Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Tigerton, Wisconsin

Village of Tigerton’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Building, plumbing, electrical work, building moving, or razing inside Tigerton village.

  • A Village permit must be obtained before the work.
  • A permit lapses if operations do not commence within one year or work is discontinued for six months or more.
  • Minor repairs or alterations under $500 may be authorized without a permit when they do not change occupancy, area, structural strength, fire protection, exits, light, or ventilation.

  “No building, plumbing or electrical work, building moving or razing shall be performed in the Village of Tigerton unless a permit therefor is obtained as required in the provisions of this chapter.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  One- and two-family dwellings inside Tigerton village.

  • The incorporated state provisions are Wisconsin Administrative Code Chapters SPS 320 through SPS 325, including future amendments, revisions, and modifications.

  “The Administrative Code provisions describing and defining regulations with respect to one- and two-family dwellings in Chapters SPS 320 through SPS 325 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code are hereby adopted and by reference made a part of this chapter as if fully set forth herein.”

• InspectionsLimited

  One- and two-family dwellings inside Tigerton village subject to the Uniform Dwelling Code.

  • The Village does not provide a certified inspector for Uniform Dwelling Code enforcement.
  • Private individuals may contract, at their own expense, with a Department of Safety and Professional Services certified inspector.
  • A Village-issued building permit does not provide UDC inspections by a certified inspector.

  “The Village of Tigerton, as a municipality under 2,500 in population, shall not contract with or provide an inspector certified by the Department of Safety and Professional Services in each category specified under § SPS 305.63, Wis. Adm. Code, for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of the Uniform Dwelling Code adopted in this chapter.”

• Certificate of occupancyLimited

  Development associated with an approved conditional use inside Tigerton village.

  • No certificate of occupancy may issue for development that does not comply with every conditional-use-permit requirement and Chapter 585.

  “Once a conditional use permit is granted, no erosion control permit, site plan approval, certificate of occupancy, zoning permit, or building permit shall be issued for any development that does not comply with all requirements of the conditional use permit and this chapter.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Village of Tigerton corporate limits.

  • Uses, structures, and land remain subject to the Village Zoning Code.

  “This chapter shall be known as, referred to and cited as the "Zoning Code, Village of Tigerton" and is hereinafter referred to as the "code" or "chapter."”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts inside Tigerton village.

  • The zoning code identifies R-1 and R-2 Single-Family Districts and an R-3 Multiple-Family District.

  “A lot in the R-3 Multiple-Family District abuts or is across a street from a lot in an R-1 or R-2 Single-Family District, the building setback requirements of the R-1 or R-2 District shall be applicable in the R-3 District”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  A multiple-family lot in R-3 that abuts or is across a street from an R-1 or R-2 single-family lot.

  • R-1 or R-2 setback requirements apply in the R-3 district.
  • A landscaped buffer strip at least 10 feet wide is required adjacent to the R-1 or R-2 lot line and must be approved through site-plan approval.

  landscaped buffer strip width: >= 10 feet (R-3 multiple-family lot abutting or across a street from R-1 or R-2 single-family district.)

  “A lot in the R-3 Multiple-Family District abuts or is across a street from a lot in an R-1 or R-2 Single-Family District, the building setback requirements of the R-1 or R-2 District shall be applicable in the R-3 District and a landscaped buffer strip at least 10 feet wide”

• Accessory dwellingsLimited

  An efficiency dwelling within an owner-occupied single-family dwelling in Tigerton residential districts.

  • The efficiency dwelling is a conditional-use category.
  • It must be within the owner-occupied single-family structure.
  • It cannot occupy more than 30% of total usable floor area or exceed 375 square feet.

  maximum share of total usable floor area: <= 30 percent (Efficiency dwelling included within an owner-occupied single-family dwelling.) · maximum efficiency-dwelling area: <= 375 square feet (Efficiency dwelling included within an owner-occupied single-family dwelling.)

  “One efficiency dwelling (see § 585-3, Definitions) when such dwelling is included within the structure of an owner-occupied single-family dwelling and does not occupy more than 30% of the total usable floor area, not to exceed 375 square feet, of such one-family dwelling.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision, land division, or replat within the jurisdictional limits of Tigerton's subdivision chapter.

  • No division, recording, street layout, or land improvement may occur without complying with Chapter 570 and the listed state requirements.
  • A building permit cannot issue for an unrecorded subdivision, land division, or replat until Chapter 570 requirements are fully met.

  “No person shall divide any land located within the jurisdictional limits of this chapter which results in a subdivision, land division or a replat as defined herein; no such subdivision, land division or replat shall be entitled to record; and no street shall be laid out or improvements made to land without compliance with all requirements of this chapter and the following:”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Use, development, construction, reconstruction, remodeling, or expansion within regulated floodplain areas inside Tigerton village.

  • Regulated areas are lands within Village corporate limits inundated by the regional flood.
  • The work must comply with Chapter 548 and applicable local, state, and federal regulations.

  “The use or development of any land or water, a change in the use of any land or water, and the use, change of use, construction, reconstruction, remodeling or expansion of any structure within the areas to be regulated by this chapter shall be in compliance with the terms of this chapter and other applicable local, state and federal regulations.”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Building permits inside Tigerton village.

  • Fees are established by Village Board resolution.
  • Work started before a permit is obtained incurs double fees.

  “No building shall be erected, structurally altered or remodeled unless permit fees are paid. Such fees shall be established by resolution of the Village Board.”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Building and zoning permits inside Tigerton village.

  • Where a zoning permit is required, it must be obtained before the building permit.
  • The Village states that inspectors are not full-time employees.

  “If a zoning permit is required, you must obtain this before the building permit. Please allow adequate time for obtaining these permits as our inspectors are not full time employees.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Tigerton village.
• Minimum dwelling size — Principal dwellings inside Tigerton village.
• Minimum lot size — Residential lots inside Tigerton village.
• Lot coverage — Lots inside Tigerton village.
• Building height — Buildings inside Tigerton 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.

Off-grid gear

Going off-grid in Village of Tigerton means bringing your own water and power. The kit we’d start with:

• Water Crystal Quest Filter any source — well, rain, or creek — to drinking-clean.
• Power Bluetti Solar generators and home battery backup for living off the grid.
• Septic Soil percolation test kit Run your own perc test before paying an engineer — the first thing a septic office asks about.
• Water Well water test kit Bacteria, nitrates, hardness — know what the well on a parcel is really pumping.

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