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

Town of Greenwood’s own rules

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Sanitation approval for applicable projects inside Greenwood town.

  • The Town application requires a County Sanitation Permit where applicable.
  • If there is no County Sanitation Permit for a housing or commercial building, the form calls for an affidavit for no sanitation; otherwise it calls for a Privy Permit.

  “1) County Sanitation Permit # ________________ If NO, for a housing or commercial bldg., submit Affidavit for no sanitation_______ Otherwise, Privy Permit #____________”

• Septic permitRequired

  Projects inside Greenwood town for which sanitation approval is applicable.

  • Required permits must be present when applying for the Town Building Information Permit, where applicable.
  • For a housing or commercial building with no County Sanitation Permit, submit an affidavit for no sanitation; otherwise provide a Privy Permit.

  “1) County Sanitation Permit # ________________ If NO, for a housing or commercial bldg., submit Affidavit for no sanitation_______ Otherwise, Privy Permit #____________”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Privy or no-sanitation proposals inside Greenwood town.

  • Requirements apply where applicable to the Town Building Information Permit application.
  • A housing or commercial building without a County Sanitation Permit requires an affidavit for no sanitation; otherwise a Privy Permit is required.

  “1) County Sanitation Permit # ________________ If NO, for a housing or commercial bldg., submit Affidavit for no sanitation_______ Otherwise, Privy Permit #____________”

• Driveway accessRequired

  Building Information Permit applications inside Greenwood town where a driveway permit is applicable.

  • Required permits must be present at application where applicable.
  • The Town application includes a Driveway Permit number.

  “Required Permits and other requirements: (The following requirements must be met and required permits must be present at the time of application for Building Information Permit, where applicable) [...] 6) Driveway Permit # ________________”

• Building in a floodplainLimited

  Development requiring a Town Building Information Permit inside Greenwood town where floodplain, wetland, or shoreland requirements apply.

  • County and State floodplain, wetland, and shoreland zoning requirements must be met and permits must be present at application where applicable.

  “Required Permits and other requirements: (The following requirements must be met and required permits must be present at the time of application for Building Information Permit, where applicable) [...] 3) County and State Floodplain, Wetland and Shoreland Zoning requirements”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Town Building Information Permit applications inside Greenwood town.

  • Required permits and other requirements must be met and present at application where applicable.
  • Application identifies County sanitation, State well, floodplain/wetland/shoreland, zoning, State plan-approval, driveway, UDC, and fire-number items.

  application expiration: 1 year

  “Required Permits and other requirements: (The following requirements must be met and required permits must be present at the time of application for Building Information Permit, where applicable) [...] I agree to comply with all required permits.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Greenwood

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

• Well permitRequired

  New private wells inside Greenwood town.

  • Advance notice is required before construction of a new private well that is not high capacity.
  • Exceptions to the notification requirement are high-capacity wells, reconstruction of existing wells, and wells on Native American property.
  • A Well Construction Notification Number must be obtained before construction; high-capacity or other wells requiring written DNR approval follow the approval's notification requirements.
  • A Well Construction Report must be submitted within 30 days after construction.

  Well Construction Notification fee: 50.5 USD (Fee and notification number are nonrefundable and nontransferable.)

  “Wisconsin law requires that a property owner provide advance notice to DNR before construction of any new private well that is not a high capacity well, and advance notice of any heat exchange drillhole construction (geothermal system) that does not require a written DNR approval. [...] Obtain a Well Construction Notification Number prior to constructing a well. This applies to both drilled wells and driven point wells.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner construction in Greenwood town.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of structures inside Greenwood town.
• Local zoning — Land inside Greenwood town.
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside Greenwood town.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside Greenwood 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.