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

Rules another office applies inside Lakeview Township

Lakeview 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 on land inside Lakeview township, under Carlton County zoning (zoning permit; not confirmed as a state building-code permit)

  • This is a county zoning permit requirement; the source does not address building code permits or inspections.
  • Applies inside Lakeview township only because the township is not on the county's excepted list.

  structure size threshold: none; all structures

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

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Lakeview township, Carlton County: zoning is administered by Carlton County Zoning and Environmental Services, because Lakeview township is not on the county's list of excepted cities and townships. No township-adopted ordinance was found.

  • The county page's exception list names only cities Barnum, Carlton, Cloquet, Cromwell, Kettle River, Moose Lake, Scanlon, Wrenshall, Wright and Thomson township; Lakeview township is not listed.
  • The page does not name Lakeview township directly; the inference comes from its absence from the exception list.
  • Lakeview township's own site or any township ordinance was not found.

  “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, thomson township, city of wrenshall and city of wright.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Subsurface sewage treatment systems inside Lakeview township, administered countywide by Carlton County under Ordinance #30

  • Permit required when a system is installed, replaced, altered, repaired or extended; expires 12 months after issuance.
  • Not required for repair or replacement of pumps, floats, other electrical devices or baffles in a septic tank, or for work under Article 6, Section 2, Subd. b of Ordinance #30.
  • Compliance inspections are required at point-of-sale or permit application in shoreland areas.
  • Systems must be designed and installed by MPCA-licensed contractors.

  “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.