Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Malmo Township, Minnesota

Rules another office applies inside Malmo Township

Malmo Township does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Building permitRequired

  Construction or placement of buildings and additions inside Malmo township, under the Aitkin County zoning ordinance (county land use permit)

  • Applies to buildings, building additions, decks and signs
  • Application is made to the county zoning administrator
  • This is the county zoning/land use permit; a separate state building code permit was not researched

  “a permit is required for the construction or placement of buildings or building additions (and including such related activities as construction of decks and signs)”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Malmo township, Aitkin County, MN: zoning is the Aitkin County zoning ordinance, administered by the county; no Malmo township ordinance was found

  • County ordinance covers the area outside the incorporated limits of the cities
  • Section 18 states nothing in the ordinance limits any township's power to zone more restrictively; whether Malmo township has adopted its own zoning was not verified

  “an ordinance establishing comprehensive zoning regulations for that portion of aitkin county, minnesota outside the incorporated limits of the cities”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Installation or alteration of sewage treatment systems inside Malmo township, permitted through the Aitkin County zoning administrator

  • Permit application goes to the county zoning administrator
  • Application must show a compliant sewage treatment system will be provided

  “and the installation and/or alteration of sewage treatment systems. application for a permit shall be made to the zoning administrator on the forms provided.”

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.