Zoning
| Mission Statement To promote and protect public health, safety and welfare, encourage orderly and sustainable economic growth and development, protect and preserve natural resources and geographic features, and encourage planned and orderly land use based on compatibility thereby safeguarding property values. |
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| Zoning Ordinance Amendment Proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment - Ordinance # 19-08-01 Public Hearing scheduled for July 11, 2019 |
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The Zoning Department is responsible for the administration of the Buffalo County Zoning Ordinance 2018 which establishes the controls for most types of land use and development within all unincorporated areas of the county.
Other ordinances administered within the Department as stand-alone ordinances include:
The State of Wisconsin has mandated that counties are responsible for the administration of several State Statutes that have local as well as more far reaching considerations and effects. Those Statutes/Ordinances include: |
Zoning Annual Report 2017 Annual Report Zoning Department Permit Applications Conditional Use Permit Application Administrative Conditional Use Permit Application Conditional Use Permit Application - Nonmetallic Mining Only Driveway Permit Application Rezone Application Special Exception Application Uniform Address Number Permit Application Variance Application Information Zoning Permit Application Private Drive Name Approval Form Town Road Name Approval Zoning Permit Application Fees Permit Fee Schedule Sanitary Permit Applications For Sanitary Program Information Contact Zoning Specialist 608-685-6265 Change of Plumber Form Holding Tank Agreement Holding Tank Restrictive Covenant (<160 gpd use) Holding Tank Servicing Contract Modification/Repair Permit Application Non-Plumbing Permit Application POWTS Certification of Inspection Form Reconnect Permit Application State Sanitary Permit Application Wisconsin Loan & Grant Information CDBG Home Repair Loan Brochure USDA Rural Housing Loan Wisconsin Fund Information Wisconsin Fund Application Additional Resources Plumbers/Pumpers/Soil Testers Surveyors |
Conditional Use and Variances
Applicants seeking a Conditional Use Permit*, Variance or Special Exception Permit are required to present their proposal and permit application to the appropriate Town within which the property and proposed use is located.
Following is the link to the required form:
Towns Acknowledgement FormThe Zoning Department will not place the application on the Board of Adjustment agenda until the applicant fulfills this requirement and the form is returned to the Zoning Department.
*This does not apply to conditional use permit applications for nonmetallic mining operations.
Town Zoning District Maps
Click on a Town link below to open and download a map.