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

Rules another office applies inside Town of Hiles

Town of Hiles 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 treatment systems serving land inside Hiles town, which is within Wood County's unincorporated territory.

  • The POWTS Administrator administers and enforces Wood County Ordinance No. 702.
  • State requirements also apply under the ordinance.

  “Pursuant to Section 145.20(1), Wisconsin Statutes, the Wood County Board of Supervisors created the position of Private Onsite Waste Treatment System (POWTS) Administrator for Wood County who has the following duties and powers:”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  POWTS installations and existing POWTS serving land inside Hiles town.

  • The installing plumber must allow field inspection after construction and before backfilling.
  • Backfilling before inspection and approval is a violation unless county inspection requirements are not met.
  • A return inspection is required when the initial inspection finds incomplete or noncompliant work.
  • All POWTS are subject to a three-year maintenance program.
  • Treatment, holding, or dispersal components must be visibly inspected at least once every three years by a listed qualified professional.

  maintenance inspection interval: per 3 years (Applies to POWTS using a treatment, holding, or dispersal component.)

  “The installing plumber whose name appears on the sanitary permit shall allow the POWTS Administrator to make a field inspection of the POWTS installation, modification or reconnection after construction, but before backfilling, no later than the end of the next work day after which such work was completed on the system and the POWTS Administrator was notified, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays,.”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Wood County POWTS permits serving land inside Hiles town.

  • Fees are set and may be amended by the Wood County Board of Supervisors.
  • The ordinance directs that a current fee schedule be maintained as an addendum.
  • A double sanitary-permit fee applies when permit-required site activity begins before a permit is applied for and issued, except for emergency repairs authorized by the POWTS Administrator.

  “Permit fees shall be set and amended as needed by the Wood County Board of Supervisors. A current fee schedule shall be kept as an addendum to this ordinance.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Residential building construction inside Hiles town.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residences inside Hiles town.
• Building code adopted — Residential construction inside Hiles town.
• Inspections — Residential building inspections inside Hiles town, excluding POWTS inspections.
• Certificate of occupancy — New residential structures inside Hiles 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.