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

Town of Woodboro’s own rules

• Driveway accessLimited

  Land divisions inside Woodboro town where land abuts a state or county trunk highway or connecting road or street.

  • Applies where the land divider's land abuts a state or county trunk highway or connecting road or street.
  • State DOT and/or Oneida County Highway Department safety-of-access rules apply.

  “State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation and/or Oneida County Highway Department rules relating to safety of access and the preservation of the public interest and investment in the highway system, if the land owned and controlled by the land divider abuts on a state or county trunk highway or connecting road or street.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Woodboro town land-division applications.

  • Applies to all land-division applications.

  application review fee: 100 USD per lot (Land-division applications)

  “Application Review Fee. All land division applications shall be accompanied by an application review fee of $100 per lot.”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Woodboro town land-division approval applications.

  • The preliminary consultation is required before filing an application for land-division approval.
  • Consultation is with the Town Plan Commission.

  “Prior to filing an application for land division approval, the land divider shall schedule and attend a preliminary consultation with the Town plan Commission in order to obtain advice and”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Woodboro

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

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Woodboro town; Oneida County administers the applicable county zoning district requirements.

  • Woodboro is listed as zoned in its entirety.
  • Construction must conform to the applicable county zoning district requirements.

  “In zoned areas, all construction must conform to the county zoning district requirements. The following towns are zoned in their entirety: Cassian, Crescent, Hazelhurst, Lake Tomahawk, Little Rice, Lynne, Minocqua, Newbold, Nokomis, Pelican, Piehl, Pine Lake, Schoepke, Stella, Three Lakes, Woodboro and Woodruff.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  County zoning districts applicable inside Woodboro town.

  • Woodboro is listed as zoned in its entirety.
  • The county ordinance includes a dedicated Article 2 for zoning districts.

  “ARTICLE 2 – ZONING DISTRICTS ARTICLE 3 – ZONING, ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW, AND SANITARY PERMITS”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private onsite wastewater and sanitary systems inside Woodboro town.

  • County form requires attached system plans.
  • Issuance may be approved or disapproved by the issuing agent.

  “Sanitary permits are required in all towns for reconnecting, replacing, repairing or altering any portion of a septic system or any other sanitary facility.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Reconnecting, replacing, repairing, or altering a septic system or other sanitary facility inside Woodboro town.

  • No zoning permit for a structure intended for human occupancy will issue until the sanitary permit is approved.

  “Sanitary permits are required in all towns for reconnecting, replacing, repairing or altering any portion of a septic system or any other sanitary facility. No zoning permit will be issued for any structure intended for human occupancy until a sanitary permit has been approved.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Residential construction inside Woodboro town.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential work inside Woodboro town.
• Building code adopted — Residential construction inside Woodboro town.
• Inspections — Residential construction inside Woodboro town.
• Certificate of occupancy — Residential occupancy inside Woodboro 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.