Brown County · Wisconsin
Metal buildings in Green Bay and the Fox Valley.
We supply garages, shops, farm buildings and more across northeast Wisconsin. Our work reaches from Green Bay down the Fox Valley to Appleton, Oshkosh and Fond du Lac, and anywhere else you’re building.
Metal exterior over
120 sq ft: CUP
Garage max
1,000 sq ft
Height
16 ft, 10 ft walls
Review time
3–5 days
These are City of Green Bay rules for one- and two-family lots. Review time is business days once everything is submitted.
What people build around Green Bay
City garages, dairy and crop farms and shops on acreage all sit within a short drive of the bay.
Garages in the city
In Green Bay, a metal-sided garage over 120 sq ft takes a conditional use permit, so the siding is decided before the steel.
Acreage shops
Unfinished and under sixty feet wide, tubular steel is usually the answer, insulated or not.
Farm buildings
Machine sheds and hay storage go up across Brown County. Red iron takes over past eighty feet.
Commercial
Cold-formed suits permitted, occupied buildings with a finished eave.
See what a steel building costs for real per-square-foot ranges.
Permitting metal buildings in Green Bay
Look and materials
- A residential garage has to be similar to or compatible with the house in design and construction.
- A building with a metal exterior over 120 sq ft needs a conditional use permit.
- It can’t be taller than the house.
Size and placement
- The first accessory building can be 1,000 sq ft, 16 ft tall with 10 ft side walls, and a second one 150 sq ft.
- On an RR lot of 10 acres or more, it can be 2,000 sq ft and 20 ft tall.
- It sits beside or behind the house, 4 ft from side and rear lines, and covers no more than 30% of the rear yard.
The permit
- The house has to come first, since no accessory building goes up before it.
- Permits are valid for a year, work starts within six months, and starting early doubles the fee.
- Call Community and Economic Development at (920) 448-3300.
In Green Bay, the exterior is the first thing we talk about. On a residential lot, a building with a metal exterior over 120 sq ft needs a conditional use permit, and the city wants a garage that suits the house. We work out the exterior and whether a conditional use permit is in the plan before anything is designed.
We also serve De Pere, Ashwaubenon, Howard, Bellevue and Suamico. See all of Wisconsin.
Local guides for the Fox Valley
Start with a conversation
Let’s talk about your Green Bay project.
Tell us what you’re planning and where you’re building. We’ll help you work out the next steps.
- Tell us what and whereSend us the size, how you’ll use the building and the address.
- We check the siteWe confirm who permits the address and which code and loads apply.
- You get a clear recommendationWe recommend the frame that fits and price it against the alternatives.
Or call
417-218-8348