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

Rules another office applies inside Town of Milladore

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

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Milladore town that is outside incorporated village and city limits.

  • Wood County Ordinance #700 divides Milladore town into Forestry and Recreation and Unrestricted use districts.

  “the territory included in the boundaries of the following towns, to wit: Arpin, Auburndale, Cameron, Cary, Cranmoor, Dexter, Grand Rapids, Hanson, Hiles, Marshfield, Milladore, Port Edwards, Remington, Richfield, Rock, Rudolph, Saratoga, Seneca, Sherry, Sigel, and Wood, are hereby divided into two classes of use districts as follows, to wit: (A) Forestry and Recreation district, and (B) Unrestricted district.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Land inside Milladore town that is outside incorporated village and city limits.

  • District boundaries are shown on the official Wood County zoning map incorporated into Ordinance #700.

  “The boundaries of the aforesaid two (2) use districts are shown upon the official map of Wood county, attached hereto, being designated as the "Zoning Map Showing Use Districts" Wood County, Wisconsin, dated November 14th, 1934, and made part of this ordinance.”

• Living in an RVAllowed

  Parcels inside Milladore town classified in Wood County Ordinance #700's Unrestricted District.

  • The use remains subject to other applicable law.

  “In the unrestricted district, any land may be used for any purpose whatsoever, not in conflict with law.”

• Camping on your landAllowed

  Parcels inside Milladore town classified in Wood County Ordinance #700's Unrestricted District.

  • The use remains subject to other applicable law.

  “In the unrestricted district, any land may be used for any purpose whatsoever, not in conflict with law.”

• Tiny homesAllowed

  Parcels inside Milladore town classified in Wood County Ordinance #700's Unrestricted District.

  • The use remains subject to other applicable law.

  “In the unrestricted district, any land may be used for any purpose whatsoever, not in conflict with law.”

• Manufactured homesAllowed

  Parcels inside Milladore town classified in Wood County Ordinance #700's Unrestricted District.

  • The use remains subject to other applicable law.

  “In the unrestricted district, any land may be used for any purpose whatsoever, not in conflict with law.”

• Accessory dwellingsAllowed

  Parcels inside Milladore town classified in Wood County Ordinance #700's Unrestricted District.

  • The use remains subject to other applicable law.

  “In the unrestricted district, any land may be used for any purpose whatsoever, not in conflict with law.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private sewage systems on land inside Milladore town, which is within Wood County.

  • Wood County Ordinance #702 applies to all lands and waters within Wood County.
  • State plumbing requirements and Wood County Ordinance #702 form the regulatory framework.

  “The Wood County Planning & Zoning Office is the County agency responsible for the regulation and inspection of septic systems as well as the issuance of sanitary permits and any code enforcement that may be required.”

• Septic permitRequired

  POWTS work for structures or premises inside Milladore town.

  • Emergency repairs or removal of stoppages may occur without a sanitary permit if reported to the administrator as soon as possible for a determination whether a permit is required.
  • The permit and all applicable local, county, and state regulations must be complied with.

  “No person shall locate, install, move, reconstruct, extend, enlarge, convert, substantially alter or change the use of a POWTS or any of its component parts without the appropriate sanitary permit”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  Newly constructed structures and structures requiring a POWTS reconnection permit inside Milladore town.

  • Applies when the structure is not serviced by public sewer.
  • The system must be installed, inspected, and approved before occupancy.

  “The private sewage system or non-plumbing sanitation system for newly constructed structures or structures requiring a reconnection permit shall be installed, inspected and approved before the structure may be occupied.”

• Mandatory utility hookupSewer (with conditions)

  Premises inside Milladore town that have or are required to have plumbing fixtures or are used or intended for human occupation or occupancy.

  • A POWTS may be installed only where no public sewage system is available or likely to become available within two years.
  • The local municipality or utility providing sewer service determines whether public sewer is available.

  public-sewer prospective availability: <= 2 years (A POWTS may be installed only where public sewer is not available or likely to become available within this period.)

  “A POWTS may be installed only in those areas where no public sewage system is available or likely to become available within two (2) years. The determination of whether a public sewage system is available shall be made by the local municipality or utility that provides the sewer service.”

• Short-term rentalsAllowed

  Parcels inside Milladore town classified in Wood County Ordinance #700's Unrestricted District.

  • The use remains subject to other applicable law.

  “In the unrestricted district, any land may be used for any purpose whatsoever, not in conflict with law.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Residential building construction inside Milladore town.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder work inside Milladore town.
• Building code adopted — Building-code adoption for land inside Milladore town.
• Inspections — Residential building inspections inside Milladore town.
• Certificate of occupancy — Residential certificates of occupancy inside Milladore 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.