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

Village of Oostburg’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  All land and waters within the corporate limits of Oostburg village

  • Adopted by ordinance 2-1974 on November 11, 1974; the posted file is marked rev 03132023.

  “jurisdiction of this ordinance shall include all lands and waters within the corporate limits of the municipality.”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Oostburg village (RD, R-1, R-1-A, R-2, R-3, R-4, B-1, B-2 and others)

  • Chapter also has sections for a low impact business district and an institutional/public facilities district.

  “rd 87,120 30 270 35a 35 100 100 r-1 12,150c,i,j 30 90 30a 30d 12 30 24 r-1-a14 9,600c,i,j 30 70 30a 20d 8 30 20 r-2 7,350c,i,j 30 70 30a 20d 8 30 20”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Yard setbacks by district inside Oostburg village; R-1 (main single-family) and RD (rural)

  • Table columns: min front, min rear, min interior side, min corner side, total side yard (feet); footnotes a and d apply to front/rear yards.

  R-1 front/rear/interior side/corner side/total side: 30/30/12/30/24 ft (footnotes a,d) · RD front/rear/side/corner side: 35/35/100/100 ft

  “rd 87,120 30 270 35a 35 100 100 r-1 12,150c,i,j 30 90 30a 30d 12 30 24 r-1-a14 9,600c,i,j 30 70 30a 20d 8 30 20 r-2 7,350c,i,j 30 70 30a 20d 8 30 20”

• Mandatory utility hookupSewer (with conditions)

  Sewage disposal for development inside Oostburg village

  • Where public sewer service is not available, an onsite system under Wisconsin Administrative Code chapter H65 is allowed if lots are large enough.
  • No distance rule found; water connection not addressed in the section read.

  “sewage disposal facilities shall be connected to the sewage disposal system of the municipality. in any district where public sewage service is not available, the width and area of all lots shall be sufficient to permit the use of an onsite sewage disposal system”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits inside Oostburg village
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Oostburg village
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Oostburg village
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Oostburg village
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy certificates inside Oostburg 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.