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

Belvidere Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Changes of use and erection, enlargement, or structural alteration of buildings inside Belvidere Township, where a building permit is applicable.

  • The applicant must first procure the Zoning Administrator's approval and the Building Official's approval for a building permit, if applicable.
  • No permit is issued unless the building or land use conforms to the zoning ordinance, adopted Building Code, County Subsurface Sewage Treatment System Ordinance, and County Water Quality Ordinance.
  • For unincorporated townships, applications are submitted to Goodhue County with Township Zoning Approval and other required items.

  “On and after the effective date of this Ordinance, It shall be unlawful to proceed with the change of use, erection, enlarging or structural alteration of any building without first procuring the Zoning Administrator’s approval and the Building Official’s approval for a building permit, if applicable.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Belvidere Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota; zoning is administered under the Goodhue County Zoning Ordinance rather than established here as a Belvidere Township-adopted ordinance.

  • The county ordinance applies outside incorporated-municipality limits.
  • Uses, buildings, and structures must conform to the ordinance after its effective date and subsequent amendments.
  • Where a statute, ordinance, or regulation imposes greater restrictions, that other provision controls.

  “This Ordinance shall be in effect in all areas of Goodhue County lying outside the limits of incorporated municipalities.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Individual subsurface sewage treatment systems associated with construction inside Belvidere Township, including the documented Belvidere Township project.

  • The County ordinance excludes a township or incorporated area that administers a County-approved SSTS program by ordinance at least as strict as the County ordinance.
  • A documented Belvidere Township project required well/septic approval from Goodhue County before construction of a structure addition.
  • An SSTS construction permit is required for a new SSTS, replacement of an existing SSTS, or a repair or replacement that changes the system's original function, treatment capacity, location, design, layout, or function.
  • Minor repair or replacement of a compliant SSTS that does not change its original design, layout, or function does not require a construction permit.
  • A single SSTS or group of SSTS under common ownership within one-half mile with design flow greater than 10,000 gallons per day requires a state disposal-system permit from the MPCA.

  state disposal-system permit threshold: > 10000 gallons per day (A single SSTS or group of SSTS under single ownership within one-half mile of each other.)

  “The Applicant shall obtain building permit approval and well/septic approval from Goodhue County prior to constructing any structure addition(s);”

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.