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

Town of Porter’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Specified buildings, including residences and other principal buildings, proposed for location or construction inside Porter town limits.

  • Also applies to residential or other principal-building additions or alterations and specified earth-disturbing activity.
  • The Town delegated administration of this zoning building-site permit procedure to the Rock County Planning, Economic & Community Development Agency.

  “a zoning (building site) permit shall be required if a specified building, to include residences and other principal buildings, is proposed for location or construction on a lot, for any residential or other principal building addition or alteration, or for any earth disturbing activity”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Town of Porter, Rock County, Wisconsin.

  • The ordinance page identifies the zoning ordinance as adopted July 20, 2015 and amended February 18, 2019.

  “zoning ordinance - adopted july 20 2015 - amended february 18 2019”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Habitation of recreational vehicles on lots or outlots inside Porter town limits.

  • Outside the NR-OS district, habitation is only for guests of Town residents or landowners where a residence on the premises has adequate water supply and sewer service facilities.
  • The guest use may not exceed 30 days per calendar year and no fee may be imposed.

  maximum guest RV habitation: <= 30 days per calendar year (Only outside NR-OS and only under the stated guest, water, and sewer conditions.)

  “habitation of a recreational vehicle or tent shall not take place on any lot/outlot not designated in the nr-os zoning district unless by guests of town residents or landowners, where an adequate water supply and sewer service facilities to serve the guests are available in a residence located on the premises. if such use takes place, it shall not exceed thirty (30) days per calendar year and no fee shall be imposed for such use;”

• Camping on your landLimited

  Tent habitation on lots or outlots inside Porter town limits.

  • Outside the NR-OS district, habitation is only for guests of Town residents or landowners where a residence on the premises has adequate water supply and sewer service facilities.
  • The guest use may not exceed 30 days per calendar year and no fee may be imposed.

  maximum guest tent habitation: <= 30 days per calendar year (Only outside NR-OS and only under the stated guest, water, and sewer conditions.)

  “habitation of a recreational vehicle or tent shall not take place on any lot/outlot not designated in the nr-os zoning district unless by guests of town residents or landowners, where an adequate water supply and sewer service facilities to serve the guests are available in a residence located on the premises.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile or manufactured-home residential use inside Porter town limits.

  • Residential use is conditioned on location on a mobile-home lot in a licensed mobile-home park.
  • The home must meet HUD Manufactured Home Construction Standards, be on a designated stand, and connect to common water, sanitary sewer, and electrical service.

  “a mobile home shall be used for residential purposes only if it is located on a mobile home lot in a licensed mobile home park, subject to all of the following:”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builders constructing inside Porter town limits.
• Building code adopted — Building-code adoption for construction inside Porter town limits.
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside Porter town limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy for land inside Porter town limits.
• Tiny homes — Tiny-home occupancy inside Porter town limits.

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.