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

Rules another office applies inside Tansem Township

Tansem 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

  Construction of buildings or building additions on unincorporated land inside Tansem Township, Clay County, Minnesota.

  • The county ordinance applies outside municipal corporate limits.
  • The stated requirement includes related deck and sign construction, installation or alteration of sewage-treatment systems, and grading and filling activities except those exempted by §§ 8-3B-10 through 8-3B-12.
  • A permitted construction project must begin within six months of permit issuance and be substantially completed within one year or the permit expires and is cancelled.

  construction start deadline: 6 months from permit issuance (Permit expires if construction has not begun.) · substantial completion deadline: 1 year from permit issuance (Permit expires and is cancelled if construction has not been substantially completed.)

  “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)

  Unincorporated land inside Tansem Township, Clay County, Minnesota; Clay County, rather than Tansem Township, administers the documented land-development zoning ordinance.

  • The ordinance applies outside municipal corporate limits.
  • A township ordinance, if adopted, may also apply; where it conflicts with the county ordinance, the most restrictive provision applies.
  • The official sources reviewed did not establish that Tansem Township itself has adopted or administers a separate zoning ordinance.

  “The provisions of this Ordinance shall apply to all the area of the County outside the corporate limits of municipalities except:”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Subsurface sewage treatment systems on unincorporated land inside Tansem Township, Clay County, Minnesota.

  • Clay County's SSTS ordinance excludes incorporated areas that administer an SSTS program by ordinance at least as strict as the county ordinance.
  • All sewage generated in unsewered areas of the county must be treated and dispersed by an approved SSTS complying with the ordinance or by an MPCA-permitted system.
  • New septic systems require a design, permit, and inspection before backfilling.

  “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 County Environmental Services office and the payment of the appropriate permit fees as established from time to time by the County Board of Commissioners.”

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.