Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Storden, Minnesota

Rules another office applies inside Storden

Storden does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Buildings in Storden city that are of a type governed by the State Building Code.

  • The statute excludes agricultural buildings except for the stated state-inspection and skylight provisions.

  “The State Building Code is the standard that applies statewide”

• Well permitLimited

  Well or boring construction or sealing inside Storden city limits.

  • In a political subdivision with a delegated well-and-boring program, notification or a permit must be obtained from that delegated program before covered construction or sealing.
  • A community public water-supply well notification must be filed with the commissioner.

  “must file a notification with, or obtain a permit from, the delegated program prior to construction or sealing”

• Agricultural exemptionConditional

  Agricultural buildings in Storden city, for application of the State Building Code.

  • The agricultural-building exclusion has statutory exceptions for specified state inspections and for translucent panels or skylights without raised curbs.

  “The State Building Code does not apply to agricultural buildings except:”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Storden or Cottonwood County directly.

• Building permit — Residential construction inside Storden city limits.
• Inspections — Residential building inspections inside Storden city limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Residential occupancy inside Storden city limits.
• Local zoning — Land inside Storden city limits.
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside Storden city limits.

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.