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

Hancock Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction of buildings or building additions on land inside Hancock Township subject to Carver County Zoning Code jurisdiction.

  • The stated requirement includes construction of decks and signs.
  • The stated requirement also covers installation or alteration of sewage treatment systems.
  • Grading and filling activities are covered unless exempted by § 152.132.
  • The zoning code applies only outside incorporated cities, outside orderly-annexation areas governed by a separate city-township-county zoning agreement, and where no joint-powers or similar agreement provides another zoning authority.

  “A permit is required for the construction of buildings or building additions (including construction of decks and signs)”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Hancock Township, Carver County, Minnesota, is subject to Carver County's zoning code; the County, rather than the Township, is the rule-maker identified by the applicable county code.

  • The code applies only to land that is not within an incorporated city.
  • The code does not apply within an orderly annexation area where the city, township, and county have a separate zoning agreement.
  • The code does not apply where a joint-powers agreement or similar agreement provides another zoning authority.

  “The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all land within the county which is not within the boundaries of an incorporated city”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Subsurface sewage treatment systems on land inside Hancock Township, Carver County, Minnesota.

  • The chapter excludes incorporated areas that administer an SSTS program by ordinance within their incorporated jurisdiction that is at least as strict as the county chapter.

  “The jurisdiction of this chapter shall include all lands of the county except for incorporated areas that administer an SSTS program by ordinance”

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.