Price County Building Requirements

~Township, State, and Federal permits may also be required for your project~

This guide has been put together to aide in the building process and provide a checklist of requirements.  It will help you fill out all the necessary forms for your project and help to limit the amount of time for the permit process.  The following list of projects is in an outline form to show what permits are required to be obtained before the project may begin.  If you have any questions please contact the Price County Zoning Department.

New Dwelling (all of the following must be submitted)

1)      Price County Application Please complete this application form.  A plot plan must be drawn on the back of the form or on a separate sheet to indicate the proposed site(s) in relationship to lot lines, roads, lakes, etc.  Multiply the square footage of the dwelling by the appropriate fee to determine the permit fee.  The sanitary permit must be obtained before a land use permit can be released. 

2)  911 Uniform Number    $40.00

a)      911 Emergency Number Application Fill out the application completely.  An example of how to fill out the application is on the back of application. 

b)      Driveway Access Permit  (Or obtain from highway dept.)  The type of driveway access permit required depends upon what type of road your driveway connects to.  If you are going to be building a new driveway on a town road the town chairman must sign the sheet.  A new number on an existing driveway would also require the town chairman to sign the driveway access permit.  A list of Town Chairpersons is provided. If your driveway is on a county highway or a state highway contact the Price County Highway Department at 339-3081 to obtain a driveway access permit. 

3)      Sanitary Permit (two options are available to meet sanitary requirements) 

a)      State sanitary permit  A state sanitary permit is obtained by first having a soil test done on your property.  Take the soil test to a Wisconsin Licensed Plumber.  The plumber will have you sign the necessary forms and submit all the information to obtain a permit.  If possible, obtain the permit at least a year before you anticipate to build.  The permit is good for two years.  A list of plumbers and soil testers are provided.

b)  Privy permit  A privy may be installed to meet the requirements for sanitary.  There are two types of privies.  There is an open pit privy that requires you to have a soil boring to ensure the soils allow for it and you’ll have to sign the Privy Installation Agreement.  The other type of privy is a vaulted privy.  It does not require a soil test, but it still requires the Privy Installation Agreement.  In shoreland areas a vaulted privy can only be utilized.

Accessory Buildings or Dwelling Additions not affecting septic systems 

1)      Price County Application  Please complete the application form.  A plot plan must be drawn on the back of the form or on a separate sheet to indicate the proposed site(s) in relationship to lot lines, roads, lakes, etc.  Multiply the square footage of the dwelling by the appropriate fee to determine the permit fee.

Dwelling additions that modify wastewater flow (bedroom additions) 

1)      Price County Application  Please complete the application form.  A plot plan must be drawn on the back of the form or on a separate sheet to indicate the proposed site(s) in relationship to lot lines, roads, lakes, etc.  Multiply the square footage of the dwelling by the appropriate fee to determine the permit fee. 

2)      Septic System Inspection (one or both of the following may need to be performed) 

a)      Septic Tank Inspection  The septic tank will need to be pumped and inspected by a POWTS inspector, POWTS maintainer, WI Licensed Plumber, or a Septic Hauler to ensure the tank does not have any holes. 

b)   Soil Inspection  Most septic systems newer than 1980 will have a soil test on record and will not require a soil boring.  Many septic systems older than 1980 did not have a soil test done and will require a soil boring to ensure that the septic system has at least 36 inches of “good” soil to a limiting factor such as high ground water.

Sanitary System Setback Parameters

Horizontal Setbacks of Zoning Districts

I.          Land Use Permits

                                                            Non-shoreland                Shoreland

1.        New Home or        $0.22/sq. ft.                  $0.22/sq. ft.

Mobile home          $100.00 Minimum        $100.00 Minimum 

(Fee is based upon finished area, including basements, lofts, etc.)                 

                                                                 

Additions                $0.15/sq. ft                   $0.15/sq. ft.

      .                       $50.00 Minimum          $50.00 Minimum

          Accessory              $0.10/sq. ft.                  $0.10/sq. ft.

Buildings                $50.00 Minimum            $50.00 Minimum

Additions:             $0.10/sq. ft with no min.

                                                                 

Decks/Three Season Porches:                   

                                $0.15/sq. ft.                   $0.15/sq. ft.

2.  Grading and/or Filling…………………………………………………………………   $100.00

            3.  Remodeling Fee........................................................................................   $100.00

A Land Use Permit is not required for additions to buildings used for human habitation when the addition does not exceed 80 square feet of horizontal expansion; nor is a Land Use Permit required for farm buildings, school bus stop shelters, temporary shelters for horses, equipment for humans at a logging or pulpwood cutting operation or handicap ramps used exclusively to enter and exit a dwelling provided such structures meet the dimensional and setback requirements of the ordinances.

II.        State Sanitary Permit

      1)  Non-Pressurized In-Ground…….  $275.00               8)  Revision Fee………..........  $50.00

      2)  Holding Tanks…………………...   $345.00                9)  Repair Fee..................... .  $50.00

      3)  Mound………………………….....  $325.00               10) Permit Renewal.................  $50.00

      4)  Pressurized In-Ground …………   $325.00              11) Permit Transfer.................... $25.00

      5)  At-Grade……………………….....  $325.00               12) Reconnect.........................  $50.00

6)      Aerobic Treatment Unit………...  $345.00               13) Holding Tank Review Fee.... $60.00

7)  Sand Filter................................ $345.00                                                                               

III.      Privy Permit...................................................................................................................   $45.00

IV.      Certified Soil Test Filing Fee ........................................................................................   $25.00

V.       Land Divisions.............................................................................................................     $ 100.00 first lot + $ 20.00 each additional lot, plus survey review fees if applicable   

VI.      Conditional Use/Special Exception Permits ……………………………………..........…..……  $170.00

VII.     Board of Adjustment Variance .........…………...................................…...........……...……  $500.00

VIII.    Petition for Zoning Amendment (Rezone).........................................................................   $200.00

IX.     Sign Permits  ................................................................................................................    $20.00

X.      Non-Metallic Mining .........................................................................................................  See Ordinance

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

SHORELAND CUTTING AND GRADING  The first 35 feet inland from the Ordinary Highwater Mark is protected.  Check with the Zoning Office before you decide to cut trees, remove brush or grade within the buffer area.  Grading and/or filling more than 5000 square feet requires a permit if you live in a shoreland district.  Check with the Zoning Office to see if you are in a shoreland district. 

MOBILE HOMES AND RV’s  A mobile home less than 32 feet long is considered to be a recreation vehicle.  RV’s may be kept on a parcel for up to four months in a calendar year without a permit.  The site must have a 911 number and sanitary system.  If the RV is on a parcel for more than four months, a land use permit must be obtained.  A mobile home longer than 32 feet must have a land use permit and a sanitary permit to be considered a habitable structure.  In Recreational-Residential Zoning Districts, mobile homes older than 1976 are not allowed. 

WATERFRONT STORAGE STRUCTURES  Waterfront storage structures are permitted under a Conditional Use Permit with a Land Use permit also being required.  The primary use of the structure shall be for the storage of watercraft.  It must be located at least 35 feet from the ordinary highwater mark and shall not exceed 300 square feet in area.  Waterfront storage structures shall not be constructed where the existing slope is more than 20%. 

MINIMUM LOT SIZES  All lots abutting water shall be 30,000 square feet in area and shall have 150 feet of frontage.  All lots in Sanitary Districts shall have a minimum of 10,000 square feet in area.  All other lots shall be 1 acre in size.  Any lot created must have 40 feet of frontage on a public road or have a recorded easement 66 feet wide to the lot from a public road.  All land divisions must be received by the 15^th of each month to be considered at the following month’s Zoning Committee meeting.   

CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS  In each zoning district, there are specific listed uses.  If you do not fall under one of the specific permitted uses, a Conditional Use Permit is required.  Home and expanded home occupations, commercial activities, etc. require a Conditional Use Permit.  The Zoning Committee shall notify every landowner within 300 feet of the proposed site and a public hearing will be conducted after a class II notice is published in the newspaper for two weeks.  The applications must be received by the 1^st of each month to considered at the next month’s Zoning Committee meeting.

Dwelling Setback Parameters 

-Ordinary Highwater Mark (OHWM) of a lake, river or stream…………......…………………...75 feet

-Well …………………………………………………………………………...……………………… 2 feet

-Centerline of State Highway...........................................................................................110 feet

                        or right-of-way line of a State Highway .................................................... 50 feet

-Centerline of County Highway.........................................................................................75 feet

                        or right-of-way line of a County Highway ...................................................42 feet

-Centerline of Town Road ............................................................................................... 63 feet

                        or right-of-way line of a Town Road ..........................................................30 feet