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330 Court Street Eagle River Wisconsin 54521
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The Vilas County Zoning & Planning Department regulates all development, land use, and land disturbance in unincorporated areas of Vilas County.  This includes, but is not limited to, the placement and use of structures; the use of property; filling, grading, and vegetative removal on shorelands; floodplain development; gravel pits and quarries; and wireless communications towers.  In addition, the Department also regulates private sewage disposal (septic systems, privies, etc.) countywide.  The Department also administers the Vilas County Recycling programs.  Click on the tabs above for more detailed information on specific programs.

Please note, some towns may have local ordinances that are more restrictive than Vilas County codes and ordinances.  Contact your local town authorities to determine if your project is permitted under local town Ordinances.


811 Diggers Hotline
https://www.diggershotline.com
 
Don't forget to contact Digger's Hotline at least three (3) days prior to any land disturbing activity.

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Vilas County has moved to the Ascent Permit Management Program for storing and viewing zoning and sanitary permits.  This will allow users to see information on all permits on file, and scanned images of all permits issued after June 1, 2016, as well as all other permits issued after January 1, 1985 in the Towns of Arbor Vitae, Cloverland, Conover, Lac du Flambeau, Phelps, Plum Lake, Presque Isle, and Winchester. Click on the links below to access the program or view instructions on how to look up permits.

Click Here to View Permits

Announcements


Agendas & Public Notices

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Featured Services

Please visit the Vilas County Zoning Office for a more in-depth listing of services.

  • Conditional Use Permits
  • Erosion Control & Mitigation Permits
  • Investigation of Zoning Violations
  • Non-Metallic Mining Permits
  • POWTS Inspections
  • Review & Approval of Sanitary Permits and Soil Tests
  • Rezoning Petitions
  • Sale of Ordinance Books
  • Septic Maintenance Program
  • Shoreland Alteration Projects (including grading, filling, and tree cutting) 
  • Solid Waste and Recycling
  • Subdivision and Condo Plat Approvals
  • WI Fund Program
  • Zoning Ordinance Amendments
  • Zoning Permits & Inspections

Frequently Used Documents

For additional documents, or more detail on Vilas County Zoning & Planning Department Programs, please see the web page for the applicable program or contact the Zoning Office at (715) 479-3620.

Ordinance & Code

Location & Hours

Permits are available at the Vilas County Courthouse or by mail.

Vilas County Courthouse
330 Court St.
Eagle River, WI 54521
Monday – Friday
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Vilas County Zoning & Planning is closed on the following holidays: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.

To reach the Zoning Office:  After passing through security, proceed straight ahead down the hallway, around the corner, and down the ramp.  You will not need to use any stairs. Proceed straight through the purple double doors. The Zoning Office is the first office on the right, and the Sanitary Office is the second office on the right.

Please contact us at: (715) 479-3620 or zoning@vilascountywi.gov with any general questions, comments or concerns. If you have questions regarding specific properties, please contact the Deputy Zoning Administrator for that town at the addresses below.

Contact Us

Seven staff members serve the Zoning and Sanitary needs of Vilas County residents. If you have questions pertaining to a property or issue in a particular town, please contact the person under whose name the town is listed.

Dave Sadenwasser
Zoning Administrator 

(715) 479-3620
E-mail
Sanitary Permits
Non-Metallic Mining
Wireless Communication Towers
Subdivision & Condominium Plat Approval

                          

Jim Janet
Assistant Zoning Administrator
(715) 479-3623
E-mail

Boulder Junction
Land o' Lakes
Manitowish Waters
Presque Isle
Winchester

Mitch Buhler
Deputy Zoning Administrator
(715) 479-3734
E-mail

Cloverland
Conover
Lincoln
Phelps
Washington

Tammy Warwick
Deputy Zoning Administrator
(715) 479-3744
E-mail

Arbor Vitae
Lac du Flambeau
Plum Lake
St. Germain

Caleb Dammen
Deputy Zoning Administrator
(715) 479-3622
E-mail

Vacant
Deputy Zoning Administrator 

(715) 479-3620
E-mail

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Kimberley Kaitchuck
Sanitary Secretary
(715) 479-3619
E-mail

Sanitary Maintenance Cards
Maintenance Program Search
Sanitary Permit Copies

Bridgette Nutter
Administrative Secretary

(715) 479-3620
E-mail

General Zoning Questions
Zoning Permit Copies
Board of Adjustment