Building Inspector / Zoning FAQ's

Yes.

• Home Occupations are licensed annually by the Zoning Administrator. 
• The annual fee for a home occupation is $25.00
• The total area of the home occupation cannot exceed 25% of the floor area of the building
• It can only use household equipment
• Signs for the business can’t exceed 2 square feet.
• Materials used or produced by the home occupation can’t be stored outside.
• If the Home Occupation use requires a Conditional Use Permit, that must be approved by the Plan Commission and there is a $150.00 fee for the Conditional Use Permit.
• Permitted Home occupations include:
  • Dressmaking, sewing, tailoring, and millinery;
  • Laundering, clothing rental;
  • Painting, sculpturing, or writing;
  • Telephone answering
  • Model making, rug weaving, lapidary work, ceramics;
  • Tutoring, limited to four students at one time;
  • Sharpening of saws, scissors, knives, and skates;
  • Computer programming
  • Professional offices for ministers, lawyers, authors, and musicians
• Prohibited Home Occupations include:
  • Barbershops and beauty parlors
  • Dance studios
  • Photographic studios
  • Mortuaries
  • Nursery schools
  • Restaurants
  • Kennels or stables
  • Automobile repair and paint shops
  • Small engine repairs
  • Welding shops and blacksmith shops
  • The assembly of mass production of items for resale.

Yes, a building permit is required to re-side a house. The fee for a siding permit is $6.00 per $1,000.00 Construction Cost (minimum fee of $50.00) + $45.00 Administrative Fee

A permit is required to install a fence when any one section exceeds twenty feet in length. 

• Permit fee is $100.00 ($50 for building and $50 for zoning review) + $45.00 Administrative Fee
• Rear and side yard fences can be placed up to, but not on the lot line.
• The most aesthetic side of the fence has to face out.
• Fences cannot exceed 6’ in height in the side and rear lots.
• Fences in the front yard cannot exceed 4’ and have to be 90% see through.
• Fences can be constructed of wood, wire, metal, or stone.
• No single strand or barbed wire fences are permitted.
• No fence can be less than 30” in height.
• A plot plan is required showing where the fence will be installed according to the lot lines and buildings.
• All fences must be kept in good repair or condition.
• All fences must meet the structural and permit requirements of the Building Code.  Digger's Hotline is required to be called prior to placing any fence posts. (Dial 811)

Contact the Building Inspector at (920) 229-6360 for more information.

The fee for a Special Assessment Letter is $10.00 (paid by cash or check).  Requests should be sent to:
           City of Waupun
           201 E. Main St.
           Waupun, WI 53963

Monday - 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Wednesday - 10:00 am - 12:30 pm

To request a zoning change, site plan review, conditional use permit, or certified survey map review, it is necessary to appear before the Plan Commission.  The Plan Commission meets the third Wednesday of each month at 4:45.

The appropriate forms need to be completed and submitted along with the fees to the Building Inspector Department.  Applications are due 3 weeks before each Plan Commission meeting.

• Rezoning Process
• Site Plan Approval Process
• Conditional Use Permit Application

Contact the Building Inspectors Office for additional information (920) 229-6360.

Building Permit Fees

Municipal Code Section 16.11