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

Beaver Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Erection, installation, alteration, conversion, or moving of a building or structure in Beaver Township land regulated by the Fillmore County Zoning Ordinance.

  • The requirement is for a county zoning permit before the listed construction activity.
  • The county ordinance's jurisdiction is county land outside incorporated municipal limits, except incorporated municipalities that adopt the county ordinance.
  • A permit is not required for remodeling or repair of a structure, or portable agricultural buildings placed on skids.
  • For a township that has enacted a zoning ordinance, the county application is incomplete until the applicant provides a township permit, resolution, or other documentation certifying township approval.
  • For a property requiring an SSTS permit, a valid SSTS permit must be approved and issued before, or as otherwise agreed to in writing, a building or land-use permit is issued for new residences or other buildings or structures that may require an SSTS.

  “A zoning permit shall be obtained prior to erecting, installing, altering, converting, moving any building or structure or part thereof”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Beaver Township, Fillmore County, that is outside incorporated municipal limits; it is subject to the Fillmore County Zoning Ordinance.

  • The cited county ordinance excludes incorporated municipal limits unless the incorporated municipality adopts the County Zoning Ordinance for its incorporated boundaries.
  • Where conditions imposed by the county ordinance and another law, ordinance, statute, resolution, or regulation differ, the more restrictive or higher standard prevails.
  • The official county ordinance states that townships which have enacted zoning ordinances require township approval documentation before a county application is complete; no official Beaver Township zoning ordinance or explicit no-zoning statement was located in the opened sources.

  “The jurisdiction of this Ordinance shall apply to all the area of Fillmore County outside the incorporated limits of municipalities”

Rules another office applies inside Beaver Township

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

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  SSTS within Beaver Township, Fillmore County, except an incorporated area that administers a County-approved SSTS program and large systems requiring an MPCA State Disposal System permit.

  • The Fillmore County Zoning Department administers the county SSTS program and ordinance.
  • A county permit is required before installation, construction, replacement, modification, alteration, repair, or capacity expansion of an SSTS; minor repairs or replacements that do not change function, capacity, location, design, layout, or function do not require a permit.
  • A valid SSTS permit is required before a building or land-use permit for a new residence or other building or structure that may require an SSTS, unless otherwise agreed to in writing.
  • For a single SSTS or group under single ownership within one-half mile with design flow greater than 10,000 gallons per day, or measured daily flow equaling or exceeding 10,000 gallons per day for a consecutive seven-day period, the owner must obtain an MPCA State Disposal System permit.
  • A township that administers its own SSTS ordinance conforming to the county ordinance and Minnesota Rules is an exception under Minnesota Rules 7082.0040; no such Beaver Township ordinance was located in the opened official sources.

  state-permit design-flow threshold: > 10000 gallons per day (A single SSTS or group of SSTS under single ownership within one-half mile of each other requires an MPCA State Disposal System permit.) · state-permit measured-flow threshold: >= 10000 gallons per day (Applies when measured for a consecutive seven-day period; an MPCA State Disposal System permit is required.)

  “The County Zoning 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.