Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Diamond Bluff, Wisconsin

Rules another office applies inside Town of Diamond Bluff

Town of Diamond Bluff 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 residential construction and other covered structures inside Diamond Bluff town; the town directs all building permits to the Pierce County Office of Land Use Management.

  • Structures easily moved and under 100 square feet are exempt from permitting but must still meet setbacks.
  • A sanitary permit is needed before permitting and construction of a new dwelling or principal structure.
  • The county directs applicants to contact its office to determine whether the location, proposed use, and size requires a permit.

  structure height above ground triggering land use permit: >= 6 inches (Applies even if the structure is temporary.)

  “A land use permit from our office is required for the construction, re-construction, placement, and alteration of structures [...] even if they are temporary.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Diamond Bluff town, Pierce County, Wisconsin, is shown on Pierce County's official Town of Diamond Bluff zoning map and is regulated through Pierce County zoning districts.

  • The county code provides that zoning districts are defined on zoning maps prepared for each town.
  • This is county-administered zoning, not a finding that Diamond Bluff town adopted its own zoning ordinance.

  “TOWN OF DIAMOND BLUFF - ZONING Pierce County, WI”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private onsite wastewater and sanitary permitting for land inside Diamond Bluff town, administered by Pierce County's Land Management/Zoning office.

  • A sanitary permit is needed before the permitting and construction of a new dwelling or principal structure.
  • A sanitary permit is also needed when adding a bathroom or proposing running water inside a new or existing accessory structure.

  “Pursuant to § 145.20(1), Wis. Stats., the Pierce County Zoning Administrator shall act as the POWTS issuing agent and shall administer the POWTS program.”

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.