A building permit is required in the following cases:
A. 
Where any building or other structure is located, erected, moved, reconstructed, extended, enlarged, or structurally altered so as to change its use or increase its floor area.
B. 
Where 50% or more of the fair market value of a structure is destroyed and it is being repaired or altered.
C. 
All accessory buildings if anchored to a concrete slab or poles buried in the ground.
A building permit is not required in the following cases:
A. 
For any accessory building that is 100 square feet or less and is on skids and moveable, provided such building conforms to all the setback, yard and open space requirements of this chapter.
B. 
For any improvements or alterations to an existing building where the materials and labor will be $2,500 or less and where there is not a structural change or encroachment upon any yard or open space.
C. 
For any maintenance repairs that do not involve structural changes.
An application for a building permit shall be made to the Building Inspector upon forms furnished and shall include, for the purpose of proper enforcement of these regulations, the following data:
A. 
When a new building or addition to an existing building is being proposed an accurate map is required of the land parcel, including proper dimensions showing:
(1) 
The lot line distances and setback line distances of the land parcel involved.
(2) 
The current zoning applied to the land parcel, building plans, and estimated building costs.
(3) 
The location of the center line and the road right-of-way lines of any abutting streets or highways.
(4) 
The location on the lot of any existing buildings, proposed additions to existing buildings, and all proposed new buildings, including the measured distances between such buildings, and from the lot lines, and from the center line or road right-of-way lines of any abutting streets or highways to the nearest portion of such building.
(5) 
The floodway, flood fringe, and the normal high water line of any stream or lake on which the property adjoins or includes.
B. 
Where the use involves an on-site sewer system, the map shall include the location of the water well and pipe system and sewage system, which shall conform to the requirements set forth in the Wisconsin Administrative Code. The plan shall also show the location and distances of the proposed water and sewage systems to the water and sewage systems of the adjoining lots.
C. 
The procedure for issuance of a building permit for a mobile tower shall be as set forth in § 400-120 of this chapter and, to the extent the conditions for issuance of a building permit under this section are inconsistent with that section or contrary to Wis. Stats. § 66.0404, the provisions of that section and that statute shall apply.
[Added 3-18-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-3]
The applicant, upon filing of the building permit with the Building Inspector, shall pay a fee to the Building Inspector in accordance with the following schedule:
A. 
Building permit (new residential structures): appropriate fee as set by the Town Board.
(1) 
Permits are valid for 24 months and may be renewed for an additional 12 months.
(2) 
Permit renewals will be assessed a fee equal to the original permit fee.
(3) 
Additional renewals may be granted by the Town Board at the request of the Building Inspector.
B. 
Accessory building (or remodeling) permit: appropriate fee as set by the Town Board.
(1) 
Permits are valid for 12 months and may be renewed for an additional six months.
(2) 
Permit renewals will be assessed a fee equal to the original permit fee.
(3) 
Additional renewals may be granted by the Town Board at the request of the Building Inspector.
A. 
Minimum living area on main floor of a single-family ranch dwelling in all districts: 900 square feet.
B. 
Minimum living area for a multifamily single-family dwelling in all districts: 1,200 square feet.
C. 
Minimum living area on main floor of a two-family ranch dwelling per family: 800 square feet.
D. 
Minimum living area for a two-family multilevel dwelling excluding basements, per family: 1,100 square feet.
E. 
Basements will not count as square footage in one level ranch and two-story homes.
F. 
Any dwelling constructed without a full height basement, the main floor living area shall be increased by: 200 square feet.
Failure to obtain a building permit before starting construction will result in a penalty.
A. 
Building permit penalty fee: appropriate fee as set by the Town Board by separate resolution from time to time as deemed appropriate.