Zoning INFORMATION
ZONING
Administrative Lists
NOTE:
If you do not know what municipality you are in (it may not be the same as your mailing address)
please see our
Service Areas page for more information.
Village of Ellsworth
& ETZ
Permit Application Process
The following municipalities serve as their own zoning authority--Contact the Municipal Hall of the City, Town, or Village.
City of Prescott
Town of St. Joseph
Town of River Falls
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Village of Baldwin
Village of Bay City
Village of Elmwood
Village of Maiden Rock
Village of Roberts
Village of Spring Valley
Village of Wilson
The City of River Falls is the zoning authority for the River Falls ETZ.
All Croix Inspections, Corp.
issues zoning permits for the
Village of Ellworth and the ETZ in the Towns of Trimbelle and Ellsworth.
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The zoning authority for the following municipalities is Pierce County-Land Management:
Town of Clifton
Town of Gilman
Town of Hartland
Town of Isabelle
Town of Maiden Rock
Town of Martell
Town of Oak Grove
Town of Salem
Town of Trimbelle
Town of Union
The zoning authority for the following municipalities is St. Croix County-Community Development:
Town of Baldwin
Town of Eau Galle
Town of Erin Prairie
Town of Hammond
Town of Kinnickinnic
Town of Richmond
Town of Somerset
Zoning Permits vs. Building Permits: What's the Difference?
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Zoning permits are in reference to the land-- how the geographical features, setbacks, easements, etc. affect placement of a structure and how the intended use of that property (land) fits within the community.
Building permits refer to the actual construction of the structure and the codes relevant to building. The use of the structure is relevant as far as determining what building code the structure’s construction will follow— the WI Commercial Building Code or The Uniform Dwelling Code but the use of the land/property refers only to the zoning code..
Zoning code definitions/terminology and building code definitions/terminology are not interchangeable. Even common words like ”dwelling,” “residential,” “ commercial,” may be defined differently under each. This means that the zoning department may define your project as a residential accessory use but the building inspector’s office may define that structure as being a commercial structure that requires it to be built to the commercial building code.
It is the applicants' responsibility to secure any needed zoning (or any other local, state or federal permits) before applying for a building permit.
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