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APPLICATION Process

For NEW DWELLINGS

(or ANY Structure with Living Quarters)

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1. Gather, Complete and Save Required Documents below.

  • Save documents as PDF files, max 16 GB, each document must have a different file name for each upload even if the same document is being uploaded more than once. 


2. Use the On-Line Application Portal link (below) to fill out application & upload documents.

  • The online portal will not save application progress so have all documents ready to go before entering portal.​​

What types of structures qualify as NEW DWELLINGS?

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Any new structure or existing structure whether temporary or permanent that will have space for eating, sleeping, residing.  This includes but is not limited to: 

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stick-built houses

modular homes

shouses

barndominiums

hunting cabins

sheds with living quarters

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This does not include manufactured homes.

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Applicant Signature Form

1

This form is required to confirm your application. Please review the information and sign to acknowledge and authorize the application.

Braced Wall Detail

2

All new dwelling application packets are required to demonstrate compliance with SPS 321.25(8) by indicating all five of the following:

  1. the description of the circumscribed boxes.

  2. the placement of the wall bracing on your plans.

Deck Design Load Worksheet

3

Complete a worksheet for each deck on the home or check the box stating you will be obtaining a separate permit for any decks.

Driveway Document

4

All new homes—or the first structure built on a property—require one of the following:

  • A driveway application submitted separately thru the on-line portal (if All Croix is the issuing authority),

  • A copy of an approved driveway permit, or

Erosion Control  Plan

5

Complete the Standard Erosion Control packet. Both the checklist and a site plan indicating where silt fences, soil piles, and other needed erosion control methods will be placed are required.

Finalized Building Plans

6

Building plans must have information as required by SPS 320.09(5).  This includes site plan, floor plans (including braced wall detail,) floor elevations, and detailed cross sections.


You must also include detailed plans for any decks including side view, top view and the Design Load Specifications Worksheet.   If these documents are not included in the initial new house application packet, a separate permit application for any decks will be required.  


If you are building a slab-on-grade home you need to provide engineering/structural analysis using WI UDC loads. 

Land Use, Zoning, or Conditional Use Permit or Zoning Responsibility Statement

7

Submit either:

  • a Land Use, Zoning, or Conditional Use Permit, or

  • a signed Zoning Acknowledgement Statement if no zoning document is required.

Occupancy Road Damage Deposit Bond Form

8

Some municipalities require an Occupancy and Road Damage Deposit. This deposit is included in the permit cost. You will get this back 6-8 weeks after an approved final as long as all conditions of the bond are met.

REScheck IECC 2009 Report

9

2009 IECC report (Version 4.6 or Newer)

1. 2009 IECC report It must be signed by preparer and checklist included. (Typically 6-7 pages)


Heating Equipment Sizing Summary

10

NOT the same as REScheck. This is an additional document required by the State of WI.

Sanitary Permit

11

Your licensed plumber will apply to the county in which you are building in unless you are connecting to village or city sewer. In that case, you do not have to provide a sanitary permit in your packet.

Site Plan

12

The site plan should detail structure placement, the well location, septic area, drainage easements, property easements, driveway location, utility placement and/or any other pertinent information.  All distances must be clearly labeled. This includes distances from the new house to any roads, lot lines, well, septic, driveway, easements and any other other structures   You may also show Erosion Control on this site map.  THIS IS NOT THE SAME AS THE CSM OR PLAT MAP NOR IS IT INTENDED TO SERVE AS ZONING DOCUMENTATION.

FYI

 

It is not possible to determine in advance every permit requirement for every project. Listed below are documents that may be required. If you know that any of these apply to your project, please upload them as attachments with another required document in the application portal to help avoid delays.

If additional documentation is needed, All Croix will contact you by email during plan review.

 

Documents that May Be Required

DNR Notice of Intent

Applicants must submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) to the…

Municipal Approval

Some municipalities require board or plan commission approval for certai…

Copy of Warranty Deed

If there has been recent property transfer, a copy o…

Recorded CSM or Plat Map

Most properties have either a Certified Survey Map (CSM) or…

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