Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Bay Lake Township, Minnesota

Bay Lake Township’s own rules

• Building permitLimited

  New buildings or structures, and other land-use activities regulated by the Crow Wing County Land Use Ordinance, inside Bay Lake Township.

  • Before engaging in a land-use activity regulated by the ordinance, the owner must apply for necessary permit or permits.
  • A permit or fee is not required for inside or outside residential maintenance if the exterior dimensions of the structure remain the same.
  • The administrator issues a permit only after the applicant meets all applicable ordinance requirements.
  • A county permit does not replace approvals required under federal or state law or another state agency or subdivision.
  • All new buildings or structures constructed, converted, enlarged, or moved must conform to the ordinance.

  “The Crow Wing County Land Use Ordinance requires a permit for the construction and placement of structures on property”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Bay Lake Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, subject to the Crow Wing County Land Use Ordinance applicable to unincorporated county areas.

  • The county ordinance applies to all unincorporated areas of Crow Wing County and to municipalities under contract with the county.
  • The ordinance divides unincorporated county areas into land-use districts shown on the official land-use district map.
  • Where a parcel lies in two land-use districts, the use is determined by the district in which the use is proposed; if a use straddles districts, the most restrictive standards apply.

  “The unincorporated areas of Crow Wing County, Minnesota are hereby divided into land use districts”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Individual and midsized subsurface sewage treatment systems serving land inside Bay Lake Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota.

  • The ordinance jurisdiction includes all county land except incorporated areas that administer an SSTS program by ordinance at least as strict as the county ordinance.
  • Crow Wing County Land Services administers the SSTS program, reviews applications, issues required permits, and inspects regulated work.
  • An SSTS installation, construction, replacement, modification, alteration, capacity expansion, or use of advanced treatment components requires a county land-use permit before work.
  • A state SDS permit is additionally required where all or part of proposed or existing soil-dispersal components are within one-half mile of each other and combined proposed and existing SSTS flow exceeds 10,000 gallons per day, subject to the ordinance's stated design-flow exception.

  county SSTS ordinance effective date: 2014-02-26

  “The Crow Wing County Land Services Department shall administer the SSTS program”

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.