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

Village of Caledonia’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside the Village of Caledonia (Racine County), WI

  • Planning & Zoning department was created in May 2019 and is transitioning zoning services and enforcement from Racine County to the village.

  “services include the day-to-day administration of the village zoning code and the implementation of the 2035 comprehensive plan (including updates)”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivisions and condo plats inside the Village of Caledonia

  • Only the department's review services are stated; ordinance text not opened.

  “review of site plans, subdivisions, and condo plats; rezoning, conditional uses, temporary uses, planned unit developments, variance requests, and zoning compliance”

• Permit processPartial

  New home building permit applications inside the Village of Caledonia

  • Applicant must first apply through the state system, then give the village the application, house plans, energy worksheets, parcel survey, and grading, erosion control, culvert and land disturbance forms.
  • Plumbing and electrical permits are pulled separately.
  • Commercial work needs a separate submittal.

  “the village of caledonia is now using the state of wisconsin online building permit system for all new home applications.”

Rules another office applies inside Village of Caledonia

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

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Mound septic systems for new homes inside the Village of Caledonia; Racine County Planning & Development (county:55101) issues the sanitary permit

  • Stated by the village building page only for the case where a mound system is needed.

  “if a mound system is needed, a sanitary permit from racine county planning & development is required.”

• Septic permitLimited

  Sanitary permit for mound systems inside the Village of Caledonia, issued by Racine County Planning & Development

  • Page states the requirement only where a mound system is needed.

  “if a mound system is needed, a sanitary permit from racine county planning & development is required.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permit requirement inside Caledonia village
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Caledonia village
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Caledonia village
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Caledonia village
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy certificates inside Caledonia 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.