Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Luck, Wisconsin

Village of Luck’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Erecting, enlarging, altering, moving or razing buildings inside Luck village

  • Minor repairs not affecting structure, room arrangement, exits, fire protection or exterior appearance need no building permit
  • No permit unless lot abuts a dedicated street and subdivision improvements are accepted
  • Permit lapses if work not begun in 6 months or not completed in 1 year

  “until a permit therefor shall first have been obtained by the owner, or his authorized agent, from the building inspector.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  One- and two-family dwellings and commercial buildings inside Luck village

  • Commercial building code (SPS 361-366) adopted for classes of buildings to which it applies
  • State plumbing code (ch. 145 Wis. Stats., SPS 381-387) adopted
  • Future amendments incorporated; § 238-4 amended 4-10-2024

  “the administrative code provisions describing and defining regulations with respect to one- and two-family dwellings in chs. sps 320 through 325, wis. adm. code, are hereby adopted and by reference made a part of this chapter as if fully set forth herein.”

• InspectionsLimited

  Uniform Dwelling Code enforcement inside Luck village

  • Village does not provide a DSPS-certified UDC inspector; private individuals may contract with a certified inspector at their own expense
  • Village has its own electrical inspector and building inspector issues local permits

  “the village of luck, as a municipality under 2,500 in population, shall not contract with or provide a building inspector certified by the department of safety and professional services in each category specified under ch. sps 305, wis. adm. code, for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of the uniform dwelling code adopted in this chapter.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Occupying buildings inside Luck village

  • Certificate not issued until sewer, water, grading and graveling are installed in streets serving the property

  “no person shall occupy any building until sewer, water, grading and graveling are installed in the streets necessary to service the property, and a certificate of occupancy shall not be issued until such utilities are available to service the property.”

• Local zoningPresent

  All land inside Luck village (Polk County), governed by Chapter 620 Zoning of the village code

  basic zoning districts: 14 districts

  “for the purpose of this chapter, present and future, provision is hereby made for the division of the village of luck into the following 14 basic zoning districts”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Inside Luck village

  • Districts: A-1, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, C-1 shopping, C-2, I-1, I-2, O-1, G-1, C-1 conservancy, R-MH, plus MW overlay

  “for the purpose of this chapter, present and future, provision is hereby made for the division of the village of luck into the following 14 basic zoning districts:”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  R-1 single-family residential district inside Luck village

  • Minimum floor area of principal building

  one-story minimum floor area: >= 900 sq ft · two-story minimum floor area: >= 1200 sq ft

  “minimum required floor area, principal building: (a) one-story: 900 square feet. (b) two-story: 1,200 square feet.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-2 single-family residential district inside Luck village

    “minimum required floor area, principal building: (a) one-story: 680 square feet. (b) two-story: 800 square feet.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  A-1 agricultural/holding district inside Luck village (new farm parcels)

  • Existing residential structures and farm dwellings remaining after farm consolidation need at least 40,000 sq ft and 120 ft width

  minimum farm parcel area: >= 5 acres · minimum farm parcel width: >= 300 ft

  “(1) for principal structures hereafter erected, moved or structurally altered, there shall be required provision of a contiguous area of not less than five acres, and no farm parcel shall be less than 300 feet in width.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-1 single-family residential district inside Luck village

    “(1) lot size. (a) minimum area: 10,000 square feet. (b) minimum width: 80 feet.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  A-1 agricultural/holding district inside Luck village

  setback from street right-of-way: >= 50 ft · side yard each side: >= 25 ft · rear yard: >= 50 ft

  “(1) there shall be a minimum building setback of 50 feet from the street right-of-way. (2) there shall be a side yard on each side of the principal structure not less than 25 feet in width. (3) there shall be a rear yard of not less than 50 feet.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-1 single-family residential district inside Luck village

    “(2) setbacks. (a) minimum front yard: 30 feet. (b) minimum either side yard: eight feet; minimum aggregate side yard: 20 feet. (c) minimum rear yard: 35 feet.”

• Building heightSpecified

  R-1 single-family residential district inside Luck village

  principal structure max height: <= 35 ft · accessory structure max height: <= 20 ft

  “(3) maximum permitted height. (a) principal structure: 35 feet. (b) accessory structure: 20 feet.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — A-1 agricultural/holding district inside Luck village

    “no building or parts of a building shall exceed 60 feet in height.”

• Mandatory utility hookupWater and sewer (with conditions)

  New residential buildings inside Luck village

  • Building permit issued only after sewer, water, grading and graveling are installed in streets serving the property and receipt for electrical hookup is presented
  • Nonresidential: contracts must be let for those installations
  • Chapters 465 (sewers) and 553 (water) not opened; mandatory connection rule not confirmed

  “no building permit shall be issued for the construction of any residential building until sewer, water, grading and graveling are installed in the streets necessary to service the property for which the permit is required and a receipt for payment of electrical hookup is presented to the building inspector.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land subdivision inside Luck village

  • Chapter 614 Subdivision of Land referenced but not opened

  “no building permit shall be issued until the subdivision and required improvements are accepted by the village board, upon the recommendation of the plan commission.”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Building permits inside Luck village

  • Fee amounts are set by village board resolution; the resolution schedule was not located

  “the fees for building permits shall be as determined by resolution of the village board.”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Building permits inside Luck village

  • Plans and plot plan required; one- and two-family plans must comply with SPS 320.09(4)
  • Inspector may waive plans for alterations, repairs or moving

  “application for a building permit shall be made in writing upon a form furnished by the village clerk-treasurer”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of Luck or Polk County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builders inside Luck village
• Lot coverage — Inside Luck village
• Living in an RV — RV occupancy inside Luck village
• Camping on your land — Camping inside Luck village
• Tiny homes — Tiny homes inside Luck village

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.