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

Rules another office applies inside York Township

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

• Building permitRequired

  Erecting, installing, altering, converting, or moving a building or structure, or demolishing a historically significant structure, on land inside York Township subject to the Fillmore County Zoning Ordinance. This is a county zoning-permit requirement; the official sources opened did not establish a separate structural building-code permit authority for York Township.

  • The requirement applies within areas regulated by the ordinance, and the ordinance's terms must be met before issuance.
  • An application is not complete until required information and fees, including late fees, are provided.
  • For townships that have enacted zoning ordinances, the applicant must provide a township permit, resolution, or other documentation certifying township approval.
  • A land-use permit requires significant construction to begin within one year and the project to be ready for its permitted purpose within two years; otherwise it is null and void and cannot be renewed, and the landowner must wait 90 calendar days before a new full application.
  • Remodeling or repair of a structure, portable agricultural buildings placed on skids, certain agricultural concrete or blacktop under 160 total square feet, driveway concrete or asphalt, non-agricultural concrete or asphalt excluding foundations and footings, and concrete inside an existing building are listed permit exceptions.

  construction commencement deadline: 1 year (Land Use Permit; project must significantly begin construction within one year.) · completion deadline: 2 years (Land Use Permit; project must be ready for its permitted purpose within two years.) · new-application waiting period: 90 calendar days (After a Land Use Permit becomes null and void.)

  “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 York Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota, to the extent it is outside incorporated municipal limits; the applicable zoning authority evidenced here is Fillmore County, not a York Township ordinance.

  • The ordinance applies outside incorporated municipal limits, except incorporated municipalities that adopt the county ordinance.
  • Where comparable conditions are imposed by another law, ordinance, statute, resolution, or regulation, the more restrictive or higher standard prevails.
  • No York Township-adopted zoning ordinance was established by the official sources opened.

  “The jurisdiction of this Ordinance shall apply to all the area of Fillmore County outside the incorporated limits of municipalities, except for those incorporated municipalities who adopt the County Zoning Ordinance stating the regulations set forth in this document apply within their incorporated boundaries.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Septic systems on land inside York Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota, outside incorporated municipal limits.

  • The county Land Use Department states that it oversees septic systems as part of its enforcement of the Fillmore County Zoning Ordinance.
  • The county zoning ordinance applies outside incorporated municipal limits; other applicable rules may impose more restrictive or higher standards.
  • The official county septic page supplies an SSTS permit application and related septic-system forms, but the opened webpage did not itself state the full permitting standard.

  “The Land Use Department oversees all phases of planning and zoning activities in Fillmore County including the development, coordination and enforcement of the Fillmore County Zoning Ordinance, which includes floodplain and shore land rules and regulations, septic systems, and the Fillmore County Feedlot 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.