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Rothschild considers excessive barking a nuisance. Animal control handles complaints. WI Stat. §174 covers dog regulation statewide.

Rothschild regulates amplified music under the general noise ordinance. Sound amplification permits available for events. WI Stat. §947.01 applies.

Rothschild enforces quiet hours from 10 PM to 7 AM. This Wausau suburb along the Wisconsin River manages noise from its commercial corridor along Business 51 and residential neighborhoods growing with new development.

Rothschild regulates but cannot ban STRs under WI Act 59 (2017). DATCP tourist rooming house license may be required. WI Stat. §66.1014.

Wisconsin state room tax is 5% (WI Stat. §77.98). Rothschild levies additional local room tax. Platforms auto-collect in many jurisdictions. Total 10 to 14% typical.

Rothschild has no STR-specific parking schedule. STR hosts and guests must instead comply with the parking rules in Chapter 535 (Vehicles and Traffic) and the off-street parking rules in Chapter 590 Article VI (Zoning – Development Standards). The Village's winter night-parking ban prohibits parking 'any vehicle on any public street or highway in the Village of Rothschild between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. during the months of November 1 through April 1' (subject to the emergency exceptions in Wis. Stat. § 346.50). On the rental lot itself, parking is prohibited 'at any time in the front yard of the livable portion of the residence,' and any guest vehicles must use the driveway or an off-driveway location on the opposite side of the residence. Residential access drives must be at least 12 feet wide for one- and two-family dwellings (18 feet for multifamily) and no more than 25 feet wide at the right-of-way.

The Village of Rothschild has not adopted a stand-alone short-term rental ordinance. Under Wis. Stat. § 66.1014 (Wisconsin's Right-to-Rent statute), the Village cannot prohibit residential rentals of 7 or more consecutive days, but it retains authority to enforce its general noise rules against STR operators and their guests. Those rules sit in Chapter 290 (Peace and Good Order) of the Village Code, which makes it unlawful 'to create or assist in creating any unreasonably loud and disturbing noise in the Village of Rothschild.' In residential zones, a noise is presumed unreasonably loud and raucous if it is plainly audible inside a residence and measures 85 dB(A) or more at the complainant's property line. Construction equipment is restricted to the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. in all zones. Marathon County has no county-wide STR licensing for incorporated villages, but every Wisconsin STR rented more than 10 nights a year must hold a Tourist Rooming House license from DATCP under Wis. Stat. ch. 97.

Outdoor burning regulated by WI DNR and local ordinance. Rothschild may prohibit most open burning. Garbage burning always illegal. DNR permits required in protection areas.

Wisconsin bans all aerial and explosive consumer fireworks. Only non-explosive types legal (sparklers, snakes, smoke devices). WI Stat. §167.10.

Rothschild enforces winter parking restrictions from November through April for snowplow access. The village's heavy snowfall requires aggressive street clearing. Overnight parking on village streets is prohibited during the winter season.

Rothschild restricts commercial vehicle parking in residential zones. Weight, size, and signage limits apply. Overnight heavy truck storage prohibited.

Rothschild requires vehicles parked on improved surfaces. Front lawn parking prohibited. Driveway modifications require permits.

WI Stat. §90.02 to 90.14 provides line fence cost-sharing for rural/agricultural land. Urban residential fences: each owner responsible for their own.

The Village of Rothschild regulates fence height through § 590-95 (Fences, landscape walls and decorative posts) of Chapter 590 (Zoning), Article VI (Development Standards), adopted under Wis. Stat. § 61.35. In residential zoning districts, fences in a front or street yard are capped at 4 feet, must be at least 50% transparent, and must sit at least 18 inches back from the property line. In side and rear yards, residential fences may rise to 6 feet. Where a commercial or C-1 lot abuts a residential district, an 8-foot solid screening fence is required. Barbed wire is permitted only on nonresidential security fences 6 feet or taller with Planning and Zoning Commission approval. Fences under 4 feet outside the front or street yard do not require a permit.

Rothschild requires dogs on leash in public. Off-leash in designated parks only. Dog licensing required statewide under WI Stat. §174.

Wisconsin does not preempt local breed-specific legislation. Some WI cities have breed bans. WI Stat. §174.042 covers dangerous dogs based on behavior.

Rothschild may allow residential beekeeping with hive limits and setbacks. Registration with WI DATCP required. WI Stat. §94.76.

Rothschild enforces weed abatement under WI Stat. §66.0407. WI DNR NR 40 governs invasive species. County enforcement also applies.

Rothschild enforces maximum grass and weed height, typically 8 to 12 inches. Overgrown properties subject to code compliance action and city abatement.

Rothschild allows home occupations as accessory use in residential zones. Home occupation permit required. WI cottage food law applies for home bakers.

Rothschild requires pool barriers to prevent unsupervised child access. Minimum 48-inch height. Self-closing, self-latching gates. WI Stat. §145.17.

Rothschild requires building permits for pools, spas, and hot tubs. WI Uniform Dwelling Code governs. Inspections required.

Rothschild enforces pool safety requirements including anti-entrapment drain covers (VGB Act), barriers, and depth markers. WI Stat. §145.17 governs.

Sheds are accessory structures regulated under Chapter 590 (Zoning) Article VI (Development Standards) of the Village of Rothschild Code. The Code caps an accessory building's footprint at 80% of the primary dwelling's footprint and prohibits any accessory structure from exceeding the height of the principal building. Pole or post-frame style accessory structures are prohibited, and metal accessory buildings are limited to commercial and industrial districts. Accessory structures with an exterior door or opening greater than 6 feet wide must be served by a drive connected to a public right-of-way. Sheds, parking structures, outdoor storage and fences must observe a 75-foot setback from the ordinary high-water mark of any lake, stream, pond, or wetland under Rothschild's shoreland-wetland and shoreland setback rules. A zoning permit is required before construction or ground-breaking. Adopted under Wis. Stat. § 61.35.

The Village of Rothschild does not have a dedicated accessory dwelling unit (ADU) ordinance. Under the Village Zoning Code (Chapter 590), only one dwelling used for human habitation is permitted per parcel unless specifically allowed in the zoning district, and no accessory structure may be occupied as a dwelling unit or otherwise used for human habitation without a zoning permit for that use. Accessory building square footage may not exceed 80% of the total footprint of the primary dwelling, and an accessory structure may not exceed the height of the principal building. The Village exercises its zoning authority under Wis. Stat. Sec. 61.35 and Sec. 62.23.

The Village of Rothschild regulates floodplain development through Chapter 572 (Floodplain Zoning) of the Village Code, adopted by the Village Board on January 13, 2025, pursuant to Wis. Stat. Sec. 61.35, Sec. 62.23, and the floodplain-zoning mandate of Wis. Stat. Sec. 87.30 and Wis. Admin. Code Chapter NR 116. The chapter regulates all areas of special flood hazard identified as Zones A, AO, AH, A1-30, or AE on the Flood Insurance Rate Map. Marathon County's effective FEMA Flood Insurance Study and FIRMs took effect July 22, 2010 and are the maps referenced for flood hazard determinations. The Wisconsin River, including the reach at the Rothschild Dam, is the principal regulated waterway through the Village.