There has been a change in building permit procedures involving septic system evaluations. Both the Ozaukee County department of Planning, Resources and Land Management and the Town have agrees that projects involving additional bedrooms, additional sanitary waste load, or that are located within 1000' of a navigable lake, pond or flowage, and within 300' of navigable rivers, streams or intermittent streams will be the only projects that will involve County approval.

Building projects such as decks, sheds, interior remodeling, and any other projects that do not fall into the above category will be able to have building permits issued without additional County approval. In order for these building permits to be processed without County approval, the surveys or site plans submitted must show exactly where the sanitary system is located in conjunction to the proposed improvement (deck, shed, etc.) Secondly the property owner must sign a disclaimer form.

Descriptive building handouts and applications are available at Town Hall. By following the requirements in the handout, it will speed up the permit process. Complete submittals including detailed plans are important, as they are the road map to complete your project. Processing of most building permits will take 5-10 working days. Please plan accordingly.

In the Town of Saukville, building permits are also required for decks, accessory buildings, new siding, air conditioners, furnaces, and water heaters or water softener replacement.

Permits are valid for one year only. The Town Building Code states that substantial work shall be started within 6 months of the date of the permit issuance.

After one year the permit expires.

All projects requiring permits are also required to have rough and or final inspections made by the building. If your project is ready for inspection, please call the building inspector, Walt Grotelueschen, at 262 675-0909 to make an appointment for inspection. Inspections are scheduled Monday through Friday. Note that residential roofing, or re-roofing projects do not require a permit unless structural work is done; such as rafter replacement, addition of skylights, etc.

If you have any questions or comments or have any suggestions for a topic to be addressed in the Town newsletter please let me know and I will be happy to try to address it.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO CALL Diggers Hotline before doing any excavating. They will mark underground utilities such as gas and electric. Their toll free number is: 1-800-242-8511.