Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Highland Grove Township, Minnesota

Highland Grove Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction and building additions inside Highland Grove Township, with permits issued by Clay County Planning and Zoning.

  • The County page identifies decks, garages, porches, and sheds as included examples.
  • Permits are also required for moving manufactured homes, pre-fabricated buildings, and trailer homes.
  • The applicant must present the completed application to a township officer for signature.
  • The Planning and Zoning Director takes final action on a completed application.
  • Construction must begin within six months of issuance and be substantially completed within one year; otherwise the permit expires and further work cannot proceed until a new permit is obtained.
  • On-site sewage treatment systems must be inspected and certified for a building-permit applicant in the Shoreland Zoning District, defined on the page as within 1,000 feet of a lake or 300 feet of a river or stream, or when constructing or adding an addition that includes bedrooms.

  “A Development (Building) Permit is required from the county Planning and Zoning office for the construction of any buildings or building additions including:”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Highland Grove Township, Clay County, Minnesota; county records directly document Agricultural General and Shoreland-Special Protection zoning on a Highland Grove Township parcel.

  • The cited parcel was in the West Half of Section 7, Township 140N, Range 44W.
  • The documented parcel was subject to both the Agricultural General (AG) and Shoreland-Special Protection (S-SP) zoning districts.
  • The official evidence identifies county Planning Commission administration; it does not establish that Highland Grove Township adopted or administers a separate township zoning ordinance.

  “The affected property is in the West Half of Section 7, Township 140N, Range 44W (Highland Grove Twp.) and is in the Agricultural General (AG) zoning district and Shoreland-Special Protection (S-SP) zoning district.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Subsurface sewage treatment systems inside Highland Grove Township, Clay County, Minnesota.

  • Clay County's SSTS ordinance applies to all County lands except incorporated areas that administer an at-least-as-strict SSTS ordinance within their incorporated jurisdiction.
  • All sewage generated in unsewered County areas must be treated and dispersed by an approved SSTS compliant with the County ordinance or by an MPCA-permitted system.
  • The County Planning and Environmental Programs administers the SSTS program and ordinance provisions.
  • A jurisdiction within the County that regulates SSTS must comply with the County ordinance standards and may be more restrictive.

  “The jurisdiction of this Ordinance shall include all lands of the County except for incorporated areas that administer a SSTS program by Ordinance within their incorporated jurisdiction, which is at least as strict as this 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.