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

Quiring Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction of any structure inside Quiring Township within a designated Beltrami County Shoreland Management Zone.

  • The county administers building permits within all designated shoreland management zones except the listed zones administered by other jurisdictions; Quiring Township is not among the listed exceptions.
  • No owner, contractor, subcontractor, builder, or other person may begin a project without necessary permits.
  • Covered activities include placement of structures or additions, including residences, garages, decks, signs, second-story additions, basements, and grading and filling.
  • A violation for work without the required permit is charged the regular fee plus a minimum administrative fee of two hours; county fee-schedule rates apply.
  • In non-shoreland management zones, the county states there is no county zoning and directs applicants to check with the township.

  lake distance triggering county building permit: 1000 feet (Construction of any structure within this distance of a lake.) · river distance triggering county building permit: 300 feet (Construction of any structure within this distance of a river.) · minimum administrative fee for work without required permit: >= 2 hours (Plus the regular fee; see the county fee schedule for rates.)

  “Building Permits are required for the construction of any structure within a designated Shoreland Zone.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Quiring Township that is in the unincorporated shorelands of public water bodies; the applicable zoning/shoreland rule is Beltrami County Shoreland Management Ordinance No. 6, rather than a Quiring Township ordinance located in this research.

  • The source limits the ordinance to shorelands of public water bodies in unincorporated Beltrami County; incorporated areas are covered only by mutual agreement.
  • The shoreland zone is any land area within 1,000 feet of a lake or 300 feet of a river, even if the property has no actual shoreline.
  • The Mississippi Headwaters Board Comprehensive Plan may impose more restrictive requirements and expands Mississippi River shoreland management zones to 500 feet and 1000 feet.

  lake shoreland-zone distance: 1000 feet (Any land area within this distance of a lake, even if the property does not include actual shoreline.) · river shoreland-zone distance: 300 feet (Any land area within this distance of a river, even if the property does not include actual shoreline.)

  “The Beltrami County Environmental Services Department administers the SMO within all designated Shoreland Management Zones (Zone Map) except the following:”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Subsurface sewage treatment systems on land inside Quiring Township, administered by the Beltrami County Environmental Services Department.

  • Beltrami County Ordinance No. 32 and the local sewage-treatment-system program regulate siting, design, installation, alteration, operation, inspection, maintenance, monitoring, and management on all county land except incorporated areas that administer a program by ordinance within their jurisdiction.
  • Holding tanks, outhouses, and privies are also regulated septic-system types.
  • Construction, installation, modification, and operation of a subsurface sewage treatment system require a septic permit application from Beltrami County Environmental Services.
  • Compliance inspections are required when property is transferred, a building-permit application is submitted, or reutilization or repair of an existing system is requested.

  “on all lands in the county except incorporated areas that administer a program by ordinance within their jurisdiction.”

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.