Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Green Valley, Wisconsin

Town of Green Valley’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  New building, remodeling, addition or deck work inside Green Valley town's limits

  • Permits must be obtained before the project begins; the town says penalties apply for starting before permits are issued.
  • Land use permit comes from Shawano County Planning and Zoning; building permit comes from the town's building inspector.

  “obtain necessary permits before you begin your building or remodeling projects. there are penalties for beginning a project before you have the necessary permits.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Required — Building permits for work inside Green Valley town, issued through the town building inspector

    “contact tom smith, building inspector to obtain a building permit.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Dwellings built inside Green Valley town

  • Based on the town ordinance index title only. The text of ordinance 2000-2 was not opened within the research budget, so its operative requirements are not confirmed.

  “#2000-2 requirements of unified dwelling code”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Division of land inside Green Valley town

  • Town subdivision ordinance 2005-03 is listed in three parts. The county also has a land division ordinance, named on the county zoning page; that county rule is not analyzed here.
  • Ordinance text was not opened, so the lot-creation thresholds are not stated.

  “#2005-03 sub division ordinance - part 1 #2005-03 sub division ordinance - part 2 #2005-03 sub division ordinance - part 3”

• Driveway accessRequired

  New or changed driveway, culvert or field access onto a road for land inside Green Valley town

  • Application is obtained first, then a town-designated member views the site before the permit is issued.
  • Permit comes from the town plan commission per the town page; the page does not say which road classes need it.

  “if you need a driveway or field access permit, you must obtain an application first.”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Land use, building, and driveway permit steps for land inside Green Valley town

  • Process is split among Shawano County Planning and Zoning (land use, zoning questions, variances, conditional use permits), the town plan commission (driveway, culvert, field access), and the town building inspector (building permit).
  • Variances and conditional use permits need a town public hearing before county review. Notice must be published and posted at least 15 days before the hearing, and neighbors must be mailed notice.

  public hearing notice: >= 15 days (before the hearing, per town ordinance and state statute as stated on the page)

  “contact shawano county planning & zoning (715) 526-6766 to obtain a land use permit and inquire about zoning questions, variances and conditional use permits”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Green Valley

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

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Green Valley town's limits. Zoning here is administered by Shawano County under its general zoning jurisdiction, not by a town zoning ordinance. The county zoning page lists Green Valley among the towns under county general zoning jurisdiction.

  • Shawano County's zoning page lists the town of Green Valley under county general zoning jurisdiction. The town's ordinance index on its own site lists no zoning ordinance, so no town-adopted zoning ordinance was found.
  • Shoreland, floodplain and other county-wide ordinances named by the county also apply (see septic_authority and floodplain_development).

  “towns under shawano county general zoning jurisdiction included: town of angelica town of aniwa town of birnamwood town of fairbanks town of germania town of grant town of green valley town of herman”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private onsite wastewater (septic) systems on land inside Green Valley town, under Shawano County's POWTS ordinance

  • The county lists its POWTS ordinance among the county ordinances administered by Planning and Development. The county page does not give the permit steps in the opened text.
  • Whether the health department or the zoning office runs the POWTS permit was not confirmed.

  “powts (private on-site wastewater treatment system ordinance), non-metallic mining ordinance, floodplain ordinance, shoreland-wetland zoning ordinance, land division ordinance, 911 uniform property numbering system ordinance, and citation authority ordinance.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder permit exemption for work inside Green Valley town
• Inspections — Inspections of new construction inside Green Valley town
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy approval for new dwellings inside Green Valley town
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size for a house inside Green Valley town, under county Ordinance No. 7-14
• Minimum lot size — Minimum lot size for residential and agricultural districts inside Green Valley town, under county Ordinance No. 7-14

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.