Town of Wyoming fence permit
Do you need a fence permit in the Town of Wyoming? Not confirmed. Contact the Town of Wyoming before you build; the rules below are what we found in the ordinance.
permit.guide can turn a fence drawn on an aerial photo of your lot into a complete permit application package for the Town of Wyoming (site plan, aerial photo and filled-in details) in a few minutes. Start with your address.
Quick facts
- Permit required
- Not confirmed source
- Corner lots
- Open fences are permitted in visual clearance triangles at public road intersections (other obstructions between 2 1/2 and 10 ft above centerline grade are not); triangle distance 300 ft for state/federal highways, 200 ft for county trunk highways, 150 ft for other roads source
- How to apply
- Call 608-935-0398 source
Still being confirmed with Wyoming: Does a residential fence need an Iowa County zoning permit, given that the ordinance's definition of 'structure' excludes fences? Is 608-935-0398 still the Planning & Development number?
How to file for a fence permit in the Town of Wyoming
- Call Iowa County Planning & Development (608-935-0398) to ask whether your fence needs a county zoning permit and whether your town requires anything.
- Keep open-style fencing in road-intersection visual clearance triangles.
- Call Diggers Hotline (811) at least 3 business days before digging.
Who to contact
Scott A. Godfrey
Director, Iowa County Office of Planning & Development
- Phone
- 608-935-0398
- Address
- Iowa County Office of Planning & Development, Courthouse, 222 N. Iowa St., Dodgeville, WI 53533
Contact from evogov.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com — 32887
Other rules to know
- The Town of Wyoming follows the Iowa County zoning ordinance, so fence permits come from the county zoning office, not the town.
- The Iowa County Zoning Ordinance requires a zoning permit from the Office of Planning & Development before any 'building, sign or other structure' is built, located or enlarged (s. 2.3), but its definition of 'Structure' (s. 13.0) reads 'Any construction, excluding fills and fences...'. The ordinance has no fence height or setback section. Confirm with Planning & Development whether a residential fence needs a county zoning permit.
- The ordinance applies in towns that have adopted it. 2023-2025 Planning & Zoning Committee minutes show county rezoning/conditional use petitions in all 14 towns (Arena, Brigham, Clyde, Dodgeville, Eden, Highland, Linden, Mifflin, Mineral Point, Moscow, Pulaski, Ridgeway, Waldwick, Wyoming).
- Towns may also have their own permits or building inspectors. The Town of Dodgeville, for example, says a zoning permit must be obtained from Iowa County Planning & Development before the Town issues a building permit (Town building inspector Scott Jelle, Total Inspection Services, 608-963-0652).
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 Wyoming, WI?
Not confirmed. Contact the Town of Wyoming before you build; the rules below are what we found in the ordinance.
How do I apply for a fence permit in the Town of Wyoming?
Call Iowa County Planning & Development (608-935-0398) to ask whether your fence needs a county zoning permit and whether your town requires anything. Keep open-style fencing in road-intersection visual clearance triangles. Call Diggers Hotline (811) at least 3 business days before digging. permit.guide can turn a fence drawn on an aerial photo of your lot into a complete permit application package for the Town of Wyoming (site plan, aerial photo and filled-in details) in a few minutes.
Who do I contact about a fence permit in the Town of Wyoming?
Scott A. Godfrey, Director, Iowa County Office of Planning & Development. Phone 608-935-0398.
Sources
Summarized from the Town of Wyoming's own ordinances, forms and permit pages. Each link opens the original.
- iowacounty.org — Iowa County Zoning Ordinance
- energyzoning.org — Zoning ordinance (archived copy)
- evogov.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com — 15508
- evogov.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com — 13340
- evogov.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com — 13574
- evogov.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com — 13257
- evogov.s3.amazonaws.com — 105910
- evogov.s3.amazonaws.com — 88941
- evogov.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com — 32887
- townofdodgeville.com — building permits
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