Construction Site Permit Application Wizard

Determining which permit coverage you need from which state agency can be a challenge. We'll help guide you to the appropriate forms for your project by asking about the type of project you are undertaking.

Tell us what type of project you are planning. (Select all that apply.)

Residential

Subdivision (one or more acres of land disturbance - non-building site development)
1&2 Family Dwellings (Buildings)

Transportation

DOT Directed and Supervised Projects
Municipally Administered Projects (one or more acres of land disturbance)

Commercial

Public Building Site (including buildings on golf courses, parks, cemeteries, etc.)
Multi-Family Building Site
Commercial Park Development (one or more acres of land disturbance; non-building)

Other

Golf Course (one or more acres of land disturbance; non-building)
Utilities (one or more acres of land disturbance; non-building, stand-alone utility project)
Certain Agricultural Buildings (one or more acres of land disturbance)
Parks (one or more acres of land disturbance; non-building)
Cemeteries (one or more acres of land disturbance; non-building)

For ALL project sites in or near navigable waterways or wetlands:

Grading – disturbing more than 10,000 square feet of land on the bank of a waterway
Ponds - pond construction within 500 feet of a waterway, or connected to the waterway
Bridge and Culverts - construction of a bridge or culvert to cross a waterway
Dredging – removing bottom material from the bed of a waterway
Wetland Water Quality Certifi cation - discharge of fi ll into a wetland
Dams
Other Waterway and Wetland projects

Contact Information

For more information about this page, please contact: Jim Bertolacini
608-264-8971

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