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

Town of Cedarburg’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Buildings and specified construction work within the Town of Cedarburg, including new buildings or structures and plumbing, electrical, and HVAC work.

  • Subject to the exceptions provided in Chapter 108.
  • The owner or authorized agent must obtain the permit from the Building Inspector or the Inspector's representative before the listed work begins.

  “General permit requirement. No building of any kind shall be moved within the Town and no new building or structure, plumbing, electric, HVAC, or any part thereof shall hereafter be erected, or ground broken for the same, or enlarged, altered, moved, demolished, razed or used within the Town, except as herein provided, until a permit therefor shall first have been obtained by the owner, or his authorized agent, from the Building Inspector or his representative.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Town of Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin.

  • The Town's adopted Chapter 320 contains zoning districts, site regulations, conditional-use provisions, and zoning administration.

  “At a special meeting on October 19, 2026, the Town Board unanimously adopted Ordinance 2026-13 to repeal and replace Chapter 320: Zoning, and adopt the accompanying Official Zoning Map.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private onsite wastewater treatment systems (POWTS) inside the Town of Cedarburg.

  • Ozaukee County handles sanitary permitting for POWTS.
  • For water and wastewater systems, the Town Building Inspector must inspect interior connections; both County and Town permits are required in those instances.

  “Ozaukee County handles permitting for drinking water wells as well as sanitary permits for private onsite wastewater treatment systems (POWTS). Specific to water and wastewater systems, Ozaukee County requires the Town Building Inspector to inspect interior connections to those systems, so both County and Town permits are required in those instances.”

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.