Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Sand Lake, Wisconsin

Rules another office applies inside Town of Sand Lake

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

• Septic permitRequired

  New private on-site wastewater treatment (septic) system installed on land inside Sand Lake town, Sawyer County, WI. This is the Wisconsin statute that applies there; the statute does not name the local unit that issues the permit.

  • The permit must be issued by the governmental unit responsible for regulating private on-site wastewater treatment systems. This excerpt does not identify whether that unit is Sawyer County or a town sanitary district; that is unresolved.
  • Approval is based on the regulations in force on the date of approval (s. 145.19(3m)(b)).
  • The permit is valid for 2 years from issue and renewable (s. 145.19(7)); changed regulations do not impair its validity.
  • Permit may be transferred to a subsequent owner of the land, who must obtain a new copy from the issuing agent (s. 145.19(8)).
  • Soil or percolation test results are retained by the governmental unit where the property is located and are accepted as the basis for an application unless the soil at the test site has been altered (s. 145.19(1r)).

  sanitary permit validity period: 2 years

  “no person may purchase or install a private on-site wastewater treatment system unless the owner of the property on which the private on-site wastewater treatment system is to be installed holds a valid sanitary permit issued under this section.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  Private on-site wastewater treatment (septic) systems installed on land inside Sand Lake town, Sawyer County, WI, under the statewide statute. The statute does not name the inspecting unit for Sand Lake town.

  • The governmental unit responsible for regulating private on-site systems must inspect after construction and before backfilling (s. 145.20(2)(d)).
  • The statute provides that the unit is not required to conduct an on-site inspection in a listed case: 'is not required to conduct an on-site inspection if a building or structure is being constructed which does not require connection to an existing private on-site wastewater treatment system.' This sentence appears immediately before s. 145.20(2)(i); its lead-in clause was not captured in the page output, so its subsection letter is not confirmed.

  “inspect all private on-site wastewater treatment systems after construction but before backfilling no later than the end of the next workday, excluding saturdays, sundays and holidays, after receiving notice from the plumber in charge.”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Sanitary permit fees for private on-site wastewater treatment systems inside Sand Lake town, Sawyer County, WI (statewide statute). No Sand Lake town or Sawyer County fee schedule was found.

  • The governing body of the responsible governmental unit may set a sanitary permit fee above the department's rule amount (s. 145.19(2)). The local fee was not found.
  • The $25 groundwater fee is charged in addition to the sub. (2) fee and is forwarded to the department with the fee under sub. (3) (s. 145.19(6)).
  • A governmental unit may not charge more than one sanitary permit fee or renewal fee in any 12-month period (s. 145.19(2)).

  groundwater fee per sanitary permit: 25 USD

  “The total amount of the fee is determined by the city, village, town, or county, but may not be less than an amount specified in DSPS rules.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permit for new residential construction inside Sand Lake town
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption from permits or licensing for work inside Sand Lake town
• Building code adopted — Building code adopted for new construction inside Sand Lake town
• Inspections — Building inspection for new residential construction inside Sand Lake town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for a new dwelling inside Sand Lake town

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.