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

Rules another office applies inside Town of Christiana

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

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  New construction and inspection of one- and 2-family dwellings inside Christiana town, Vernon County, WI under the state Uniform Dwelling Code

  • Applies to one- and 2-family dwellings only, per s. 101.63(1).
  • Local building inspection responsibility under the state code was not verified for Christiana town.

  “Wisconsin's Uniform Dwelling Code (UDC), as contained in chs. SPS 320 to 325. This Code establishes statewide construction and inspection standards for one- and two-family dwellings, including modular homes.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Purchase or installation of a private on-site wastewater (septic) treatment system on land inside Christiana town, Vernon County, WI; the permit is issued by the governmental unit responsible for POWTS regulation, which for this town was not identified

  • Permit is issued by the governmental unit responsible for regulating private on-site wastewater treatment systems; that unit for Christiana town was not identified.
  • The governmental unit approves or disapproves the sanitary permit under department rules (s. 145.19(1m) and s. 145.20(2)(b)).
  • A sanitary permit is valid for 2 years from issue and renewable for similar periods (s. 145.19(7)).
  • A governmental unit may set a local fee above the department minimum (s. 145.19(2)), and may not charge more than one fee per 12-month period.

  groundwater fee per sanitary permit: 25 USD (in addition to the sanitary permit fee under s. 145.19(2)) · 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

  Installation of a private on-site wastewater (septic) system on land inside Christiana town, Vernon County, WI; inspection is performed by the governmental unit responsible for POWTS regulation

  • Inspection occurs after construction but before backfilling, within the time limit stated in s. 145.20(2)(d).
  • The governmental unit is not required to inspect where a building is constructed that does not require connection to an existing private on-site wastewater treatment system (s. 145.20(2)(h)).
  • The responsible governmental unit for Christiana town was not identified.

  “inspect all private on-site wastewater treatment systems after construction but before backfilling no later than the end of the next workday, excluding saturdays, sundays and holidays, after receiving notice from the plumber in charge.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits for construction inside Christiana town, Vernon County, WI
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for a home inside Christiana town, Vernon County, WI
• Inspections — Building inspection for construction inside Christiana town, Vernon County, WI
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new dwellings inside Christiana town, Vernon County, WI
• Local zoning — Whether Christiana town (Vernon County, WI) adopts and administers its own zoning ordinance

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.