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

Rules another office applies inside Barnum Township

Barnum 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

  Structures inside Barnum township; the county zoning permit applies there because the township is not on the county's exclusion list.

  • This is the county zoning permit; whether a separate building (code) permit is required was not established.
  • Applies in areas under county zoning authority; the exclusion list names the City of Barnum, not the township.

  “zoning permits are required for all structures, regardless of size.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Barnum township (Carlton County); zoning is administered by Carlton County Zoning and Environmental Services, not by the township.

  • The county's list of areas excluded from county zoning names the City of Barnum but not Barnum township, so county zoning applies in the township; no township-adopted zoning ordinance was found.
  • Shoreland rules apply within 1,000 feet of a classified lake or 300 feet of a classified river or stream.

  “carlton county zoning and environmental services is the zoning authority for all areas of carlton county except the following cities and townships: city of barnum, city of carlton, city of cloquet, city of cromwell, city of kettle river, city of moose lake, city of scanlon, city of wrenshall, city of wright and thomson township.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Septic systems inside Barnum township; Carlton County administers Ordinance #30 county-wide.

  • A permit is needed whenever a system is installed, replaced, altered, repaired, or extended.
  • Compliance inspections are required at point-of-sale or permit application in shoreland areas.
  • Licensed MPCA contractors are required.

  “the zoning and environmental services office administers carlton county ordinance #30 - subsurface sewage treatment systems county-wide.”

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.