Grafton ordinance would remove a restrictive accessory‑structure placement rule and rely on state building code
Town staff proposed Ordinance No. 2026‑01 to amend §9.1.2.06 removing a local placement restriction for accessory structures; staff said the Wisconsin UDC already sets fire‑separation rules and the local paragraph created unnecessary restrictions on small lots.
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The packet included a staff communication from Building Inspector Jason Katz and a draft ordinance (No. 2026‑01) directed to the Town Board to amend Land Use Restrictions §9.1.2.06. Katz said the current local code language imposes a de facto 20‑foot separation requirement between accessory and primary structures that lacks historical precedent and unnecessarily restricts some existing properties and small lots.
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