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

Waterford Township’s own rules

• Building permitLimited

  Building projects inside Waterford Township, including new, remodeled, addition, and demolition projects.

  • The ordinance says building and related permits are "usually required," rather than stating that every project requires one.
  • The cited examples include new buildings, additions, and alteration to the footprint of an existing structure.
  • The ordinance directs applicants to complete a building-permit application, schedule Planning Commission review, Township Board approval, and building-plan review, pay fees, and post approved plans and the inspection record at the construction site.

  “All building projects (new, remodeled, additions, demolition) are subject to the MN State Building Code thus building & related permits are usually required for the following:”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Waterford Township, Dakota County, Minnesota.

  • The township states that its zoning ordinances are applied to building-permit applications, variance applications, zoning amendments, and public-hearing processes.

  “Consistently and accurately apply the Township Comprehensive Plan and the Township Zoning Ordinances to make sure they are applied fairly and consistently to building permit applications, zoning variance applications, zoning amendments and public hearing processes.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Septic program administration and inspection for land inside Waterford Township, Dakota County, Minnesota.

  • Dakota County's contact document identifies Waterford Township as an exception to the general rule that cities and townships administer their own septic program.
  • The Waterford Township table entry lists Benjamin Hoyt as program contact and Dakota County as septic inspector, both at 952-891-7008.

  “Dakota County regulates septic systems in the cities of Hastings, Randolph and New Trier and Randolph and Waterford townships.”

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.