Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of North Freedom, Wisconsin

Village of North Freedom’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  All land inside North Freedom village limits

  • Administered through village plan committee, zoning administrator and village board (per chapter table of contents).

  “whereas, the village of north freedom has a zoning ordinance and;”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside North Freedom village

  • Certified land use map is kept at the village clerk's office.

  “3.3 single family residential district (r-1) 3.4 multi-family residential district (r-2) 3.5 mobile home residential district (r-2)”

• Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

  R-1 single family residential district, North Freedom village

  • R-2 multi-family district: 850 sq ft single family home, 600 sq ft multi-family unit.

  minimum floor area: >= 1000 sq ft

  “g. minimum lot area for 2-family: 9,900 s.f. h. minimum floor area: 1,000 s.f. i. off-street parking, residential: 2 space/per dwelling unit”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — A-1 undeveloped land (agricultural) district, North Freedom village

    “g. minimum floor area, residences: 1,000 sq. ft.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R-1 single family residential district, North Freedom village

  • 2-family lots need 9,900 s.f.
  • All lots must abut a public street with 66 ft minimum frontage, except existing improved lots.

  minimum lot area, single family: >= 6600 sq ft · minimum lot width: >= 66 ft

  “e. minimum lot width: 66 ft. f. minimum lot area for single family: 6,600 s.f. g. minimum lot area for 2-family: 9,900 s.f.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — A-1 undeveloped land (agricultural) district, North Freedom village

    “e. minimum lot width: 500 feet f. minimum lot area: 10 acres”

• SetbacksSpecified

  A-1 undeveloped land (agricultural) district, North Freedom village

  • Front setback 50 ft from street right-of-way.

  rear yard setback: >= 50 ft · side yard setback, principal buildings: >= 20 ft · side yard setback, accessory buildings: >= 10 ft

  “b. minimum front yard setback: 50 ft. from street right-of way line minimum rear yard setback; 50 ft. c. 35 ft. residential d. minimum side yard setback: principal buildings, 20 feet accessory buildings, 10 feet”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-1 single family residential district, North Freedom village

    “b. minimum front yard setback from highway or street right-of-way: (note: more restrictive standards may be imposed by state and county regulations in certain circumstances where lots abut on state or county highways.) 10 ft. c. minimum rear yard setback: principal buildings: accessory buildings: 10 ft. 10 ft. d. minimum side yard setback: principal buildings: 10 ft. ea. side accessory buildings: 10 ft. ea. side”

• Building heightSpecified

  R-1 single family residential district, North Freedom village

  maximum building height: <= 25 ft

  “the following standards shall apply a. maximum building height: 25 ft.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Type I manufactured homes as permanent residences inside North Freedom village

  • Nonconforming structures excepted.
  • Must be in a mobile home park (mobile home residential district: 2-acre minimum lot area, 150 ft minimum width, max 7 units per gross acre).

  “no type i manufactured homes (other than nonconforming structures) shall be permitted to be used as permanent residences within the village unless they are located in a mobile home park”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits inside North Freedom village
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside North Freedom village
• Building code adopted — Building code inside North Freedom village
• Inspections — Building inspections inside North Freedom village
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside North Freedom 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.