Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Hollandale, Minnesota

Hollandale’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land and structures inside Hollandale city limits.

  • Land, buildings, and structures must conform to the ordinance; special provisions may apply by district.

  “No land, building or structure or part thereof shall hereafter be erected, altered, constructed reconstructed, maintained, used or occupied except in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance.”

• Zoning districtsPartial

  Zoning districts inside Hollandale city limits.

  • The posted city ordinance extract identifies residential districts and an AG Agricultural District, but it is not a complete published district schedule or zoning map.

  “ARTICLE V AG AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS Section 5.01 USES PERMITTED.”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Lots in a proposed subdivision inside Hollandale city limits.

  • The lot must equal or exceed the minimum size and width required for the district where it is located.
  • The proposed plat must fully conform with Minnesota statutes and Hollandale ordinances and regulations.

  “the lots within such plat shall be equal to or exceed the minimum size and width as required for the district in which the property is located”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Detached accessory buildings in Hollandale residential districts.

  • When within ten feet of the side or rear wall of the principal building, the accessory building must comply with the district's principal-building yard requirements.
  • When more than ten feet from that wall, it must be at least eight feet from the side or rear lot line.
  • On a corner lot, it may not project beyond the principal building's side-yard setback.

  side or rear lot-line setback: >= 8 feet (Detached accessory building more than ten feet from the side or rear wall of the principal building)

  “Where accessory buildings are to be located more than ten (10) feet from a side or rear wall of the principal building they shall not be located closer than eight (8) feet from the side/or rear lot line.”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  Detached accessory buildings in Hollandale residential districts.

  • The rule applies to detached accessory buildings in residential districts.

  maximum lot area occupied: <= 10 percent (Detached accessory buildings in Residential Districts)

  “Detached accessory buildings in Residential Districts shall not exceed one (1) story or sixteen (16) feet in height; shall not occupy more than ten (10%) percent of the lot area;”

• Living in an RVTemporary only (with conditions)

  Travel trailers and motor home coaches used as temporary dwellings on any lot or parcel inside Hollandale city limits.

  • Use is limited to no more than four weeks.
  • The rule separately prohibits residing in basement or foundation structures before completion of the total structure.

  maximum temporary dwelling period: <= 4 weeks (Travel trailers and motor home coaches)

  “travel trailers and motor home coaches can be used for such purpose for a period of not over four (4) weeks..”

• Camping on your landLimited

  Campgrounds in Hollandale's AG Agricultural District.

  • Campgrounds are listed as a use requiring a conditional-use permit in the AG Agricultural District.

  “Section 5.02 USES REQUIRING CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS. [...] public and private parks, campgrounds, gun clubs, museums, and related commercial uses.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  New subdivision plats inside Hollandale city limits.

  • Lots must equal or exceed district minimum size and width.
  • The plat must fully conform with Minnesota statutes and Hollandale ordinances and regulations.

  “No proposed plat of a new subdivision shall hereafter be approved unless the lots within such plat shall be equal to or exceed the minimum size and width as required for the district in which the property is located”

• Permit processPartial

  City building-permit applications inside Hollandale city limits.

  • The city publishes a building-permit application, but the opened page does not publish complete submission, review, approval, inspection, or fee requirements.

  “City Applications & Forms Building Permit Application Click Here More Applications & Forms Coming Soon!”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Residential construction inside Hollandale city limits.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Hollandale city limits.
• Building code adopted — Building-code adoption and enforcement inside Hollandale city limits.
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Hollandale city limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of new or altered buildings inside Hollandale 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.