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

Town of Wyoming’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Structures erected, moved onto, added onto, or placed on land inside the Town of Wyoming.

  • A Waupaca County Land Use Permit is required before the listed work; county zoning officials instruct applicants about building-permit requirements during the land-use-permit application.

  “All structures need to have a Land Use Permit from the county before they may be erected, pulled in, hauled in, added on to, or placed on any land in the Town of Wyoming.”

• InspectionsRequired

  Permits issued through the county planning and zoning program for projects inside the Town of Wyoming.

  • The county directory states that all permits are inspected for compliance; the town page identifies a building inspector and Uniform Dwelling Code inspector.

  “All permits are inspected for compliance of local, administrative, State and Federal regulations. This office facilitates the building inspection program for participating towns.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the Town of Wyoming, where the town adopted the Waupaca County zoning ordinance.

  • Waupaca County administers the adopted zoning ordinance and issues zoning and conditional-use permits.

  “The Town of Wyoming has adopted Waupaca County zoning ordinances.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Building lots created through the Town of Wyoming current land-division zoning.

  • The town lists differing density standards for Private Recreation Forestry, Agriculture Recreation, and Ag and Woodland Transition; all have the stated minimum lot size.

  minimum lot size: >= 2 acres (Applies to the town's listed current land-division zoning categories)

  “Private Recreation Forestry: 1 unit in 20 acres [...] Agriculture Recreation: 1 unit in 10 acres [...] Ag and Woodland Transition: 1 unit in 5 acres [...] All with a minimum lot size of 2 acres”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Recreational vehicles placed on private property inside the Town of Wyoming for more than 30 days and used for human habitation.

  • County sanitary and land-use permits are required; a conditional-use permit may also be required.

  RV placement duration: > 30 days (Only where used for human habitation)

  “County Sanitary permits are required for Recreational Vehicles placed on property in excess of 30 days, which are used for human habitation. These situations also require a Land Use Permit from Waupaca County, and may require a Conditional Use permit.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Sanitary permitting inside the Town of Wyoming.

  • Waupaca County Planning & Zoning administers sanitary ordinances and issues sanitary permits.

  “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 permitRequired

  Recreational vehicles placed on property inside the Town of Wyoming for more than 30 days and used for human habitation.

  • The RV also requires a Waupaca County Land Use Permit and may require a conditional-use permit.

  RV placement duration: > 30 days (Only where the RV is used for human habitation)

  “County Sanitary permits are required for Recreational Vehicles placed on property in excess of 30 days, which are used for human habitation. These situations also require a Land Use Permit from Waupaca County, and may require a Conditional Use permit.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  County sanitary permits issued for land inside the Town of Wyoming.

  • The county describes inspection as applying to all permits it administers.

  “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. All permits are inspected for compliance of local, administrative, State and Federal regulations.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  All land divisions inside the Town of Wyoming.

  • The town Comprehensive Planning Committee must approve the land division before it goes to the Town Board.

  “ALL land divisions in the Town of Wyoming must be approved by the Comprehensive Planning Committee, before going to the Town Board.”

• Driveway accessRequired

  New driveways inside the Town of Wyoming.

  • Applicant must contact the town chairman for application and approval; the town says there is no charge.

  driveway permit fee: 0 USD

  “Yes, that needs a permit also. Please contact Chairman Burton Brady, 715-881-1409 for application and approval. There is no charge for a driveway permit.”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Development requiring a floodplain permit inside the Town of Wyoming.

  • Waupaca County Planning & Zoning administers the floodplain ordinance and issues related permits.

  “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 feesPublished (with conditions)

  Town of Wyoming driveway permits.

  • The town page directs applicants to contact the town chairman for application and approval.

  driveway permit fee: 0 USD

  “Yes, that needs a permit also. Please contact Chairman Burton Brady, 715-881-1409 for application and approval. There is no charge for a driveway permit.”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Structures inside the Town of Wyoming requiring county land-use authorization.

  • Applicants are directed to contact Waupaca County Zoning to apply; zoning officials instruct applicants regarding building-permit requirements during the land-use application.

  “Contact Waupaca County Zoning to apply for a Land Use Permit. Zoning officials will instruct you on Building Permit requirements at the time of application for the Land Use Permit.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Wyoming

Town of Wyoming 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 the Town of Wyoming.

  • High-capacity wells, reconstruction of existing wells, and wells on Native American property are exceptions to the notification requirement; high-capacity or other wells requiring written DNR approval follow the notification requirements in that approval.

  Well Construction Notification fee: 50.5 USD (The fee and notification number are not refundable or transferable)

  “Obtain a Well Construction Notification Number prior to constructing a well. This applies to both drilled wells and driven point wells. For high capacity wells or other wells that require written DNR approval, follow the notification requirements in your approval.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside the Town of Wyoming.
• Building code adopted — Building-code adoption for construction inside the Town of Wyoming.
• Certificate of occupancy — New or altered buildings inside the Town of Wyoming.
• Minimum dwelling size — Residential dwellings inside the Town of Wyoming.
• Setbacks — Structures inside the Town of Wyoming.

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.