Little Chute, WI

Little Chute bans fences designed to electrically shock and prohibits barbed wire villagewide, except in industrially zoned areas where barbed wire is allowed only if securing devices…

Fences and hedges in Little Chute top out at 42 inches in any yard facing a street, unless at least half open above that, and six feet everywhere else: up to eight feet where a…

When a Little Chute subdivision borders farmland or grazing land, the developer must build and maintain a state-law 'legal and sufficient' partition fence along that line at the…

Little Chute caps any single retaining wall on a lot at six feet, and requires a three-foot terrace between lot lines and any series of stacked walls, under the accessory-structures…

Little Chute requires a permit for permanent fences; only temporary fences built to protect plantings or mark construction hazards skip the permit, and even those must come down within…

Little Chute allows backyard beekeeping outside agricultural zones only if hives sit at least ten feet from property lines, a five-foot flight barrier is installed within 50 feet of a…

Little Chute does not require spaying or neutering pets generally. Only an animal formally declared "dangerous" by police must be spayed or neutered, with veterinary proof due within…

Little Chute bars horses, cows, pigs, goats, sheep, and other farm animals village-wide, with only a narrow licensed exception for up to six hens.

Little Chute bans placing salt, mineral, grain, fruit, or vegetable material outdoors anywhere in the village for the purpose of feeding whitetail deer, with quantities over a half…

Little Chute bans keeping any wild animal as a pet and prohibits keeping or selling horses, pigs, goats, sheep, chickens, and other fowl within village limits, limiting households to…

Little Chute has no breed ban: police can declare any dog or animal "dangerous" after an unprovoked bite or menacing pattern, triggering mandatory registration, leashing, insurance…

Little Chute caps households at six animals total, with no more than three dogs, two rabbits, or two Vietnamese potbellied pigs per lot or dwelling unit, under Village of Little Chute…

Little Chute bans letting any dog run at large and requires owners to confine or restrain animals so they don't roam, attack, or disturb residents, or face impoundment under Village of…

Little Chute confines loud building work and construction equipment to 7 a.m.-10 p.m. on weekdays, and caps equipment noise at 80 decibels measured at the property line.

Little Chute bans loud car stereos audible off the vehicle at night and outlaws compression (jake) engine brakes anywhere within village limits, enforced under the Village of Little…

Little Chute caps industrial and commercial noise at 70 dBA during the day and 60 dBA overnight, measured at the property line, under the village's performance standards for industrial…

Little Chute declares habitually barking dogs, crying cats, and squealing pet pigs a public nuisance, triggering violation once two written complaints hit the village board within four…

Running a radio, phonograph, or similar sound device in Little Chute so it's audible at your property line between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. is automatic prima facie proof of a noise…

Live or recorded music in Little Chute streets and parks needs a police or parks-department permit first, and none may run before 9 a.m. or after 10 p.m. without village board sign-off.

Little Chute requires a public works permit to build or alter a driveway, and the portion within the village right-of-way must be concrete, not gravel or dirt.

The Village of Little Chute lets residents store an RV, boat or utility trailer on their own property, but bans it from front and side yards entirely and sets numeric setbacks for…

Little Chute clears parked vehicles from posted streets within one hour of snow-removal signs going up, and a separate snow-emergency declaration bars all street parking until lifted.

Commercial and industrial properties in the Village of Little Chute must provide off-street loading space sized and sited to a fixed formula: no loading dock may sit within 30 feet of…

A vehicle left unattended on any Little Chute street or property for more than 72 hours is deemed abandoned, a public nuisance the village can tow and impound.

The Village of Little Chute lets an officer order a permitted towing carrier or licensed dealer to remove an illegally parked vehicle, and bills the owner the actual cost of moving…

Little Chute limits trucks, tractors, trailers, and buses over 12,000 pounds, 22 feet, or 8 feet tall to two hours of street parking in residential-zoned areas.

Little Chute bans parking in intersections, crosswalks, and within four feet of driveways or alleys, and prohibits any vehicle from facing against the flow of traffic on village…

Outagamie County bans overnight parking in its courthouse and justice center lots unless the county issues a dated permit, though night-shift employees are exempted.

Village of Little Chute home occupations may post only one sign naming the business, and that sign cannot be illuminated: a tight signage cap built into the Wisconsin village's…

Little Chute allows small home-based businesses as a permitted accessory use in residential districts, capped at 30 percent of the dwelling's floor area, with no exterior signs of…

In the Village of Little Chute's RC single-family district, a day nursery or kindergarten serving five or more unrelated children is a special exception use requiring plan commission…

A home-based business in Outagamie County's AGD agricultural district can't generate more traffic than would normally be expected in an agricultural area, per Sec. 54-129(2)d.

Wisconsin has only one cottage food exemption written into its statutes, and it is narrow. Wis. Stat. § 97.29(2)(b)2. lets you sell home-canned pickles and other processed fruits or…

Wisconsin has never created a microenterprise home kitchen permit, and it has no exemption that lets you cook meals in your own kitchen and sell them. Wis. Stat. § 97.30(2)(a) requires…

Little Chute's room tax law names 'owners of short-term rentals' as taxable operators, requiring a village permit and a share of the village's 10 percent room tax on every rented night.

The Village of Little Chute has no dedicated short-term rental parking ordinance, so STR guests are subject to the same Village-wide parking rules as residents. The Village's published…

Wis. Stat. §66.1014 preempts local STR bans for stays of 7 consecutive days or longer. Hosts renting more than 10 nights per year must hold a state Tourist Rooming House license from…

Every swimming pool in Little Chute needs a secure fence at least 48 inches tall with no gap wide enough for a six-inch sphere, plus self-closing, self-latching gates that lock at…

Before pouring, erecting or remodeling a private swimming pool, Little Chute owners must file a written application and get a building permit from the building inspector, along with…

Little Chute caps detached garages at 960 square feet and other accessory buildings at 200 square feet, limits height to under 16 feet, and requires a building permit before any shed…

Outagamie County caps in-home accessory apartments at 600 square feet, requires the owner to live on-site, and limits occupants to two people who are elderly, disabled, or related to…

Wisconsin's Uniform Dwelling Code (Wis. Stat. ch. 101 and SPS 320-325) sets statewide construction standards for one- and two-family dwellings, including tiny homes built as permanent…

Little Chute allows wood or charcoal fire pits up to 4 feet across and 4 feet high, kept 25 feet from structures and attended at all times under Village Code § 18-27.

Little Chute bans open outdoor fires village-wide except under conditions set by ordinance: wood or charcoal fuel only, a 25-foot clearance from structures, constant adult attendance…

The county's minimum housing code requires every dwelling unit to have a working smoke alarm, with one on each floor of a two-story or taller dwelling.

Wis. Stat. §167.10 requires a user's permit for nearly all consumer fireworks (firecrackers, bottle rockets, Roman candles, mortars, aerial repeaters). Permits issued by the mayor…

Wisconsin uniformly regulates propane storage, installation, and handling under Wis. Admin. Code SPS 340, adopting NFPA 58 statewide and preempting inconsistent local rules through…

Wisconsin DNR designates statewide Fire Protection Areas under Wis. Stat. § 26.11 where the agency holds primary wildfire suppression authority and enforces stricter ignition rules…

Little Chute requires a village forester permit before excavating, trenching, or paving within ten feet of any public tree, to protect its roots.

Wisconsin has no statute banning rainwater harvesting. Under Wis. Stat. 145.01(10)(br)1, a rainwater gutter or downspout is expressly excluded from the legal definition of "plumbing"…

Wisconsin Statute 66.0407 universally requires every property owner to destroy noxious weeds, including Canada thistle, leafy spurge, and field bindweed, on their land. Municipalities…

Little Chute requires a permit from the building inspector before any building or structure, or any part of one, is erected, enlarged, altered, repaired, moved, demolished or razed…

Little Chute doesn't write its own plumbing code. Village Code § 8-11 adopts the Wisconsin Administrative Code's SPS 381-387 Plumbing chapters by reference, and any plumbing work must…

Little Chute has no homegrown electrical code: it enforces the state's electrical rules by adopting Wisconsin Admin. Code SPS 316 by reference, with permits issued by the village…

The Little Chute village board can order the owner of any building it judges dangerous, unsafe or unfit for occupancy to repair it or raze and remove it, with the owner choosing repair…

Little Chute property owners must clear the sidewalk in front of or beside their lot of snow and ice within 24 hours after snowfall stops, keeping a five-foot path open.

Little Chute makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate outside a designated sanitary facility on any street, sidewalk, park or other public area, or on private property in open view of…

Little Chute bans drinking or carrying an open container of alcohol on any public street, sidewalk, alley or parking lot in the village, except on premises licensed to sell alcohol.

Little Chute prohibits pedestrians from crossing a street between intersections unless an official traffic control device permits the crossing there.

Little Chute makes it a village forfeiture offense to possess 25 grams or less of marijuana anywhere in the village, the local ordinance police use to cite public marijuana use and…

Little Chute bans skateboards and other play vehicles on every street and on sidewalks in any block with a business, church, school, library, or park.

Little Chute bars loitering on public streets, sidewalks, and parking areas once a police officer asks a person to move, and on private property without the owner's okay.

The village bans smoking in posted village-park areas, ballfields, the dog park, playgrounds, the aquatic center, and within 15 feet of any entryway to a village-owned building, with a…

Little Chute makes it unlawful to cause loud, unnecessary noise at any time and separately bars unreasonably loud or riotous conduct that disturbs others, covering house parties that…

The Village of Little Chute flatly bars vehicle repair and body work businesses from qualifying as a home occupation: there's no permit path for running an auto shop out of a…

Operating a massage establishment in the Village of Little Chute without a village clerk license is unlawful, and licensed establishments may only stay open between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00…

Village of Little Chute confines adult oriented entertainment businesses to the ID industrial district and requires 1,320-foot buffers from homes and other such businesses, plus 2,640…

Anyone keeping a yard or building in Little Chute to store or deal in secondhand metals, rags, bottles, or junked vehicles needs a village junk dealer's license approved by the village…

Selling cigarettes, cigarette paper, or wrappers in Little Chute requires a village license from the clerk, running July 1 through the next June 30 and revocable for a violation.

Buying, selling, or exchanging coins, bullion, or precious-metal and gem items from the public in Little Chute requires a village license, mandatory seller ID, and a 30-day hold on…

Tattooists, body piercers, and their establishments must hold a county-issued permit and pay fees set under Wis. Stat. §§ 252.23 and 252.24, with any fee increase requiring finance…

Door-to-door peddlers and direct sellers must register with the Little Chute police department before soliciting, and any home posted 'No Solicitors' is off-limits to them.

Little Chute lets cyclists use sidewalks only where no shared-use bike lane exists or the lane is unsafe, capping sidewalk riding at 5 mph and requiring riders to yield to pedestrians.

Little Chute defines an e-bike as a pedal bike with a motor under 750 watts and a 15 mph top speed, and permits e-bikes on roadways, bike lanes, and most sidewalks at 5 mph.

Wisconsin splits these two machines apart in the definitions and then treats them completely differently. A low-speed vehicle has a statewide right of the road: under Wis. Stat. s…

Little Chute bars minors from loitering on streets, sidewalks, parks and other public places between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. unless accompanied by a parent or guardian, with narrow…

Little Chute closes its village parks from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. daily, with the Legion Park Skateboard Park closing at dusk instead.

The Village of Little Chute collects bulky waste like furniture and appliances curbside once a month, on a day the public works director sets, and only if it's neatly stacked behind…

Dumping rubbish, construction waste, or other refuse on any Little Chute street, sidewalk, alley, or someone else's property without permission is unlawful under the village code.

Little Chute residents must set polycarts out behind the curb by 6 a.m. on collection day, no more than 24 hours early, and pull them back within 24 hours after pickup.

Little Chute's zoning code requires commercial and industrial trash dumpsters to be screened from view of adjoining properties, road right-of-way, and on-site parking with a fence or…

Little Chute requires trash and garbage carts to be curbside no more than 24 hours before, and by 6:00 a.m. on, the scheduled collection day, and pulled back in within 24 hours after…

Little Chute collects leaves and grass clippings as compost material with village stickers, but requires stumps, roots, and root-balled shrubs to be set out separately on the terrace…

Outagamie County requires households, apartment buildings and businesses to separate 15 categories of recyclables, batteries, appliances, oil, yard waste, glass, paper and plastics…

Groups wanting exclusive use of a Little Chute park, shelter, or facility must file a written permit application with the parks department at least 3 to 14 days ahead.

Little Chute requires a village permit to operate a sidewalk cafe, limited to public sidewalks in the Central Business District and seasonal hours from March through October.

Little Chute requires a street use permit from the director of public works before closing a residential street for a block party, capping closures at two days with no permit fee but a…

Anyone leading a parade, run, walk, bicycle race or marathon on a Little Chute street needs a village clerk permit filed at least 30 days ahead, backed by at least $100,000 in…

Any temporary food stand set up at an Outagamie County festival, carnival, or other special event must get its own food stand permit from the county health department before it can…

Little Chute imposes a 10 percent room tax on hotels, motels and other lodging that rent rooms to transients, collected quarterly by the village clerk under Village Code § 16-152.

The Village of Little Chute's RC single-family district sets a 25-foot front yard, seven-foot individual (15-foot combined) side yards, and a 20-foot rear yard for detached homes, with…

Single-family homes in Little Chute's RC conventional district top out at 35 feet or 2½ stories, one of several district-specific height caps set in Chapter 44 zoning.

Little Chute caps single-family lot coverage at 35 percent in the RC conventional single-family district, part of the Village's standard dimensional requirements for detached homes…

The Village of Little Chute funds stormwater and drainage management through a dedicated utility that bills every developed lot and parcel a rate charge based on impervious surface…

Little Chute requires a permit and an approved erosion and sediment control plan before any land-disturbing construction of 4,000 square feet or more begins in the village.

Little Chute requires new and substantially improved structures in the floodfringe district to have their lowest floor at or above the flood protection elevation, defined as two feet…

The Village of Little Chute participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and regulates floodplain development through provisions integrated into Chapter 44 (Zoning) of…

Wisconsin's NR 115 sets minimum shoreland zoning standards along navigable waters, and the Public Trust Doctrine protects Great Lakes shores. Counties must adopt rules at least as…

Placing fixtures on a sidewalk next to a Little Chute business requires a permit from the building inspector, limited to commercial zones, with at least five feet of clear walking…

Property owners in Little Chute must repair or replace an unsafe or defective sidewalk fronting their lot once the village board orders it, at the owner's own expense.

Little Chute bans encroaching on or obstructing any village street, alley, sidewalk, or public ground, with narrow permit exceptions for building materials and commercial sidewalk…

The Village of Little Chute exempts temporary window signs advertising a sale or special event from its sign-permit rules, but only for businesses in commercial zoning districts.

Little Chute limits electronic message center signs to on-premises advertising or public service messages, requiring segments to display for a half-second to ten seconds and traveling…

Wisconsin protects the display of political signs on private property. Wis. Stat. 12.04 limits how municipalities may restrict residential political signs, and Wis. Stat. 12.13(3)(h)…

Little Chute declares any accumulation of trash, rubbish, or decayed matter that lets flies, mosquitoes, or other vermin breed a public health nuisance, and property owners must abate…

Outagamie County doesn't post A-B-C letter grades; instead its public health division can enter any licensed food establishment during operating hours to inspect, sample, and copy…

Outagamie County's minimum housing code makes every rental dwelling owner responsible for exterminating any pest infestation, bed bugs included, inside and around the unit.

Little Chute has no separate solar-panel permit; collectors on the principal building are regulated as yard encroachments, allowed up to ten feet into a rear yard or into a side yard…

Wisconsin does not merely limit what a homeowners' association may say about solar. Wis. Stat. § 236.292(2) declares that all restrictions on platted land that prevent or unduly…

Little Chute bars industrial and commercial operations from producing intense glare or lighting whose source is directly visible beyond their district's boundary, and requires…

Selling or displaying goods, food, or services on any Little Chute street, sidewalk or alley requires a special event vending permit from the village clerk before setting up a booth or…

Food trucks selling in Outagamie County parks must qualify as a commercially licensed 'approved vendor,' signing the county's indemnification and insurance agreement before setting up.

Food trucks and mobile vendors can sell in Outagamie County parks only as approved vendors, confined to the specific areas the Parks Department designates for vending.

The Village of Little Chute requires no license or permit for an occasional garage or yard sale; the code defines 'occasional' as one time during any calendar year for purposes of the…

Outagamie County's AED exclusive agricultural district zoning keeps highly productive farmland in production by limiting nonagricultural encroachment, and lets eligible landowners…

Wisconsin Statute 823.08 protects established agricultural operations from nuisance lawsuits by neighbors, requiring courts to dismiss claims unless the farm substantially threatens…

Wisconsin has no legal recreational or medical marijuana dispensary program. State law prohibits cannabis sales, so no municipality can authorize dispensary operations through zoning…

Wisconsin prohibits all marijuana cultivation, including for personal use. Growing any cannabis plant is a felony under state controlled substances law. No municipality may authorize…

Wisconsin commercial drone operators follow FAA Part 107. Wis. Stat. 114.045 sets state no-fly zones over prisons, schools, and utilities, and local governments cannot regulate flight…

Wisconsin has a partial drone framework: local governments generally cannot regulate drone flight, but Wis. Stat. 114.045 sets state no-fly zones over prisons, schools, and utilities…

Wisconsin Statute 104.001 expressly preempts cities, villages, towns, and counties from establishing a minimum wage higher than the state minimum, ensuring uniform wage rules across…

Wisconsin Statute 103.10 and 104.001 preempt local paid sick leave ordinances, blocking cities and counties from requiring private employers to provide paid time off beyond state and…

Wisconsin preempts local predictive scheduling and fair workweek ordinances under Wis. Stat. 103.007, ensuring statewide uniformity for employer scheduling practices and forbidding…

Wisconsin Statute 66.0409 broadly preempts local firearm regulation, barring cities, villages, towns, and counties from enacting ordinances stricter than state law on possession…

Wisconsin permits adults at least 18 who are not prohibited persons to openly carry firearms in public without a permit, with statewide preemption blocking local restrictions on lawful…

Wisconsin Statute 941.23 makes carrying a concealed handgun in a vehicle without a CCW license a misdemeanor, while open carry and licensed concealed carry inside vehicles are lawful…

Wisconsin requires footings and foundations to sit below the frost penetration level or at least 48 inches below adjacent grade, whichever is deeper, so 48 inches is a floor, not a…

Wisconsin's dwelling code sets minimum roof snow loads from a state zone map and does not state a ground snow load at all, which is the opposite of how most states publish the figure.

Wisconsin bans gambling as a crime, but Wis. Stat. § 563.11(1) lets bona fide religious, charitable, service, fraternal, or veterans organizations apply to the Department of…

Wisconsin's gambling code has no carve-out for private social games. Wis. Stat. § 945.01(1) defines 'bet' and lists eight exceptions, business deals, contest prizes, bingo, pari-mutuel…

Wisconsin has no commercial sportsbook law. Wis. Stat. § 945.02 makes placing any bet a Class B misdemeanor unless it fits a listed exception, and § 945.01(1)(h), added by 2025…

Wisconsin has no comprehensive non-condo HOA act. Condominium associations get a statutory assessment lien under Wis. Stat. § 703.165 that is foreclosed like a mortgage. Non-condo HOAs…

Wisconsin condominiums run through an association of unit owners under Wis. Stat. § 703.15, which sets meeting-notice, proxy, and voting rules. Non-condo HOAs are governed as nonstock…

Wisconsin overrides anti-solar and anti-wind HOA restrictions by statute. Wis. Stat. § 236.292 voids restrictions on platted land that prevent or unduly restrict solar or wind energy…

Wisconsin protects flag display through two separate statutes, and which one applies depends on whether you own a condominium unit or a lot in a covenanted subdivision. Wis. Stat. §…

Wisconsin sets no dollar cap on association fines and requires no hearing before one is imposed. For condominiums, Wis. Stat. § 703.24(2) makes a unit owner liable for any charges…

Only Wisconsin condominium associations hold a statutory collection lien. Wis. Stat. § 703.165(3) gives the association a lien for unpaid assessments if it files a statement of…

Wisconsin runs the opposite way from states that shield owners who lease. Wis. Stat. § 703.10(3) expressly authorizes condominium bylaws to carry any restriction on the use of the…

You will not meet an OWI checkpoint in Wisconsin. Wis. Stat. § 349.02(2)(a) forbids a police officer, sheriff, deputy sheriff, traffic officer or motor vehicle inspector from stopping…

Wisconsin is a one-party consent state. Wis. Stat. § 968.31(2)(c) makes it lawful for a person not acting under color of law to intercept a wire, electronic or oral communication when…

Wisconsin has no general stop-and-identify offense. Wis. Stat. § 968.24 lets an officer who has first identified himself or herself as law enforcement stop you in a public place, for a…

Wisconsin is unusual in codifying the grounds for a search at all. Wis. Stat. § 968.10 says a search may be made and things seized only when it is incident to a lawful arrest, with…

Wis. Stat. Sec. 704.17 sets the pre-eviction notice. For nonpayment of rent on a month-to-month tenancy or a lease of one year or less, the landlord gives a 5-day notice to pay or…

Wis. Stat. Sec. 704.07 makes the landlord keep structural elements, common areas, and equipment supplying heat, water, and other services in a reasonable state of repair. If the…

Wisconsin Statute 66.0104 and Act 317 prevent municipalities from limiting landlord-tenant relationships beyond state law, including any local just-cause eviction requirement. Eviction…

Wis. Stat. Sec. 704.05(2) lets a landlord enter only on advance notice and at reasonable times to inspect, repair, or show the unit. Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.09(2) makes that…

Under Wis. Stat. Sec. 704.19, either the landlord or tenant may end a month-to-month or other periodic tenancy with at least 28 days' written notice. If rent is payable on a basis less…

Wisconsin prohibits rent control statewide. Wis. Stat. § 66.1015 bars every city, village, town, and county from regulating the amount of rent charged for a residential rental unit…

Wisconsin Statute 66.0104 bars municipalities from requiring rental registration or licensing and limits inspection programs to designated districts with blight or code problems…

Wisconsin sets no statutory cap on the amount of a residential security deposit. After a tenancy ends, the landlord must mail or deliver the deposit, less lawful deductions, within 21…

Wisconsin recognizes three adverse-possession tracks. The default under Wis. Stat. Sec. 893.25 is 20 years of uninterrupted possession with no written instrument. Sec. 893.26 shortens…

Wisconsin Statute 134.66 bars selling cigarettes and tobacco to anyone under 18 and vapor products to anyone under 21. The federal Tobacco 21 law independently requires all tobacco and…

Wisconsin has not enacted a statewide ban on flavored tobacco or vapor products; sales of menthol cigarettes and flavored e-cigarettes remain lawful under Wis. Stat. 134.66 subject to…

Wisconsin's rule on extra lighting is a colour rule with a count attached. Wis. Stat. § 347.07(2) bars operating any vehicle on a highway displaying a colour other than white or amber…

Wisconsin never legislated dash cams, so the governing rule is the windshield rule, and Wisconsin's version is a closed list. Wis. Admin. Code § Trans 305.34(6) bars any posters…

Wisconsin has never legislated lane splitting in either direction. The phrases "lane splitting" and "between lanes" appear nowhere in chs. 340 to 351, the whole Wisconsin Vehicle Code…

Wisconsin attacks plate covers from two directions. Wis. Stat. s. 341.61 (3) makes it an offence carrying a forfeiture of up to $500 to place any substance on a plate that hinders its…

A radar detector is lawful in a private car in Wisconsin. The phrase "radar detector" appears nowhere in the Wisconsin Statutes or the Wisconsin Administrative Code, and the equipment…

Wisconsin gives ordinary drivers no studded-tire season at all. Wis. Stat. s. 347.45 (2) bans any block, stud, flange, cleat, spike or other non-rubber protuberance that projects…

Wisconsin puts its tint numbers in the Department of Transportation's equipment rules, not in the statute book. Aftermarket film on the vent and front side windows must still pass at…