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

Town of Lind’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Town of Lind; zoning is administered by Waupaca County Planning & Zoning rather than by a separately identified Town zoning department.

  • Town source identifies Waupaca County Planning & Zoning as the manager.

  “Planning and Zoning in the Town of Lind is managed by the Waupaca County Planning & Zoning Department.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning map coverage for land inside Lind town.

  • Town identifies its present zoning map, while Waupaca County manages planning and zoning.

  “Town of Lind Present Land Use: Present Zoning Map”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Lots created through a land division or subdivision inside Lind town.

  • Applies to lots in a land division or subdivision; it is not a general zoning-district lot-size finding.

  minimum lot size exclusive of road right-of-way: 1 acre (Lots in a land division or subdivision)

  “Minimum lot size, exclusive of road right-of-way, shall be one (1) acre.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land divisions and subdivisions inside Lind town.

  • The ordinance excludes transfers by will or court order, leases not exceeding 10 years, mortgages, easements, and qualifying exchanges between adjoining owners.
  • A subdivision requires a preliminary plat and final plat.

  subdivision threshold: three or more lots, tracts or parcels of five acres each or less, including successive division within five years

  “A subdivision is the division of any lot, tract or parcel of land where the act of division creates three or more lots, tracts or parcels of five acres each or less in area, or where the act of division created three or more lots, tracts or parcels of land five acres each or less in area by successive division within a five year period.”

• Driveway accessRequired

  Driveway accesses and culverts in public rights-of-way inside Lind town.

  • County, state, or federal highway accesses may require additional approvals; where multiple units have approval authority, the most restrictive requirements apply.
  • Permit application must be in writing, include a scaled site plan, and be accompanied by the fee.
  • The ordinance became effective the day after publication or posting following Town Board adoption; it was adopted June 14, 2021.

  permit validity after approval: 90 days

  “No driveway access and/or culvert in a public right-of-way may hereinafter be installed, relocated or replaced without a driveway access/culvert permit as provided herein.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Town-issued permits inside Lind town, including the Town's published permit-fee schedule.

  • The opened Town ordinance index identifies a 2026 permit-fee schedule but the accessible PDF text did not expose its fee amounts.

  “Resolution 2026-2 Permit Fee Schedule Download”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Lind

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

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private onsite wastewater systems inside Lind town, as part of Waupaca County.

  • County Planning & Zoning issues sanitary permits countywide.

  “Issues all sanitary permits for Waupaca County”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Residential building construction inside Lind town.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residences inside Lind town.
• Building code adopted — Building-code adoption for construction inside Lind town.
• Inspections — Residential construction inside Lind town.
• Certificate of occupancy — New or altered dwellings inside Lind 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.