Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Port Washington, Wisconsin

Town of Port Washington’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Buildings inside Port Washington town in all zoning districts.

  • The requirement excludes work excepted by § 340-10.
  • Before a Town building permit is issued, a county shoreland/floodplain zoning permit is required where applicable.
  • Before issuance, a county permit is required for installation of an on-site soil absorption sanitary sewage disposal system or other appropriate waste disposal.
  • Before issuance, a Town conditional-use permit is required where applicable.
  • Before issuance, a Town site plan must be approved for any nonresidential use.
  • The Building Inspector grants or denies the permit in writing within 60 days; the permit is good for one year and may be extended upon application and personal appearance before the Town Plan Commission.

  decision timeframe: <= 60 days (Building Inspector grants or denies the building permit in writing.) · permit validity: 1 year (May be extended upon application and personal appearance before the Town Plan Commission.)

  “In all zoning districts no building shall be erected or structurally altered, relocated, or used [...] until a building permit has been issued”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Town of Port Washington, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, governed by the Town's Chapter 340 Zoning and Subdivision Code.

  • The cited Town ordinance amends Chapter 340 regulations for signs and street-yard setbacks.

  “An Ordinance Amending Chapter 340 of the Municipal Code, Known as the Zoning and Subdivision Code, to Modify Regulations for Signs and Street Yard Setbacks”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private onsite wastewater treatment systems and unsewered development inside Port Washington town, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin.

  • County sanitary regulations apply to all unsewered development within Ozaukee County.
  • The Town code requires a county permit for installation of an on-site soil absorption sanitary sewage disposal system, or other appropriate waste disposal, before a Town building permit is issued.
  • A sanitary permit application must be submitted to the County for every new POWTS.

  “The Land & Water Management Department administers the Sanitation and Health Ordinance (Chapter 9) [...] Sanitary regulations apply to all unsewered development within the county.”

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.