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

Town of Marion’s own rules

• Local zoningAbsent (with conditions)

  Zoning for land inside Marion town limits: the town does not administer its own zoning ordinance; Waushara County zoning administers zoning there

  • Waushara County zoning applies in place of a town zoning ordinance; the county's district rules are recorded in separate county-scope claims.
  • The county comprehensive plan states that, with the exception of the Town of Warren, unincorporated communities in Waushara County use county zoning (waushara-county-plan-ch7), which supports applying county zoning to Marion town.
  • The town page says zoning is handled by the county; it does not use the words 'no zoning ordinance', so this absence rests on that administrative statement.

  “all zoning & building permits are handled by waushara county zoning.”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Marion

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

• Building permitRequired

  Zoning and building permits for construction inside Marion town; Waushara County issues them for the town

  • Construction may proceed after the county permit is issued.
  • Permit fees, application steps and the county's building code were not retrieved.

  “all zoning & building permits are handled by waushara county zoning.”

• Zoning districtsPartial

  County zoning districts that apply to land in Marion town (county-administered, not town-adopted)

  • Map is dated 2010 (ECWRPC, from Waushara County 2008 data); current Chapter 58 district list and map were not confirmed.
  • Map legend also lists agricultural residential (a-r), commercial, manufacturing, and planned-development districts; not all were recorded.

  “(rs-10) residential single family (minimum lot size 10000 square feet)”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Land zoned RS-10 (residential single family) under Waushara County zoning in Marion town, main single-family district

  • Figure taken from the 2010 map legend; confirm against current Chapter 58 text.
  • Applies only to parcels in the RS-10 district.

  minimum lot size: >= 10000 square feet

  “(rs-10) residential single family (minimum lot size 10000 square feet)”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • District specific (with conditions) — Land zoned RS-20 (residential single family) under Waushara County zoning in Marion town

    “(rs-20) residential single family (minimum lot size 20000 square feet)”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private on-site wastewater (septic) systems on land inside Marion town

  • The county plan says the county enforces these regulations 'in all jurisdictions'.
  • The county sanitary ordinance text, permit process, and any state delegation were not retrieved.

  “waushara county enforces shoreland zoning and private on-site wastewater treatment system regulations in all jurisdictions.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption from permit or licensing for Marion town
• Building code adopted — Building code applied to construction in Marion town
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction in Marion town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes in Marion town
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size in Marion 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.