Town of Green Grove fence permit

How to file for a fence permit in the Town of Green Grove

Steps based on townofgreengrovewi.gov — building permits

1. Call the Town of Green Grove clerk (Dawn Brossow, 715-316-5250) or email [email protected] to ask whether a fence needs a town permit and who issues it.
2. If a permit is needed, use the Building Permit form on the Town's Forms & Permits page.
3. If the property is near a lake, pond, river or stream, also check with Clark County Planning & Zoning (715-743-5130).
4. Call Diggers Hotline (811) at least 3 business days before digging.

What to submit

Official application form or packet

Other rules to know

• The Town has its own zoning ordinance (adopted April 9, 2001). It defines a fence as 'an enclosure or barrier between parcels'; no fence height or setback rules were found in the sections read, and open fences are exempt from the visual clearance triangle limit (Sec. 3.2(F): nothing over 2.5 ft within 75 ft at road junctions). A Land Use Permit is required before any building, sign or structure is constructed (Sec. 3.14.3(A)); fences are not named. Permit fees are set by the Town Board, and a double fee is charged if work begins before a permit is issued (Secs. 3.14.3(D), 3.14.5(C)).
• The Town's Building Permits notice says to contact [email protected] to obtain building permits BEFORE construction or remodeling of any structure (house, barn, shed, silo); a Building Permit form is posted on the Town's Forms & Permits page.
• The County directory lists the Town Zoning Administrator as vacant. Building Inspector: Robert Christensen (CSC Services), 715-297-6600, 734 Greenfield Ave., Wausau, WI 54401 (County directory).
• Shoreland areas (within 1,000 ft of a navigable lake, pond or flowage, or 300 ft of a navigable river or stream) fall under Clark County shoreland rules (County Code Ch. 22): privacy, security and open fences need a 3 foot setback from the property line for maintenance access and a 75 foot setback from the ordinary high-water mark; post-and-wire agriculture fences need no property-line setback. Fences may be within highway setback lines but not in the highway right-of-way (Secs. 22-308, 22-360, 22-362). Ch. 22 does not say whether a fence needs a county land use permit; ask Clark County Planning & Zoning, 715-743-5130.
• Clark County Planning & Zoning says the county has 'a mosaic of county and town zoning' and asks owners to contact the department (715-743-5130) to find out which zoning applies to a property.

Before you dig

Call Diggers Hotline at 811 (or file online at diggershotline.com) at least 3 business days before digging post holes. Find your lot corner markers and keep the fence on your side of the line. County parcel maps can be off by several feet; if you're not sure where the line is, a licensed land surveyor can stake it.

Frequently asked questions

Sources

Summarized from the Town of Green Grove's own ordinances, forms and permit pages. Each link opens the original.

Ordinance: Town of Green Grove Zoning Ordinance Sec. 3.2(F), 3.14.3 (archived copy)

1. clarkcountywi.gov — 02a99f 366e01860e9b48839c42ecd404eb2acc
2. energyzoning.org — Zoning ordinance (archived copy)
3. townofgreengrovewi.gov — ordinances resolutions
4. townofgreengrovewi.gov — building permits
5. townofgreengrovewi.gov — forms permits
6. townofgreengrovewi.gov — town contacts
7. clarkcountywi.gov — 02a99f ffb8b98d8cf1404ab199e8536cca39f2
8. energyzoning.org — Zoning ordinance (archived copy)
9. clarkcountywi.gov — pz faq