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

Long Lake Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  New residential construction and other land-use activity regulated by the Crow Wing County Land Use Ordinance inside Long Lake Township.

  • The owner must apply before engaging in a land-use activity regulated by the ordinance.
  • A permit or fee is not required for inside or outside residential maintenance if the structure's exterior dimensions remain the same.
  • A county permit does not remove the owner's responsibility to obtain required federal, state, or other approvals.
  • The County Land Services Department Environmental Services Manager administers the ordinance and issues approved permits.

  permit validity: 2 years from date of approval (unless the Administrator grants an extension)

  “Prior to engaging in any land use activity regulated under the provision of this ordinance, the owner of the property shall make application for the necessary permit or permits required by this ordinance.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Long Lake Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota; county zoning applies to the township's unincorporated land.

  • The applicable ordinance is administered by Crow Wing County, not established here as a Long Lake Township ordinance.
  • The ordinance applies to all unincorporated areas of Crow Wing County and to municipalities under contract with the county.
  • All new buildings or structures constructed, converted, enlarged, or moved must conform to the ordinance.

  “This Ordinance shall apply and be binding upon all of the unincorporated areas of Crow Wing County and for any municipality under contract with Crow Wing County.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Subsurface sewage treatment systems serving land inside Long Lake Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota.

  • The county ordinance covers all county lands except incorporated areas that administer an SSTS program by ordinance at least as strict as the county ordinance.
  • All sewage in unsewered areas must be treated and dispersed by an approved SSTS under the ordinance or a system permitted by the MPCA.
  • Crow Wing County Land Services administers the SSTS program, reviews applications, issues Article 37 permits, and inspects regulated work.
  • For a single SSTS or commonly owned group with soil-dispersal components within one-half mile and combined flow greater than 10,000 gallons per day, the owner must obtain an SDS permit from the state agency under chapter 7001.

  combined SSTS flow requiring state SDS permit: > 10000 gallons per day (when all or part of proposed or existing soil-dispersal components are within one-half mile of each other)

  “The Crow Wing County Land Services Department shall administer the SSTS program and all provisions of 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.