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

Rules another office applies inside Timothy Township

Timothy 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 permitLimited

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

  • Before engaging in a land-use activity regulated by the ordinance, the owner must apply for the necessary permit or permits.
  • A permit or fee is not required for inside or outside residential maintenance if the structure's exterior dimensions remain the same.
  • A permit is issued only when the applicant has met all applicable ordinance requirements.
  • County approval does not relieve the owner of approvals required under federal or state law or by another state agency or subdivision.
  • The ordinance is administered by the County Land Services Department Environmental Services Manager, and approved permits and certificates are issued by the Administrator.

  “the owner of the property shall make application for the necessary permit or permits required by this ordinance.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Timothy Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, which is within the County ordinance's unincorporated-area scope.

  • The ordinance applies to all unincorporated areas of Crow Wing County and any municipality under contract with the County.
  • The ordinance divides unincorporated Crow Wing County 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 where the use is proposed; if it straddles districts, the most restrictive standards apply.

  “The unincorporated areas of Crow Wing County, Minnesota are hereby divided into land use districts as shown on the official land use district map”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Subsurface sewage treatment systems on land inside Timothy Township, Crow Wing County.

  • The County SSTS ordinance covers all County land except incorporated areas that administer an SSTS program by ordinance within their incorporated jurisdiction that is 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 compliant with the ordinance or by a system permitted by the MPCA.
  • Crow Wing County Land Services reviews SSTS applications, issues permits required by Article 37, and inspects regulated work.
  • An MPCA SDS permit is required when the stated one-half-mile and combined-flow threshold exceeds 10,000 gallons per day.

  combined SSTS flow threshold for MPCA SDS permit: > 10000 gallons per day (Applies when all or part of proposed or existing soil dispersal components are within one-half mile of each other; an SDS permit is not required if a factor of safety is added to the design flow that results in a design flow exceeding the SDS permit threshold.)

  “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.