Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Port Edwards, Wisconsin

Village of Port Edwards’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Any building or structure built inside Port Edwards village

  • Permit obtained from the building inspector before construction starts; commencement includes excavation or forming cement work.
  • Section refers to ch. 14 of the village code (not opened).

  “no building or structure, or any part thereof, shall hereafter be built within the village unless a permit therefor shall first be obtained by the owner or his agent from the building inspector.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Buildings moved into or relocated within Port Edwards village, and use of vacant land

  • Issued only when building/land and proposed use conform to chapter 17.
  • Section text carries an exception for certain properties holding a valid zoning permit (text cut off in review).

  “no building hereafter moved into or relocated within the village shall be so occupied or used until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the building inspector.”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Port Edwards village limits

  • Copy is hosted on the Wood County website; the village's own site/code host was not opened, so currency of the text is unverified.
  • Chapter says it is adopted under Wis. Stat. 62.23(7) and 61.35.

  “this chapter shall be known as, referred to or cited as the "zoning code, village of port edwards, wisconsin."”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Port Edwards village

  • Districts include R-1, R-2, R-3, R-3L, PUD, R-4 mobile home park, R-5 multi-family, B-1, B-2, M-1, M-2, A-1, A-2, CON, floodplain and shoreland-wetland.

  “17.07 zoning districts 17.08 r-l single- and two-family residential district 17.09 r-2 single-family residential district”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  R-1 single- and two-family residential district, single-family dwellings, inside Port Edwards village

  • Two-family dwellings in R-1 also need 75 ft frontage and 7,500 sq. ft.
  • Existing vacant substandard lots at least 60 ft wide and 6,000 sq. ft. of record may be used as a single-family site (17.05(4)).

  minimum lot area: >= 7500 sq ft · minimum lot frontage: >= 75 ft

  “(a) single-family dwellings. lot frontage. minimum 75 ft. lot area. minimum 7,500 sq. ft.”

• SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

  R-1 district, single-family principal building, inside Port Edwards village

  • Accessory buildings: front yard minimum 25 ft, side 3 ft, rear 3 ft (single-family).

  front yard: >= 25 ft · side yards: 7 ft one side, 10 ft other side · rear yard: >= 20 % of lot depth

  “principal building: front yard. side yards. rear yard. building height. minimum 25 ft. minimum 7 ft. one side 10 ft. other side minimum 20% of lot depth maximum 35 ft.”

• Lot coverageDistrict specific (with conditions)

  R-1 district single-family lots inside Port Edwards village

  principal building coverage: <= 30 % of lot area · accessory buildings coverage: <= 10 % of lot area

  “lot coverage: principal building. maximum 30% of lot accessory buildings. maximum 10% of lot area”

• Building heightDistrict specific (with conditions)

  R-1 district principal building inside Port Edwards village

  maximum building height: <= 35 ft

  “principal building: front yard. side yards. rear yard. building height. minimum 25 ft. minimum 7 ft. one side 10 ft. other side minimum 20% of lot depth maximum 35 ft.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Port Edwards village
• Building code adopted — Port Edwards village building code
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Port Edwards village
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size inside Port Edwards village
• Living in an RV — RV occupancy inside Port Edwards village

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.