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

Norway Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Erecting, installing, altering, converting, or moving a building or structure on land inside Norway Township that is regulated by the Fillmore County Zoning Ordinance.

  • Before the zoning permit is issued, the terms of the ordinance must be met.
  • A permit is not required for remodeling or repair of a structure; portable agricultural buildings placed on skids; agricultural concrete or blacktop where existing attached concrete plus new concrete is under 160 square feet; concrete or asphalt for driveways; concrete or asphalt for nonagricultural uses excluding foundations and footings; or concrete poured inside an existing building regardless of size.
  • The county ordinance applies outside incorporated municipal limits, except for incorporated municipalities that adopt the county ordinance for their incorporated boundaries.

  “A zoning permit shall be obtained prior to erecting, installing, altering, converting, moving any building or structure or part thereof, or demolition of any historically significant structure, within areas regulated by this Ordinance in Fillmore County. Before a zoning permit is issued, the terms of this Ordinance shall be met.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Norway Township that is outside an incorporated municipality; Fillmore County administers the applicable zoning ordinance.

  • The county ordinance applies outside incorporated municipal limits. An incorporated municipality is excepted when it adopts the County Zoning Ordinance for its incorporated boundaries.
  • The ordinance provides that more restrictive comparable laws, ordinances, statutes, resolutions, or regulations prevail.

  “apply to all the area of Fillmore County outside the incorporated limits of municipalities”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Subsurface sewage treatment systems inside Norway Township, administered under the Fillmore County SSTS Ordinance.

  • The county SSTS ordinance applies to all county lands except incorporated areas that administer a county-approved SSTS ordinance at least as strict as the county ordinance.
  • For dwellings without indoor toilet facilities that still use water for daily needs, Norway Township is among the listed townships where alternative local standards apply; those standards are intended for the Amish population.
  • The alternative local standards do not apply in shoreland or wellhead-protection areas or to systems serving food, beverage, or lodging establishments.

  “except for incorporated areas that administer a Subsurface Sewage Treatment System (SSTS) program by Ordinance [...] The County Zoning Department shall administer the SSTS program”

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.