When applying for a building permit with the Town of Woodland, please bring the completed Driveway Permit form along with the completed Building Permit form to the Plan Commission Meeting to present your building idea. Meetings are held the 2nd Monday of each month. (Please plan accordingly, as there is only ONE meeting per month. NO work should begin before all permits are in place. Fees may be assessed if work has begun before permitting is complete.) Please be sure to have the Building Permit form completed, have 2 drawings of what is being proposed-site plan with measurements, set backs, etc, and be prepared to answer questions about Sauk County permits in front of the Plan Commission. If the Building Permit is approved at the Plan Commission meeting, please plan to present your idea for Building project again, that same night, at the Town Board meeting that follows directly after the Plan Commission Meeting.
Driveway Permit: Please download, print, complete, and bring to the Plan Commission Meeting and the Regular Town Board Meeting. Please plan to appear in person and present your project. (If no one appears to present your project, it will not move forward.) A check for $50 is due at the time of approval, to the Town of Woodland.
When the project is ready to move forward, please complete the Building Permit application below. Bring the completed form and 2 copies of your site plan and house/building plan to the Town Plan Commission meeting on the 2nd Monday of the Month to present your project. Please plan to appear in person and present your project. (If no one appears to present your project, it will not move forward.) If your project is appoved at the Plan Commission meeting, it will move forward to the Town Board Meeting that same night. Please plan to stay for both meetings. A $50 fee is due at the time of approval. Check to the Town of Woodland is preferred.
Once the Town of Woodland Board has reviewed and approved the Building Permit, please proceed to the General Engineering site to complete their building permit form. General Engineering Company has an online permit process. Prior to submitting your application, please be sure to gather the following as need for your specific permit:
- Contractor information, including license number(s) and expiration date(s)
- Electronic copies of all plans Including site plans
- Parcel Number this can be found at Sauk County Tax Parcel iSite
What Happens After I Submit My Application?
The building inspector will review your application/plans and contact you if additional information is needed. After your permit is approved and the fees are calculated, you will be contacted by email and informed of the fees and payment options. After receiving the payment, your GEC permit will be issued and emailed to you. No work should begin until you have an issued permit.
Here is the link to the Sauk County website, this is where information and forms needed to be completed for obtaining Sauk County Land Use and Sanitary permits can be found.