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

Town of Lima’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Structures within the unincorporated areas of Lima town, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.

  • The structure, land, water, or air use and any listed construction activity must fully comply with the zoning ordinance and other applicable local, county, and state regulations.
  • The ordinance does not require changes to a building whose permit was issued before the ordinance's effective date if construction began within six months of that permit.
  • The Town Building Inspector accepts applications and issues or denies permits except for new homes or dwelling units; new-dwelling permits must be reviewed and approved by the Town Planning Commission and Town Board before issuance.

  “No structure, land, water, or air shall hereafter be used and no structure or part thereof shall hereafter be located, erected, moved, reconstructed, extended, enlarged, converted, or structurally altered without a Building Permit, and without full compliance with the provisions of this Ordinance and all other applicable local, county, and state regulations”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Structures, land, water, and air within the unincorporated areas of Lima town, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.

  • The ordinance applies within the town's unincorporated areas.
  • The ordinance divides the town outside incorporated village and city limits into zoning districts; the current zoning map is available from the Town Clerk.

  “This Ordinance shall be known as, referred to as, and cited as the “ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE TOWN OF LIMA, SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, WISCONSIN” and hereinafter referred to as the “Ordinance”.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private water-supply and sewage-disposal systems inside Lima town, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.

  • A county sanitary permit and full compliance with the Sheboygan County Sanitary Ordinance are required before a covered system may be located, installed, moved, reconstructed, extended, enlarged, converted, substantially altered, or have its use changed.
  • A Lima building permit cannot issue until any required safe and adequate water supply and sewage-disposal installation is assured and a sanitary permit is issued.

  “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. No Building Permit shall be issued until any required installation of a safe and adequate water supply and sewage disposal system is assured and a Sanitary Permit is issued.”

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.