Landscaping Rules in Fond du Lac County, WI (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Fond du Lac County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Tree Removal & Heritage Trees
Within shoreland areas of unincorporated Fond du Lac County, a 35-foot vegetative buffer zone runs inland from the water's edge and tree and shrub removal there is prohibited except for permitted uses like a viewing corridor, under Code Sec. 44-232.
Shoreland Vegetative Buffer Zone, Fond du Lac County
Some RestrictionsFond du Lac County Code § 44-232
(NR 115.05(1)(c)2.) ... the county chapter shall designate land that extends from the ordinary high water mark or the edge of the rip rap inland, whichever is greater, to a minimum of 35 feet inland as a vegetative buffer zone and prohibit removal of vegetation in the vegetative buffer zone except as follows.(1)The county may allow routine maintenance of vegetation.(2)The county may allow remov...
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