Wisconsin

Burnett County fence permit rules

Fence rules in Burnett County are set by each city, village and town, not by the state. Pick your municipality for height limits, setbacks, fees, step-by-step filing instructions and the person to call.

Some towns in Burnett County follow the county zoning ordinance instead of their own. Those are covered under Burnett County zoning (unincorporated towns).

Municipality	Permit?	Side/rear max	Front yard	Phone
Village of Grantsburg	Yes	6 ft	4 ft	715-463-2405
Village of Siren	Ask	7 ft	3 ft in a required street or corner side yard	715-349-2273
Village of Webster	Ask	6 ft	4 ft in the street yard; no fence in the front setback except a decorative fence up to 36 in	715-866-4211
Burnett County zoning (unincorporated towns)	No	—	—	715-349-2109
Town of Anderson	No	—	—	715-349-2109
Town of Blaine	Ask	—	—	715-718-6213
Town of Daniels	No	—	—	715-349-2109
Town of Dewey	No	—	—	715-349-2109
Town of Grantsburg	No	—	—	715-349-2109
Town of Jackson	No	—	—	715-349-2109
Town of La Follette	Ask	—	—	612-865-1534
Town of Lincoln	No	—	—	715-349-2109
Town of Meenon	No	—	—	715-349-2109
Town of Oakland	No	—	—	715-349-2109
Town of Roosevelt	No	—	—	715-349-2109
Town of Rusk	No	—	—	715-349-2109
Town of Sand Lake	Ask	—	—	715-520-0735
Town of Scott	No	—	—	715-349-2109
Town of Siren	No	—	—	715-349-2109
Town of Swiss	No	—	—	715-349-2109
Town of Trade Lake	No	—	—	715-349-2109
Town of Union	No	—	—	715-349-2109
Town of Webb Lake	No	—	—	715-349-2109
Town of West Marshland	No	—	—	715-349-2109
Town of Wood River	Ask	—	—	715-689-3199

Not sure which municipality you're in? Your tax bill names it, or look up your address.