agency for Monico new homes/cottages only.

  “Town of Monico, Oneida County (43018) | Delegated | PDF Letter |”

• Local zoningVaries (with conditions)

  Land inside Monico town: Oneida County zoning applies to land not more than 1,000 feet from a lake or 300 feet from a river or stream; the county page expressly excludes more distant Monico land.

  • This is county-administered zoning, not a Monico town zoning ordinance.
  • The stated county exception covers Monico land greater than 1,000 feet from a lake or 300 feet from a river or stream.

  lake-distance exception: > 1000 feet (Land in Monico town greater than this distance from a lake is excepted from county zoning.) · river-or-stream-distance exception: > 300 feet (Land in Monico town greater than this distance from a river or stream is excepted from county zoning.)

  “Zoning regulations apply in the unincorporated areas of all 20 townships, except those lands in the Towns of Enterprise, Monico, and Sugar Camp which are greater than 1,000 feet from a lake or 300 feet from a river or stream.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private onsite wastewater treatment systems and non-plumbing sanitation systems inside Monico town.

  • The county ordinance incorporates Wisconsin statutes and administrative-code requirements.

  “The requirements of this ordinance shall apply to all geographic areas of Oneida County.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Installation, replacement, repair, reconnection, or modification of a private sewage system inside Monico town.

  • A permit is not required for minor repairs.
  • A County Sanitary Permit is required before constructing or installing a non-plumbing sanitation system.
  • Soil-remediation or renovation permits are not required if the POWTS was installed after January 1, 1980.

  “A Sanitary Permit shall be obtained by the property owner, his agent or contractor, before any private sewage system POWTS or part thereof may be installed, replaced, repaired, reconnected or modified. A sanitary permit is not required for minor repairs.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  Permitted private sewage systems inside Monico town.

  • The permit card may not be removed until the system is installed, inspected, and approved by the issuing agent.

  “The permit card may not be removed until the private sewage system POWTS has been installed, inspected, and approved by the Issuing Agent.”

• Mandatory utility hookupSewer (with conditions)

  A Monico-town structure or premises served by a private sewage system when an approved public sewer becomes available.

  • Availability is determined by the local sewer service entity.
  • The private sewage system must be disconnected within one year and a public-sewer connection made.

  connection deadline: <= 1 year (Runs after approved public sewers become available to the structure or premises.)

  “When public sewers approved by the Department of Natural Resources become available to the structure or premises served, the private sewage system POWTS shall be disconnected within one year and a connection made to the public sewer. Determination of whether sewer is available shall be made by the local sewer service entity.”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  County sanitary permits inside Monico town.

  • The amount is governed by the fee schedule adopted by the County Board; the schedule amount was not opened.

  “The applicant upon filing his application shall pay a fee in accordance with the fee schedule adopted by the County Board.”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  County sanitary-permit applications for private sewage systems inside Monico town.

  • Applications require the information and documents stated in the ordinance, including applicable fees.
  • Incomplete or incorrect applications may be refused or delayed until corrected or complete.
  • State action, when required, must accompany the application.

  “A sanitary permit application shall include the following information which shall be furnished by the applicant on forms required by the State and/or the Department along with all applicable fees:”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Monico town.
• Inspections — Building work inside Monico town.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of structures inside Monico town.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside Monico town.
• Minimum lot size — Lots inside the county-zoned shoreland portion of Monico 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.