Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Greenbush, Wisconsin

Town of Greenbush’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Buildings and listed building-related work within Town of Greenbush limits, including erection, enlargement, alteration of plumbing, heating, or electrical systems, moving or demolition of structures, and operations affecting real-property value.

  • A permit must be approved by the Town Board or its designated appointee before a building is erected or ground is broken.
  • No permit is required when the total materials value does not exceed $1,500.00 as determined by the Town Board, or when the Town Board determines the work is maintenance and repair.
  • No permit is required for residing, re-roofing, replacement windows, general maintenance, minor repairs, and replacement cabinetry if the work does not affect structural integrity or strength, involve plumbing or electrical work, or change building or structure size, occupancy, fire protection, ventilation, exits, or lights.
  • The ordinance separately states that a building permit is not required for minor structures.
  • For an addition or remodeling application, the ordinance states a $20.00 fee; for new homes, mobile homes, or outbuildings, it states a $150.00 fee. These fees exclude building-inspector charges and may be changed by Town Board resolution.
  • Permits are issued for one year; renewal requires a new application, building plans, and the application fee.
  • Work violating the section may result in a $300.00 fine and removal of an illegal structure, or a $300.00 fine plus $50.00 per day until permits are filed.
  • No building permit may issue for a lot until required compliance with the referenced Sheboygan County land-division/subdivision ordinance is assured.
  • No building permit may issue until a safe and adequate water supply and sewage disposal system is assured and a sanitary permit is issued.

  materials-value permit exemption threshold: <= 1500 USD (No permit is required when total value of materials does not exceed this amount, as determined by the Town Board.) · addition or remodeling application fee: 20 USD (Does not include building inspector charges.) · new home, mobile home, or outbuilding application fee: 150 USD (Does not include building inspector charges.) · permit term: 1 year (Renewal requires a new application, building plans, and application fee.)

  “unless a permit for same has been approved”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  All structures, land, water, and air inside the unincorporated areas of the Town of Greenbush, Wisconsin.

  • The ordinance is administered by the Town Board, Town Planning Commission/Board of Appeals, and Town Clerk/Treasurer.
  • The ordinance establishes agricultural, business/industrial, conservancy, institutional, mineral extraction, recreational, and residential zoning districts.
  • The ordinance states it becomes effective after a public hearing, Planning Commission/Board of Appeals recommendation, Town Board adoption, and publication or posting as provided by law.

  “is hereby divided into the following zoning districts:”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private water-supply and sewage-disposal systems inside Greenbush town.

  • A County Sanitary Permit is required before a private water supply or sewage-disposal system, or part of one, is located, installed, moved, reconstructed, extended, enlarged, converted, substantially altered, or its use changed.
  • The work must fully comply with the Sanitary Ordinance, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
  • A building permit cannot issue until safe and adequate water supply and sewage disposal are assured and a sanitary permit is issued.
  • Future subdivisions adjacent to a public sewer system must join that system.

  “No private water supply or sewage disposal system, or part thereof, shall be located, installed, moved, reconstructed, extended, enlarged, converted, substantially altered, or its use changed without a County Sanitary Permit and without full compliance with the SANITARY ORDINANCE, SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, WISCONSIN.”

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.