Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Young America Township, Minnesota

Young America Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction of buildings or building additions on land in Young America Township subject to Carver County zoning jurisdiction.

  • The permit requirement expressly includes decks and signs.
  • It also covers installation or alteration of sewage treatment systems and grading and filling activities not exempted by § 152.132.
  • The zoning chapter does not apply within an incorporated city, specified orderly-annexation areas, or where another zoning authority is provided by agreement.

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

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land in Young America Township, Carver County, Minnesota, for which Carver County is the planning and zoning authority; the county, rather than the Township, administers the zoning program.

  • The county zoning code applies only to land not within an incorporated city, an orderly-annexation area covered by a separate city-township-county zoning agreement, or an area where a joint-powers 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 in Young America Township subject to Carver County zoning jurisdiction; Carver County's Environmental Services Department verifies required SSTS soil-boring submissions under the county code.

  • All sewage generated by human occupancy, habitation, or activity must be properly managed under Chapter 52 or treated in a municipal wastewater treatment system.
  • For a new SSTS, the county code requires at least 12 inches of separation between periodically saturated soil or another limiting factor and the natural soil surface.
  • The county zoning code excludes incorporated cities, specified orderly-annexation areas, and areas where an agreement assigns zoning to another authority.

  minimum soil separation for new SSTS: >= 12 inches (Between periodically saturated soil or other limiting factor and the surface of soil in its original, natural state.)

  “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.