Permit Guide Procedures

• Access to CTH Private
• Access to CTH Public
• Certified Survey Maps
• Conditional Use Permit
• Licensing Establishment
• Nonmetallic Mine Reclamation
• Preliminary Site Eval
• Sanitary Permit Process
• Site Plan and Plan of Operation
• Stormwater & Erosion Control
• Subdivision Approval Authority Final Plat
• Subdivision Approval Authority Preliminary Plat
• Subdivision Objection Authority
• Utilities Within a County Trunk Highway
• Variance or Special Exception
• Zoning Map Amendment
• Zoning Permit - Airport Height 
• Zoning Permit - Construction Activities
• Zoning Permit - Floodplain Development 
• Zoning Permit - Minor Grading
• Zoning Permit - Vegetation Removal

Subdivision Objection Authority Preliminary and Final Plat (City or Village)

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WHEN: An applicant creating a number of lots defined as a subdivision in the local Land Division/Subdivision Control Ordinance.

WHY: The local Land Division/Subdivision Control Ordinance requires the filing of a Preliminary or Final Plat in accordance with Section 236 of the Wisconsin State Statutes.

WHO: The staff of the Waukesha County Department of Parks and Land Use - Planning and Zoning Division is responsible for subdivision review. See Staff Who Can Help or contact the Planning and Zoning Division, Planner of the Day.

HOW: A PLAT SHALL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING

• Department of Administration (DOA) submits the Plat electronically to the County in accordance with Section 236 of the Wisconsin State Statutes and the local Land Division/Subdivision Control Ordinance.
• A completed Waukesha County Department of Parks and Land Use Subdivision Plat Submittal Form.
• A soil test for every lot, or a letter from the municipality certifying sewer is available.
• A soil test for every lot, or if the lots are to be served by sewer, a letter from the Town Clerk certifying sewer is available AND documentation from the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (SEWRPC) that comments on the sewer extension serving the development.
• Review of the Land Division Checklist.

FEE

• See Department of Parks and Land Use – Planning and Zoning Division Fee Schedule

VARIANCE OR APPEAL

• An appeal of a decision of the staff of the Planning and Zoning Division must be made to the Waukesha County Park and Planning Commission within thirty (30) days of the staff’s decision. Staff of the Planning and Zoning Division will assist you with the appeal process.

TIME:

• In accordance with Section 236 of the Wisconsin State Statutes, the Planning and Zoning Division has twenty (20) days to act upon Preliminary or Final Plat as an objecting agency.

NOTES:

• The proposed Plat may require approval and an access permit from the Waukesha County Department of Public Works. Contact the Waukesha County Department of Public Works for assistance. See Staff Who Can Help.
• If the area is in a recently annexed area, the applicant should verify that none of the property is within the jurisdiction of the Waukesha County Shoreland and Floodland Protection Ordinance, which may require rezoning of the property by the Waukesha County Board.