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

Ravenna Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Any building or structure built or rebuilt inside Ravenna Township; the Township's Building Inspector is the building official administering and enforcing the Building Code in the Township.

  • A permit is required before any building or structure is built or rebuilt in the Township.
  • If a project does not require a building permit under the Minnesota State Building Code, the person must obtain a Township zoning permit before building or rebuilding.
  • All applicable permits required by the ordinance must be obtained before construction of a building, structure, or driveway.
  • Any permit approval is subject to applicant verification that the subject septic system is operational under Dakota County Ordinance 113, including proof of a Water Tight Tank Certification less than three years old signed by a licensed maintainer.
  • Permit fees are assessed for work governed by the Building Code according to the Town Board's fee schedule, plus the Minnesota Statutes section 326B.148 surcharge.
  • A construction, alteration, or expansion permit becomes invalid if work does not begin within 180 days of issuance or is suspended or abandoned for 180 days after beginning; the Building Inspector may grant written extensions of no more than 180 days each.

  water tight tank certification age: < 3 years (Must be signed by a licensed maintainer when permit approval is subject to septic-system operational verification.) · permit commencement deadline: <= 180 days (Work must commence within 180 days after issuance; written extensions may each be no more than 180 days.)

  “A permit is required before any building or structure is built or rebuilt in the Township.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land within the boundaries of Ravenna Township, Dakota County, Minnesota.

  • The ordinance divides the Township into districts and makes different regulations for different districts.
  • Where another law, statute, rule, ordinance, resolution, or regulation imposes a more restrictive condition or higher standard, that more restrictive requirement prevails.
  • Land within the Township may require permits or permissions from the Township, County, and State depending on the proposed use; approval by one does not approve another unless expressly stated.

  “Zoning Ordinance 01-2021 Amended thru February 2025”

• Who permits septicMixed (with conditions)

  Subsurface sewage treatment systems inside Ravenna Township, Dakota County, Minnesota.

  • Dakota County administers and enforces state SSTS regulations within Ravenna Township's shoreland and floodplain areas.
  • Ravenna Township administers and enforces SSTS regulations outside shoreland and floodplain areas, consistently with Minnesota Rules chapters 7080-7083.
  • For the Township-administered area, Ravenna Township incorporates Dakota County Ordinance 113, as amended, but does not administer or enforce those regulations within designated shoreland or floodplain areas.
  • Dakota County Ordinance 113 applies to all county land except municipalities that administer an SSTS ordinance at least as strict as the county ordinance.
  • A single SSTS or group of SSTS under single ownership within one-half mile with design flow greater than 10,000 gallons per day requires an MPCA state disposal-system permit; a permit is also required if measured daily flows exceed 10,000 gallons per day for a consecutive seven-day period.

  state permit design-flow threshold: > 10000 gallons per day (Single SSTS or group under single ownership within one-half mile of each other.) · state permit measured-flow threshold: > 10000 gallons per day (When exceeded for a consecutive seven-day period.)

  “The county also regulates septic systems in the shoreland/floodplain areas [...] Each township (except Randolph and Waterford) [...] has their own municipal septic inspector.”

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.