Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Big Bend, Wisconsin

Town of Big Bend’s own rules

• Building permitLimited

  Building activity inside the Town of Big Bend that requires a zoning or land-use permit under the Town zoning chapter.

  • The code characterizes the required approval as a zoning or land-use permit rather than a building permit per se.
  • The permit must be issued by the zoning department and grants permission only for activities for which the chapter specifically states that a permit is required.

  “building is an example of a land use activity that requires a zoning or land use permit.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  The unincorporated areas of the Town of Big Bend, Rusk County, Wisconsin.

  • The Town zoning code establishes R-1 Recreational-Residential, A-1 Agricultural, C-1 Commercial, I-1 Industrial, F-1 Forestry, W-1 Resource Conservation, SW-1 Shoreland and Shoreland-Wetland Overlay, UND Undeveloped, and GI Government Institutional districts.

  “the unincorporated areas of the Town are hereby divided”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private sewage systems on land inside the Town of Big Bend, which is in Rusk County, Wisconsin.

  • A sanitary permit must be issued before any other permits.
  • A dwelling not connected to municipal sewer must be connected to an onsite septic system.
  • Only a licensed plumber may install or repair a septic system.
  • A soil test must be performed to determine the type of septic system that can be installed.
  • A holding tank may be used only as a system of last resort.
  • Where there is no well and there will be no plumbing in the dwelling, a privy may be installed.

  “The Rusk County Private Sewage Ordinance is administered countywide.”

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.