Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Granite Falls Township, Minnesota

Rules another office applies inside Granite Falls Township

Granite Falls 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

  Erecting, structurally altering or moving buildings in the unincorporated area of Chippewa County, including land in Granite Falls township (county land use permit)

  • Additions and alterations to conforming farm buildings are exempt except within the flood plain management district.
  • Permit fees are set by county board resolution.
  • Construction must begin within six months of permit issuance.
  • Source does not name Granite Falls township; applicability rests on the section applying to all unincorporated areas.

  “no person shall erect, structurally alter (including extension of existing walls), change the placement of any building or structure or move any building or structure without first securing a land use permit (lup).”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land in unincorporated Chippewa County, which includes land outside municipal limits such as Granite Falls township; the county ordinance applies, not a township-adopted ordinance

  • No Granite Falls township zoning ordinance or statement that the township has not adopted zoning was found; the county ordinance expressly yields to any more restrictive permanent township zoning ordinance, so a township ordinance could exist.
  • The source does not name Granite Falls township specifically; applicability rests on the ordinance covering all unincorporated areas of the county.
  • Section 1 is marked amended November 19, 1996.

  “this ordinance is to regulate the uses and development of land in the unincorporated areas of chippewa county which adversely affect the public's health, safety, and general welfare.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Individual sewage treatment systems in the unincorporated area of Chippewa County, including Granite Falls township

  • MPCA provides minimum state standards; county ordinance implements them.
  • Section 9 Subdivision 2 amended December 16, 1997 and June 19, 2001.
  • Source does not name Granite Falls township; applicability rests on Section 9 applying to all unincorporated areas.

  “no person shall install, alter, repair, or extend any individual sewage treatment system in the county without first applying for and obtaining a permit from the chippewa county land and resource management office.”

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.