Zoning Department
Notice: As of March 15, 2021 the Buffalo County Courthouse will be open to the public.
The Zoning Department requests that visitors make an appointment before entering its office. Applicants are encouraged to do business via mail/telephone.
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.
Zoning Department Updates
Newly Proposed: Buffalo County Land Division Ordinance
The County has renewed its commitment to completing the remonumentation of all seventeen towns and it was deemed appropriate to adopt an ordinance that will govern future land division, surveying, and recording requirements. Accurate land division maps and records are critical in assuring accurate land records and will be important in the ongoing Buffalo County parcel mapping project. The Land Division Ordinance guidelines will also help greatly in assuring that as future development occurs it will be consistent with the Buffalo County Zoning, Floodplain, Shoreland, Addressing and other ordinances.
-Click here to view the final draft of the proposed ordinance-
The required Public Hearing before the Land Use Committee, pertaining to the proposed adoption of the Land Division Ordinance, will be held on Friday March 5th at 9:00 a.m. in the 3rd floor boardroom of the Buffalo County Courthouse.
Recent Zoning Ordinance Amendments
Zoning Ordinance Amendment- Ordinance # 19-08-01
Ordinances
Other ordinances administered within the Department as stand-alone ordinances include:
- Uniform Addressing Ordinance
- Uniform Dwelling Code Ordinance
- Wind Energy Facility Ordinance
- Assemblage Ordinance
- Subdivision Ordinance
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 land use considerations and effects. Those Statutes/Ordinances include:
Land Use Permit Applications
Permit Applications
- Administrative Conditional Use Permit Application
- Conditional Use Permit Application
- Conditional Use Permit Application - Nonmetallic Mining Only
- Driveway Permit Application
- Private Drive Name Approval Form
- Rezone Application
- Special Exception Application
- Town Road Name Approval
- Uniform Address Number Application
- Variance Application Information
- Variance Application
- Zoning Permit Application
Zoning Permit Application Fees
Permit Fee Schedule
Sanitary Permit Applications
For Sanitary Program Information
Contact the Zoning Specialist
608-685-6265
Permit Applications
- 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
Additional Resources
Plumbers/Pumpers/Soil Testers
Surveyors
Conditional Use / Variance and Rezone Applications
Applicants seeking a Conditional Use Permit*, Variance, Special Exception Permit or Rezone are required to present their proposal and permit application to the appropriate Town Board within which the property and proposed use is located.
Following is the link to the required form: Towns Acknowledgement Form
The 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.
Town Zoning District Maps
Click on a Town link below to open and download a map.