Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Easton, Minnesota

Rules another office applies inside Easton

Easton does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Buildings governed by the Minnesota State Building Code, including those inside Easton city limits.

  • The rule excepts circumstances provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 326B.121.
  • The code does not apply to agricultural buildings except with respect to state inspections required or rulemaking authorized by Minnesota Statutes, sections 103F.141, 326B.36, and 326B.121, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause (2).

  “The State Building Code is the standard that applies statewide for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, and repair of buildings and other structures of the type governed by the code, except as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 326B.121. The State Building Code supersedes the building code of any municipality.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Buildings and structures governed by the Minnesota State Building Code, including those inside Easton city limits.

  • A municipality has the option of requiring certificates of occupancy for U occupancies constructed under the International Building Code, accessory structures constructed under the International Residential Code, and used manufactured homes moved into or within a jurisdiction.
  • Legal occupancy of a structure existing on the date of adoption of the code may continue without change.

  “No building or structure shall be used or occupied, and no change in the existing occupancy classification of a building, structure, or portion of a building or structure shall be made until the building official has issued a certificate of occupancy for the building or structure under this part.”

• Manufactured homesAllowed (with conditions)

  Manufactured homes built in conformance with Minnesota Statutes, sections 327.31 to 327.35, including within Easton city limits.

  • The manufactured home must be built in conformance with Minnesota Statutes, sections 327.31 to 327.35.
  • The home must comply with all other zoning ordinances promulgated pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 462.357.

  “No regulation may prohibit earth sheltered construction as defined in section 216C.06, subdivision 14, relocated residential buildings, manufactured homes built in conformance with sections 327.31 to 327.35, or industrialized or modular buildings for residential use built in conformance with Minnesota Rules, chapter 1361, that comply with all other zoning ordinances promulgated pursuant to this section.”

• Septic permitRequired

  New construction or replacement of a subsurface sewage treatment system inside Easton city limits, if an SSTS is used.

  • The requirement applies to all new SSTS construction and replacement.
  • A local unit of government is authorized to require permits for all or certain types of SSTS repairs.
  • The actual administering local unit inside Easton was not established.

  “Permits must be required for all new construction and replacement. A local unit of government is authorized to require permits for all or certain types of SSTS repairs.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  Permitted SSTS construction inside Easton city limits, if an SSTS is used.

  • The infield verification concerns periodically saturated soil or bedrock at proposed soil-treatment and dispersal sites.
  • The verification must occur before issuance of the certificate of compliance.
  • An advanced inspector is required for Type IV and Type V ISTS, design flows greater than 2,500 gallons per day, and MSTS.
  • The actual administering local unit inside Easton was not established.

  “An infield verification of the periodically saturated soil or bedrock at the proposed soil treatment and dispersal sites must be conducted by a qualified employee with jurisdiction or licensed inspection business who is authorized by the local unit of government.”

• Agricultural exemptionConditional

  Agricultural buildings inside Easton city limits under the Minnesota State Building Code.

  • The State Building Code does not apply to agricultural buildings.
  • State inspections required or rulemaking authorized by Minnesota Statutes, sections 103F.141, 326B.36, and 326B.121, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause (2), remain excepted from that exclusion.

  “The State Building Code does not apply to agricultural buildings except with respect to state inspections required or rulemaking authorized by Minnesota Statutes, sections 103F.141, 326B.36, and 326B.121, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause (2).”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Easton or Faribault County directly.

• Building permit — Residential construction inside Easton city limits.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built dwellings inside Easton city limits.
• Inspections — Residential construction inside Easton city limits.
• Local zoning — Land inside Easton city limits.
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside Easton city limits.

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.