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

Rules another office applies inside Town of Pigeon

Town of Pigeon does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Building permitRequired

  New dwellings and related building work for which the Trempealeau County Department of Land Management issues uniform building permits; applicability specifically inside Pigeon town is not stated on the cited page

  • Permit fee schedule note: 'includes all required building, hvac, electric & plumbing permits, and final occupancy permit' and 'does not include land use / zoning permit'.
  • Work started before obtaining a permit: fee shall be doubled or $200.00, whichever is greater (fee schedule note 2).

  “A UDC seal is required for all new one and two family dwellings (see below).”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  New dwellings permitted through Trempealeau County Department of Land Management; applicability inside Pigeon town not separately stated

  • Final occupancy permit is included in the new-dwelling permit package; it is not a separate land use / zoning permit.

  “Includes all required building, HVAC, electric & plumbing permits, and final occupancy permit, does not include Land Use / Zoning Permit.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Installation of a private on-site wastewater treatment system (septic) on any property in Wisconsin, including Pigeon town

  • Sanitary permit issued by the governmental unit responsible for regulating private on-site systems (for Pigeon town, presumed to be Trempealeau County; not confirmed on the cited page).
  • Sanitary permit is valid for 2 years from issue and renewable for similar periods.
  • Permit may be transferred to a subsequent owner, who must obtain a new copy from the issuing agent.
  • Governmental unit may not charge less than the DNR-determined minimum fee; groundwater fee of $25 per sanitary permit.

  sanitary permit validity: 2 years (renewable for similar periods)

  “no person may purchase or install a private on-site wastewater treatment system unless the owner of the property on which the private on-site wastewater treatment system is to be installed holds a valid sanitary permit issued under this section.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  Private on-site wastewater treatment systems installed in Wisconsin, including Pigeon town; inspecting unit presumed to be Trempealeau County

  • Inspection occurs after construction but before backfilling, no later than the end of the next workday (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) after notice from the plumber in charge.
  • Inspection duty belongs to the governmental unit responsible for regulating the system under Wis. Stat. 145.20(2)(d).

  “inspect all private on-site wastewater treatment systems after construction but before backfilling no later than the end of the next workday”

• Permit feesPublished

  Land use / zoning permit fees for new one- and two-family dwellings processed by Trempealeau County Department of Land Management; applicability inside Pigeon town not separately stated on the cited page

  • Fee schedule effective 1/1/25 (rev. 7/01/2015 noted on the worksheet).
  • Work started before obtaining a permit: fee doubled or $200.00, whichever is greater.
  • Permit fees are not refundable.
  • Renewal fee note (note 5) is truncated in the source text and was not fully read.

  land use / zoning permit, 1-family or 2-family residential (administrative, land use / zoning related site evaluation): 210 USD (per fee schedule effective 1/1/25; other building, HVAC, electrical and plumbing permits are separate) · well permit fee line: 65 USD (per fee schedule worksheet)

  “Residential housing (Dwellings, houses and additions including attached garages) - Administrative, Land use / Zoning Related Site Evaluation ………………………………$210.00 $___________”

• Permit processPartial

  Land use and uniform building permit applications in Trempealeau County; the town-signature step applies where the project is in a town

  • Application must be signed by the town or city official before it is presented and paid at the county office.
  • Form has a town/village/city checkbox and a 'for towns' driveway section, so the town role for Pigeon is inferred from the form and not separately confirmed by a Pigeon page.
  • Process details beyond the form (inspection scheduling, appeals) were not reviewed.

  “must be signed by town or city official prior to presentation and payment at the county office.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Pigeon or Trempealeau County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Whether an owner may build a home without a licensed contractor inside Pigeon town
• Building code adopted — Which building code applies to dwellings inside Pigeon town
• Local zoning — Whether Pigeon town itself adopts and administers a zoning ordinance for land inside its limits
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts for land inside Pigeon town
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size inside Pigeon town

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.