Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Myrtle, Minnesota

Rules another office applies inside Myrtle

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

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Buildings of a type governed by the State Building Code inside Myrtle city limits.

  • The State Building Code does not apply to agricultural buildings except for state inspections or rulemaking authorized by the cited statutes and for supported translucent panels or skylights.

  “The State Building Code is the standard that applies statewide”

• Septic permitRequired

  New construction and replacement of subsurface sewage treatment systems inside Myrtle city limits.

  • The permit is administered through the local unit of government’s SSTS program; local government may require permits for all or certain repairs.
  • The local unit of government must approve or deny the application before issuing a construction permit, and construction cannot begin until the permit is granted.

  “Permits must be required for all new construction and replacement.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  New construction or replacement of a subsurface sewage treatment system inside Myrtle city limits.

  • The manner and timing of inspection may be determined by the applicable local ordinance.

  “An inspection shall be required for all new construction or replacement of a system”

• Agricultural exemptionAvailable (with conditions)

  Agricultural buildings inside Myrtle city limits, as to State Building Code applicability.

  • The exception does not extend to state inspections or rulemaking authorized by Minnesota Statutes §§ 103F.141, 216C.19, subdivision 9, and 326B.36.
  • Translucent panels or other skylights without raised curbs must have equivalent load-bearing capacity as the surrounding roof.

  “The State Building Code does not apply to agricultural buildings except:”

• Permit processPartial

  SSTS construction-permit applications for systems inside Myrtle city limits.

  • This state rule supplies minimum local SSTS-program procedures but does not identify whether Myrtle city or Freeborn County is the local SSTS administrator.
  • Applications must include property and owner identification, a site evaluation report, a design report, a management plan, and other information requested by the local unit of government.

  “a site evaluation report, a design report, a management plan, and any other information requested by the local unit of government pertinent to this process.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Residential construction inside Myrtle city limits.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Myrtle city limits.
• Inspections — Building work inside Myrtle city limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of buildings inside Myrtle city limits.
• Local zoning — Land inside Myrtle 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.