Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Glenwood City, Wisconsin

Glenwood City’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  New buildings, enlargements, alterations, moves and demolition inside Glenwood City city

  • Permit issued by the city building inspector
  • Building inspector may authorize minor repairs or maintenance without a permit; re-roofing is an exempt minor repair
  • Permit lapses if work is not commenced within six months or not completed within two years of issuance
  • Application is in writing on a form furnished by the building inspector

  permit lapse if not commenced: 6 months · permit lapse if not completed: 2 years

  “no building of any kind shall be moved within or into the city and no new building or structure, or any part thereof, shall hereafter be erected, or ground broken for the same, or enlarged, altered, moved, demolished, razed or used within the city, except as herein provided, until a permit therefor shall first have been obtained by the owner, or his authorized agent, from the building inspector.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  One- and two-family dwellings inside Glenwood City city

  • Adopts Wis. Admin. Code chs. SPS 320-325 and 327 (camping units) by reference, with future amendments
  • Section shows amendments dated 1-21-2019 and 12-15-2025; these are amendment dates, not recorded as effective_at
  • Buildings other than 1-2 family dwellings need plan approval by the state department (Wis. DSPS) under § 184-10

  “the administrative code provisions describing and defining regulations with respect to one- and two-family dwellings in chapters sps 320 through sps 325 and sps 327, camping units, of the wisconsin administrative code are hereby adopted and by reference made a part of this article as if fully set forth herein.”

• Local zoningPresent

  All land within the corporate limits of Glenwood City city (St. Croix County)

  • Adopted under Wis. Stat. 62.23(7) and 87.30
  • A zoning and occupancy permit is required for new structures and new or changed uses
  • Unlisted uses are treated as prohibited unless classified otherwise

  “the jurisdiction of this chapter shall apply to all structures, lands, water and air within the corporate limits of the city of glenwood city.”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Building permit fees inside Glenwood City city

  • Fees are set from time to time by the Common Council
  • Current schedule is on file at the office of the city clerk-treasurer; amounts were not seen online

  “building permit fees are established from time to time by the common council. the current fee schedule is on file at the office of the city clerk-treasurer.”

• Permit processPartial

  Building permit application inside Glenwood City city

  • Building inspector may refer requests to the common council to resolve related issues such as zoning status
  • Separate zoning and occupancy permit is required under § 450-8 b
  • Plans for buildings other than 1-2 family dwellings need state approval under § 184-10

  “application for a building permit shall be made in writing upon a form furnished by the building inspector or his designee”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Glenwood City or St. Croix County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Glenwood City city
• Inspections — Construction inspections inside Glenwood City city
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy inside Glenwood City city
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside Glenwood City city
• Minimum dwelling size — Residential districts inside Glenwood City city

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.