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

Rules another office applies inside Perry Township

Perry 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

  Erection, structural alteration or relocation of structures/buildings inside Perry township, under the county Land Use Ordinance zoning permit.

  • This is a county zoning permit, not shown to be a building-code permit.
  • Applies inside Perry township only because the county ordinance covers areas outside zoned incorporated municipalities.
  • Section 11.01 lists further triggers: sewage disposal systems, shoreland alterations, land alterations, agricultural facilities, and flood plain work.
  • Political and real estate signs that conform to section 19.10 are excepted.

  “a zoning permit shall be required of all persons prior to: 1. erection, structural alteration or relocation of permanent or portable structures/buildings or signs except political and real estate signs that conform to the standards of section 19.10.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Perry township, Lac qui Parle County: zoning is the county's Land Use Ordinance, which covers all county area outside incorporated municipalities that have adopted zoning controls. Not a Perry township ordinance.

  • No Perry township zoning ordinance or official no-zoning statement was found.
  • The ordinance does not name Perry township; applicability rests on Perry being outside incorporated municipalities with their own zoning.
  • The county ordinance is administered by the county or its designee.

  “the jurisdiction of this ordinance shall apply to all the area of lac qui parle county outside of incorporated municipalities that have adopted zoning controls.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Septic systems inside Perry township, regulated by Lac qui Parle County through its Land Use Ordinance and environmental department.

  • Applicability to Perry township rests on the county ordinance covering areas outside zoned municipalities.
  • Whether Perry township runs its own septic program was not established.
  • Septic system installation, alteration, repair or extension requires a zoning permit.
  • Property transfers require compliance with SSTS rules, with exceptions.

  “2. installation, alteration, repair or extension of any sewage disposal system or solid waste disposal operation.”

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.