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

Dalbo Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Erection, structural alteration, or moving of a building on land inside Dalbo Township that is outside incorporated city limits.

  • A sewer permit from the County must be secured before the County issues a building permit when a sewer permit is required.
  • The county ordinance applies to areas of Isanti County outside incorporated city limits.

  “The jurisdiction of this Ordinance shall apply to all the area of Isanti County outside the incorporated limits of cities. [...] No person shall erect, structurally alter, or move any building without first securing a building permit. No building permit(s) shall be issued by the County until the applicant secures a sewer permit from the County, when required.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Dalbo Township that is outside incorporated city limits, where the Isanti County Zoning Ordinance applies.

  • The county ordinance applies to areas of Isanti County outside incorporated city limits.
  • Shoreland provisions apply to shorelands of public water bodies classified in Section 5 of the ordinance.

  “The jurisdiction of this Ordinance shall apply to all the area of Isanti County outside the incorporated limits of cities. The shoreland provisions of this ordinance shall apply to the shorelands of the public water bodies as classified in Section 5 of this Ordinance.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Subsurface sewage treatment systems on land inside Dalbo Township that is outside an incorporated area administering an approved SSTS program.

  • The ordinance excludes incorporated areas that administer an SSTS program by ordinance that is at least as strict as the county ordinance and approved by the County.
  • The Isanti County Zoning Department administers the SSTS program and all provisions of the ordinance.
  • A state SDS permit is required where a single SSTS or a group of SSTS under single ownership within one-half mile has a design flow greater than 10,000 gallons per day, or where measured daily flow for a consecutive seven-day period equals or exceeds 10,000 gallons per day.

  state SDS permit design-flow threshold: > 10000 gallons per day (A single SSTS or group of SSTS under single ownership within one-half mile of each other.) · state SDS permit measured-flow threshold: >= 10000 gallons per day (Measured daily flow for a consecutive seven-day period.)

  “The jurisdiction of this ordinance shall include all lands of the County except for incorporated areas that administer a Subsurface Sewage Treatment System (SSTS) program by ordinance within their incorporated jurisdiction, which is at least as strict as this ordinance and has been approved by the County. [...] The Isanti County Zoning Department shall administer the SSTS program and all provisions of this ordinance. [...] Where a single SSTS or group of SSTS under single ownership within one-half mile of each other, have a design flow greater than 10,000 gallons per day, the owner or owners shall make application for and obtain a SDS permit from PCA. For any SSTS that has a measured daily flow for a consecutive seven-day period which equals or exceeds 10,000 gallons per day, a SDS permit is required.”

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.