Solar Energy in Sauk County, WI (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Sauk County, Wisconsin.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Sauk County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Panel Permits
Sauk County requires a land use permit from the Zoning Administrator before anyone erects a solar array in the unincorporated county, and the zoning code caps ground-mounted panels at 25 feet tall. In single-family and multifamily residential districts, a ground-mounted system cannot cover more than 50 percent of the yard lot area where it sits, and the array still has to meet the county's standard setbacks.
Sauk County Solar Panel Permit Rules
Some RestrictionsSauk County Code § 7.078(2)-(3)
(2)Land use permit. The issuance of a land use permit is required prior to the erection, relocation, structural alteration, or reconstruction of any renewable energy facility.(3)Solar energy system. The following secondary standards apply to solar energy systems.(a)Height. Any ground-mounted solar panel shall not exceed 25 feet in height from the average surface of the ground below.(b)Setbacks....
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