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

Town of Lebanon’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction projects inside the Town of Lebanon subject to the town building-permit program.

  • Construction commencing before a building permit is issued results in doubled fees.
  • The property owner or contractor must contact Waupaca County Zoning to determine whether a county land-use permit is required.

  “ALL FEES WILL DOUBLE IF CONSTRUCTION COMMENCES BEFORE A BUILDING PERMIT IS ISSUED.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private sanitary systems inside the Town of Lebanon, which participates in the county comprehensive-zoning program.

  • Waupaca County Planning & Zoning administers the sanitary ordinance and issues sanitary permits.
  • All permits are inspected for compliance with local, administrative, state, and federal regulations.

  “administering the [...] Sanitary [...] Ordinances”

• Septic permitRequired

  Sanitary systems inside the Town of Lebanon under the county-administered sanitary ordinance.

  • Waupaca County Planning & Zoning issues sanitary permits.
  • For systems other than a residential conventional system, Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services approval is required before permit issuance.

  “This office is in charge of administering the Zoning, Sanitary, Subdivision, Non-Metallic Mining, Mobile Service Facility, Shoreland and Floodplain Ordinances by issuing all related land use, conditional use, zone changes, shoreland/mitigation and sanitary permits.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  Permitted sanitary systems inside the Town of Lebanon under Waupaca County sanitary administration.

  • The county states that all permits are inspected for compliance with local, administrative, state, and federal regulations.

  “All permits are inspected for compliance”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land divisions and subdivisions inside the Town of Lebanon under the town's county comprehensive-zoning participation.

  • The county Planning & Zoning Department administers the Subdivision Ordinance.
  • The town states that additional dwelling units require a land division if a development right is available.

  “This office is in charge of administering the Zoning, Sanitary, Subdivision, Non-Metallic Mining, Mobile Service Facility, Shoreland and Floodplain Ordinances by issuing all related land use, conditional use, zone changes, shoreland/mitigation and sanitary permits.”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Development subject to floodplain regulation inside the Town of Lebanon under county ordinance administration.

  • Waupaca County Planning & Zoning administers the Floodplain Ordinance and issues related permits.
  • The town participates in county comprehensive zoning and cooperates with the Planning and Zoning Office in county-ordinance administration.

  “This office is in charge of administering the Zoning, Sanitary, Subdivision, Non-Metallic Mining, Mobile Service Facility, Shoreland and Floodplain Ordinances by issuing all related land use, conditional use, zone changes, shoreland/mitigation and sanitary permits.”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  New-home and other building-permit applications inside the Town of Lebanon.

  • For a new home, the applicant completes the online permit request, receives a code, and emails or calls the code to the town building inspector.
  • For other projects, the applicant completes and prints the Wisconsin Uniform Building Permit Application, contacts the inspector for fees, and mails the form with payment.

  “you will receive a code. [...] Complete the form (online), print it”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built dwellings inside the Town of Lebanon.
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside the Town of Lebanon.
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy for structures inside the Town of Lebanon.
• Zoning districts — County comprehensive-zoning districts applicable inside the Town of Lebanon.
• Minimum dwelling size — Residential districts inside the Town of Lebanon.

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.