Landscaping Rules in Walworth County, WI (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Walworth County, Wisconsin.
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Tree Removal & Heritage Trees
In the towns under Walworth County zoning, cutting trees, clearing shrubs or moving earth requires a zoning permit and an approved conservation plan under Code § 74-41, unless the work falls into a listed exemption such as normal home landscaping, dead-tree removal or building a foundation.
Tree Cutting Permit Rules in Walworth County
Some RestrictionsWalworth County Code § 74-41
Tree cutting, shrubbery clearing, and earth movements shall be conducted in accordance with the county's conservation standards and, except as provided below, shall require a zoning permit and a conservation plan. ... Paths and trails shall not exceed ten feet in width and shall be so designed and constructed as to result in the least removal and disruption of natural ground cover and minimum i...
Native Plants
When Walworth County requires a vegetated buffer as a shoreland mitigation measure, the Zoning Division can insist the buffer be planted in native species under County Code Sec. 26-73(b). The rule sits inside the county's conservation standards for vegetation management, which also govern how removed shoreline vegetation must be replaced.
Walworth County Native Plant Buffer Requirement
Light RestrictionsWalworth County Code § 26-73(b)
(b)Vegetated buffers, approved as a component of a mitigation plan approved by the Walworth County Zoning Division, shall be established in accordance with Walworth County conservation standards. The location, dimensions and composition of the vegetated buffer, shall be approved by the Walworth County Zoning Division. The Walworth County Zoning Division may determine that vegetated buffer must ...
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