Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Hayward, Minnesota

Hayward’s own rules

• Building permitLimited

  Placement of manufactured homes inside Hayward city limits.

  • Manufactured homes must comply with all zoning regulations for their district.
  • Any other required permits must also be obtained.
  • Connection to city utilities is required if available.

  “A building permit and any other required permits shall be obtained for manufactured homes.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside the City of Hayward, Minnesota.

  • The chapter is not effective until the zoning-map, notice, and public-hearing provisions identified in § 151.01(B) and § 151.05 are complied with.

  “This chapter, together with the zoning map required at § 151.05, shall be known as the”City Zoning Ordinance” except as referred to herein, where it shall be known as “this Ordinance” or “this chapter.””

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts inside Hayward city limits.

  • Application to a particular parcel depends on the zoning map required by § 151.05.

  zoning districts: R-1 Single Family Residential; R-2 Multi-Family Residential; C-1 Central Business; C-2 Central Business; I Industrial; Rural Residential and Agricultural

  “(A) R-1 Single Family Residential District (B) R-2 Multi-Family Residential District (C) C-1 Central Business District (D) C-2 Central Business District (E) I Industrial (F) Rural Residential and Agricultural District”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Manufactured homes used as dwellings in residential districts inside Hayward city limits.

  • The manufactured home must comply with zoning regulations of the district.
  • A building permit and other required permits must be obtained.
  • It must comply with Minnesota statutes regulating manufactured homes.
  • Connection to city utilities is required if available.

  “The city authorizes the placement of manufactured homes in residential districts within the city if such manufactured homes comply with the following conditions:”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Private wastewater disposal systems inside Hayward city limits where public sewer is not available.

  • The private system must comply with the city subchapter and Minnesota Rules chapter 7080.

  “Prior to commencement of construction of a private wastewater disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the city.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Construction of a private wastewater disposal system inside Hayward city limits.

  • The permit must be written and signed by the city before construction.
  • The application is on a city-furnished form and must include plans, specifications, and other information deemed necessary by the city.

  “Prior to commencement of construction of a private wastewater disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the city.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  Permitted private wastewater disposal systems inside Hayward city limits.

  • The permit does not become effective until installation is completed to the satisfaction of the city or authorized representative.
  • The applicant must notify the city when work is ready for final inspection and before underground portions are covered.
  • The inspection is made within 24 hours after notice.

  inspection response time: <= 24 hours (after receipt of applicant notice)

  “The city or its representative shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction, and in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the city when work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within 24 hours of the receipt of notice.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Private wastewater disposal where public sewer is not available inside Hayward city limits.

  • The private wastewater disposal system must comply with the city subchapter and Minnesota Rules chapter 7080.
  • A written city permit is required before construction.

  “Where a public sewer is not available under the provisions of § 51.018, the building sewer shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions of this subchapter and Minn. Rules Ch. 7080, Design Standards for Individual Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems, as they may be amended from time to time.”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  Properties generating wastewater inside Hayward city limits.

  • The sewer must be within 200 feet of the wastewater-generating structure.
  • Existing qualifying structures must connect within 365 days after the sewer becomes operational.
  • Future buildings on property adjacent to public sewer must connect immediately.
  • A ten-day official notice is served if the required connection is not made.

  public sewer availability distance: <= 200 feet (measured to the structure generating wastewater) · connection deadline: <= 365 days (after public sewer becomes operational)

  “The owners of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes from which wastewater is discharged, and which is situated within the city and adjacent to any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located, or may in the future be located, a public sanitary sewer of the city shall be required at the owner's expense to install a suitable service connection to the public sewer in accordance with provisions of this code within 365 days of the date the public sewer is operational; provided, the public sewer is within 200 feet of the structure generating the wastewater.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision of land inside Hayward city limits.

  • The chapter is not effective until zoning becomes effective as provided in §§ 151.01(B) and 151.05.
  • Shoreland or floodplain subdivision ordinances in effect supersede this chapter within the areas they regulate.
  • A certified copy must be filed with the County Recorder as required by Minnesota Statutes section 462.36.

  “The provisions of this chapter shall not be in effect until the provisions of Chapter 151, Zoning, become effective, as provided in §§ 151.01 (B) and 151.05.”

• Permit processPartial

  Private wastewater disposal-system permitting inside Hayward city limits.

  • Before construction, the owner must obtain a written city permit.
  • The application must use a city-furnished form and include information the city deems necessary.
  • The permit becomes effective only after completion satisfactory to the city or authorized representative.

  “The application for the permit shall be made on a form furnished by the city, which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other information as are deemed necessary to the city.”

Rules another office applies inside Hayward

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

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Rural Residential and Agriculture District inside Hayward city limits.

  • The requirements are subject to additional requirements, exceptions, and modifications in the zoning chapter.
  • Upland means land above the 100-year flood elevation or non-wetland.

  minimum upland lot area: >= 2.5 acres (Rural Residential and Agriculture District) · minimum lot width: >= 200 feet (Rural Residential and Agriculture District) · minimum lot depth: >= 300 feet (Rural Residential and Agriculture District)

  “(1) Lot area. A minimum of two and one-half acres of upland area, upland being land above the 100-year flood elevation or non-wetland. (2) Lot width. A minimum of 200 feet. (3) Lot depth. A minimum of 300 feet.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-1 Single-Family Residential District inside Hayward city limits.

    “(1) Lot area. 10,000 square feet (100 x 100). (2) Lot width. 75 feet.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  R-1 Single-Family Residential District inside Hayward city limits.

  • The requirements are subject to additional requirements, exceptions, and modifications in the zoning chapter.
  • Corner-side setbacks may not be less than the setback of an adjacent lot with its front yard on the same street.

  front setback: >= 30 feet (R-1 District) · side setback: >= 5 feet (R-1 District) · corner side setback: >= 25 feet (R-1 District) · rear setback: >= 30 feet (R-1 District)

  “(a) Front yards. Not less than 30 feet; (b) Side yards. 5 feet. (c) Side yards, corner lots. 25 feet on side adjacent to street, but in no case less than the setback of an adjacent lot which has its front yard on the same street. (d) Rear yards. 30 feet.”

• Building heightSpecified

  R-1 Single-Family Residential District inside Hayward city limits.

  • Height limitations do not apply to water towers, chimneys, flag poles, antennae, wind energy conversion systems, church spires, church belfries or church domes without habitable space, and support towers permitted by § 150.04.

  maximum structure height: <= 35 feet (R-1 District; no more than two stories)

  “No structure shall exceed 2 stories or 35 feet, whichever is less.”

• Driveway accessRequired

  Lots in the R-1 Single-Family Residential District inside Hayward city limits.

  • The requirement is within the R-1 lot-requirements and setbacks provision and is subject to additional requirements, exceptions, and modifications in the zoning chapter.

  “All lots shall front on and have ingress and egress bymeans of a public right-of-way.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builders inside Hayward city limits.
• Building code adopted — Building-code adoption and enforcement inside Hayward city limits.
• Inspections — General building inspections inside Hayward city limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy for structures inside Hayward city limits.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwelling size inside Hayward 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.