Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Pine Island Township, Minnesota

Pine Island Township’s own rules

• Local zoningAbsent

  Pine Island Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota.

  • The township defers zoning to Goodhue County.

  “Pine Island Township does not have a zoning ordinance and therefore defers to the County.”

Rules another office applies inside Pine Island Township

Pine Island 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

  New residential construction and other work regulated by the Minnesota State Building Code inside Pine Island Township; Goodhue County administers the building code in Pine Island Township.

  • The owner or authorized agent must first apply to the building official and obtain the required permit.
  • The requirement applies to work regulated by the code.
  • Goodhue County's Building Code Administration Jurisdictions document lists Pine Island among its townships.
  • Statutory permit exemptions and ordinary-repair provisions in Minnesota Rules 1300.0120 may apply to particular work.

  “An owner or authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or structure, or to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert, or replace any gas, mechanical, electrical, plumbing system, or other equipment, the installation of which is regulated by the code; or cause any such work to be done, shall first make application to the building official and obtain the required permit.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Individual sewage-treatment-system installation inside Pine Island Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota.

  • The system must be properly designed and inspected according to state and county rules.
  • The county's general septic page states that Environmental Health regulates the location, design, installation, use, and maintenance of individual sewage treatment systems.

  “The Applicant has proposed to establish one dwelling on the south portion of the parcel if rezoned. Septic system installation will be permitted by Goodhue County Environmental Health and must be properly designed and inspected according to state and county rules.”

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.