Town of Menominee (Menominee Indian Reservation, Menominee County) fence permit

How to file for a fence permit in the Town of Menominee (Menominee Indian Reservation, Menominee County)

Steps based on ecode360.com — Municipal code

1. Find out whether your fence is one of the exempt types (simple chain link with no barbed wire or plastic inserts, split or decorative rail, or picket). All other fences need a conditional use permit.
2. If a permit is needed, contact the Tribe's Department (Land Management / Zoning Administrator) to start the conditional use permit process, which begins with an informal meeting with the Zoning Administrator or designee.
3. Keep residential fences to 42 inches in the front yard and 6 feet in side and rear yards, at least six inches inside the property line (six inches from the road right-of-way in front).
4. Do not start work before the permit is issued; a double fee is charged for work started without one.
5. Call Diggers Hotline (811) at least 3 business days before digging.

Paying

Construction permit fee per the code's Article XXXI fee schedule, posted in the Department (amount not found); double fee if work starts early

Review time

Department review 30 to 60 days; committee acts within 45 days after the hearing (conditional use permit procedure)

Permit good for

A conditional use permit lapses after one year without a certificate of occupancy or building permit (code text)

Other rules to know

• Source is the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin zoning code (Chapter 625), published on ecode360 under the Tribe's code (ME2727). The Tribe's zoning applies to land within the reservation's exterior boundaries and other trust land.
• Permit rule as written: 'conditional use permits shall be required for all fences except for those listed below'. Listed exemptions (no conditional use permit): simple chain link fencing without barbed wire or plastic inserts, split rail or decorative rail fencing, and picket fencing. No height limit is given with the exemptions.
• The code says the leaseholder must maintain the fence in a safe and suitable condition and maintain the yard between the fence and the property line.
• Penalty: failure to comply with the fence section (cited as 625-233) carries a forfeiture of $50 to $100. This is a penalty, not a permit fee.
• Construction permit fees are set in the code's Article XXXI fee schedule and posted in the Department; the code text read gives no dollar amount, and no fence-specific permit fee is stated. A double fee applies if work starts before a permit is issued.
• Conditional use permit process (code): informal initial meeting with the Zoning Administrator or designee, then submittal of required information; the Department reviews for 30 to 60 days; the applicant notifies nearby property owners and leaseholders within 800 feet; the committee holds a hearing and must act within 45 days after it. This describes conditional use permits generally; the sources read do not say whether a standard fence application goes through every step.
• Land on the reservation is generally held under leases from the Tribe (Chapter 138 leasing ordinance, administered by the Land Management Department).
• Clerk contact (Wisconsin Elections Commission county clerk directory): Menominee County Clerk Laure Pecore, 3269 Courthouse Lane, Keshena, WI 54135; mail PO Box 279, Keshena, WI 54135-0279; phone 715-799-3311 (also 715-799-3308); fax 715-799-1322.
• Same-name trap: Menominee County, Michigan has its own Building Codes department at menomineecounty.com. That site is not used here.

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 Menominee (Menominee Indian Reservation, Menominee County)'s own ordinances, forms and permit pages. Each link opens the original.

Ordinance: Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin Code, Chapter 625 Zoning, fence provisions (penalty cites 625-233)

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