Langlade County, Wisconsin

Town of Norwood fence permit

Do you need a fence permit in the Town of Norwood? Not confirmed. Contact the Town of Norwood before you build; the rules below are what we found in the ordinance.

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Quick facts

Permit required: Not confirmed source
Distance from lot line: Fences are exempt from the side yard setback: Sec. 17.15(5) says all structures except fences, common access roadways and public utility structures shall be set back from side lot lines. No other fence setback was found in Chapter 17. source
How to apply: Call 715-627-6206 source

Still being confirmed with Norwood: Does a residential fence in a county-zoned town need a Langlade County zoning permit?

Plan your fence and build the applicationLook up your address, draw the fence on an aerial photo of your lot, and get a site plan and filled-in application.

How to file for a fence permit in the Town of Norwood

Steps based on co.langlade.wi.us — building info

Call the Langlade County Land Records & Regulations Dept. (715-627-6206) and ask whether your fence needs a county zoning permit.
If a permit is needed, get the Zoning Permit Application from the County's Forms & Permits page or the zoning office and return it with the required fee. Zoning permits can be obtained by the property owner or the contractor/agent.
Near a lake or stream? Ask about shoreland rules too.
Call Diggers Hotline (811) at least 3 business days before digging.

Paying: Fee due with the completed application (County Water & Land Use Planning Committee fee schedule)

Who to contact

Jeff McKinney
Code Administrator, Langlade County Land Records & Regulations Dept.

Phone: 715-627-6206
Hours: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Address: Langlade County Land Records & Regulations Dept., Resource Center, 837 Clermont St, Antigo, WI 54409

Contact from co.langlade.wi.us — zoning

Other rules to know

The Town of Norwood follows the Langlade County zoning ordinance, so fence permits come from the county zoning office, not the town.
Chapter 17 does not say whether a fence needs a county zoning permit. The County's Building Info page says a permit is needed for 'the construction of a building, addition, or other structures' in zoned areas, and the Code defines 'structure' as any manmade object with form, shape and utility placed upon or set into the ground. Fences are not named either way, so ask the Land Records & Regulations Dept. before building.
Zoning permits are not required for small accessory structures of less than $1,000.00 assessed value (County Building Info page) or work of $1,000 or less in value that complies with the chapter (Sec. 17.62); exempt structures must still meet setback and other requirements.
On farms, zoning permits are required only for structures for human habitation or other permanently fixed structures within the front (road) setback area (Sec. 17.62).
Vision/obstructions (Sec. 17.06(1)): objects anywhere on a lot that form a solid view obstruction may not exist above 2 1/2 ft above road elevation (exceptions for crops and tree trunks unbranched to 10 ft and 30 ft apart). Fences are not named in this section.
Sec. 17.19 Fences: parcels that abut lands where livestock are kept shall be fenced with a fence satisfying Ch. 90, Wis. Stats., and maintained while the adjoining lands are in farm use.
Fees are set by the Water & Land Use Planning Committee fee schedule (Sec. 17.63); work started without required permits may be charged a triple fee. No fence fee line was found.
County shoreland zoning applies in every town, zoned or not (shoreland areas within 300 ft of the ordinary high water mark of a stream or 1000 ft of a lake). The County shoreland rules say buildings and other structures need a permit unless the ordinance expressly excludes them; fences are not listed as excluded, though fences for pasturing livestock are allowed in the shoreland-wetland district. Call Land Records & Regulations (715-627-6206) before fencing shoreland property.
Coverage: the County's 2022 zoning GIS metadata lists these 13 towns under county zoning and says the remaining townships do not fall under County Zoning (shoreland standards still apply). The County Land Information Plan 2025-2027 instead says comprehensive zoning covers 'all but three townships' without naming them. NCWRPC now posts a 2025 revision of the County Comprehensive Plan that the research tool could not open.
Town of Wolf River results on the web (townofwolfriver.com) are for the Winnebago County town, not Langlade County.
Town clerks found: Town of Norwood [email protected] / (715) 216-0492 (townofnorwood.com); Town of Neva clerk Melissa Keller 715-610-4101 (townofnevawi.gov); Town of Elcho clerk Lyn Olenski, [email protected], town office 715-275-3309 (Town of Elcho site).

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

Do I need a permit to build a fence in the Town of Norwood, WI?

Not confirmed. Contact the Town of Norwood before you build; the rules below are what we found in the ordinance. Chapter 17 does not say whether a fence needs a county zoning permit. The County's Building Info page says a permit is needed for 'the construction of a building, addition, or other structures' in zoned areas, and the Code defines 'structure' as any manmade object with form, shape and utility placed upon or set into the ground. Fences are not named either way, so ask the Land Records & Regulations Dept. before building.

How close to the property line can I put a fence in the Town of Norwood?

Fences are exempt from the side yard setback: Sec. 17.15(5) says all structures except fences, common access roadways and public utility structures shall be set back from side lot lines. No other fence setback was found in Chapter 17.

How do I apply for a fence permit in the Town of Norwood?

Call the Langlade County Land Records & Regulations Dept. (715-627-6206) and ask whether your fence needs a county zoning permit. If a permit is needed, get the Zoning Permit Application from the County's Forms & Permits page or the zoning office and return it with the required fee. Zoning permits can be obtained by the property owner or the contractor/agent. Near a lake or stream? Ask about shoreland rules too. Call Diggers Hotline (811) at least 3 business days before digging. buildit.dog can turn a fence drawn on an aerial photo of your lot into a complete permit application package for the Town of Norwood (site plan, aerial photo and filled-in details) in a few minutes.

Who do I contact about a fence permit in the Town of Norwood?

Jeff McKinney, Code Administrator, Langlade County Land Records & Regulations Dept.. Phone 715-627-6206.

Sources

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

Ordinance: Langlade County Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 17 (Sec. 17.15(5), 17.19, 17.62)

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