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

Rules another office applies inside Town of Albany

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

• Local zoningVaries (with conditions)

  Pepin County aggregate: local zoning varies by town and village. This is a county-level aggregate; it does not establish whether the Town of Albany has its own zoning ordinance.

  • The county zoning page says five townships have their own local zoning regulations, without naming them; Albany town is not named.
  • Where a town has no local zoning, the county zoning staff administer zoning regulations adopted by Pepin County.
  • The county does not itself administer the local ordinances of towns with their own zoning.

  “five of the townships in pepin county have their own local zoning regulations. the city of durand, village of pepin, and village of stockholm also have zoning which is administered locally.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Structures along town, county and state roads in the towns of Lima, Pepin, and Stockholm only. The source does not name the Town of Albany.

  • The county highway setback ordinance is enforced in the towns of Lima, Pepin, and Stockholm.
  • A land use permit from the county is required before any structure is erected, moved, or structurally altered.
  • Structures are prohibited between the setback line and the roadway.
  • Distances are measured from the centerline of the road type shown.

  setback from centerline of town roads: 63 feet · setback from centerline of county roads: 75 feet · setback from centerline of a state highway: 110 feet

  “the setback distances are determined by the type of roadway: 63 feet from the centerline of town roads, 75 feet from the centerline of county roads, and 110 feet from the centerline of a state highway.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private septic systems for habitated property in Pepin County, including land inside Albany town. The county zoning staff administer the sanitary code (Chapter 15).

  • The county page says the sanitary code is state mandated and applies to the entire county; state rule text was not opened.
  • No Albany-town sanitary ordinance was found, and no statement assigns septic to the town.

  “pepin county ordinances administered by our staff are summarized below: chapter 15: sanitary code.”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  Habitated properties in Pepin County, including land inside Albany town: sanitary requirement to have a septic system or public sewer connection

  • The source states habitated properties must either have a septic system or be connected to public sewer; it does not state when public sewer is available or require connection.
  • The source does not address public water connection; utility_connection water status is not established.

  “chapter 15: sanitary code. all properties in pepin county that are used for human habitation or occupancy are required to either have a septic system or be connected to public sewer.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Albany town, Pepin County, WI: building permits for new construction
• Owner-builder exemption — Albany town, Pepin County, WI: owner-builder exemption
• Building code adopted — Albany town, Pepin County, WI: building code adoption
• Inspections — Albany town, Pepin County, WI: building inspection
• Certificate of occupancy — Albany town, Pepin County, WI: certificate of occupancy

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.