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

Town of Sharon’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  New homes, buildings, agricultural structures, additions, commercial buildings, dwelling alterations, electrical work, decks, and outbuildings inside the Town of Sharon, Walworth County, Wisconsin.

  • Completed applications must be sent to the Town Inspector, who contacts the applicant with the total required fee.
  • Payments are made to the Town of Sharon; the Town instructs applicants not to send payment until the Inspector confirms the total.
  • Applicants must contact the Inspector before starting a project.
  • Applicants must contact Walworth County for any County permits or restrictions that may be required.

  “The Town requires building permits for new homes, buildings, ag structures, additions, commercial buildings, alterations to dwellings, electrical work, decks & outbuildings.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Town of Sharon, Walworth County, Wisconsin, that is within Walworth County zoning jurisdiction.

  • The Town approved the Walworth County Zoning Ordinance rather than adopting the cited ordinance as a Town-administered ordinance.
  • Walworth County administers the General Zoning Code for all unincorporated land except the Town of Bloomfield.
  • County jurisdiction excludes non-shoreland extraterritorial-zoning areas around the City of Elkhorn, Village of Williams Bay, and Village of Fontana.

  “The County's General Zoning Code applies to all lands within unincorporated Walworth County except for the Town of Bloomfield.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Septic systems installed for a single-family residence inside the Town of Sharon, Walworth County, Wisconsin, where the property is within County permitting jurisdiction.

  • A sanitary permit regulates where, what type, and what size of septic system is installed.
  • The County reviews and issues the sanitary permit together with the zoning and erosion-control permits.
  • The applicant must obtain the applicable Town building permit after the County permits are issued.

  “LURM issues all Sanitary Permits for the County and inspects all system installations for compliance to State codes.”

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.