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

Rules another office applies inside Town of Mukwa

Town of Mukwa 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 on-site wastewater (septic) systems on land inside Mukwa town; the county planning office issues sanitary permits for Waupaca County under state law

  • State statute requires a sanitary permit from the governmental unit responsible for regulating private on-site systems (Wis. Stat. 145.19 and 145.20), and the county page states the county issues the sanitary permits.
  • Mukwa town is not listed on the county page as handling its own sanitary permits; no Mukwa-specific septic ordinance was found.

  “issues all sanitary permits for waupaca county”

• Septic permitRequired

  Purchase or installation of a private on-site wastewater treatment system on land inside Mukwa town

  • The sanitary permit is issued by the governmental unit responsible for private on-site systems (for Mukwa, the county per the county page), not by the state.
  • The permit is valid for 2 years from issue and renewable for similar periods (Wis. Stat. 145.19(7)).
  • A sanitary permit may be transferred to a subsequent owner, who must obtain a new copy from the issuing agent (Wis. Stat. 145.19(8)).
  • Permit fees beyond the state groundwater fee are set by the governmental unit under 145.19(2); the local fee was not found.

  groundwater fee per sanitary permit: 25 USD (in addition to the local sanitary permit fee under 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.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land divisions of land inside Mukwa town

  • The county planning office reviews all land divisions for compliance with the Waupaca County subdivision ordinance (Chapter 37 per the code index).
  • Subdivision standards and thresholds were not opened.

  “reviews all land divisions to make sure they are compliant with the waupaca county subdivision ordinance”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Planning and zoning office permit fees for land use, shoreland and sanitary-related applications for parcels inside Mukwa town

  • The planning office states its fee schedule increases effective January 1, 2026; the 2026 fee schedule document is linked from the page but its amounts were not opened.
  • Sanitary maintenance fees increased to $10 annually and appear on the property tax bill, per the same page.
  • The office accepts cash, checks or credit card payments, per the same page.

  “note: effective january 1, 2026, the planning and zoning office fee schedule will be increasing.”

• Permit processPartial

  Land use permits for structures on land inside Mukwa town (Town of Mukwa is not one of the towns that issues its own land use permits according to the county page)

  • Land use permits are required for all structures that will be on the property for more than 30 calendar days in a year, per the county page.
  • Dupont, Fremont and Harrison issue their own land use permits for properties not in shoreland areas; Mukwa is not listed among them.
  • The county planning office issues shoreland permits for all structures within the shoreland in all townships, including dupont, fremont and harrison).
  • Application steps, fees and forms were not opened; only the office's permit role was confirmed, so the process is only partly published here.

  “the waupaca county planning & zoning office issues land use permits for all structures that will be on your property for more than 30 calendar days in a year (dupont, fremont and harrison issue their own land use permits for properties not in shoreland areas.)”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permit requirement for new construction inside Mukwa town
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption for residential construction inside Mukwa town
• Building code adopted — Building code adopted for construction inside Mukwa town
• Inspections — Building inspection for construction inside Mukwa town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new dwellings inside Mukwa 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.