Environmental Rules in Outagamie County, WI (2026)

Outagamie County Code § 48-8(a)

(a)Permit required. No responsible party may undertake a land disturbing construction activity without receiving a post-construction runoff permit from the administering authority prior to commencing the proposed activity.

Outagamie County Code § 44-173(1)

For any filling or grading of any area which is within 300 feet landward of the ordinary high-water mark of navigable water and which has surface drainage toward the water and on which there is either:a.Any filling or grading on slopes of more than 20 percent.b.Filling or grading of more than 1,000 square feet on slopes of 12 percent—20 percent.c.Filling or grading of more than 2,000 square fee...

Outagamie County Code § 24-227(a)

A land use permit shall be obtained before any new development or any repair or change in the use of a building or structure, including sewer and water facilities, may be initiated.

Outagamie County Code § 24-5

Flood protection elevation means an elevation of two feet of freeboard above the water surface profile elevation designated for the regional flood. See freeboard. Flood storage means those floodplain areas where storage of floodwaters has been taken into account during analysis in reducing the regional flood discharge. Floodfringe means that portion of the floodplain outside of the floodw...