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

Rules another office applies inside Hansonville Township

Hansonville 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

  Construction of buildings or structures inside Hansonville township (unincorporated Lincoln County), via a county land use permit

  • Permit is issued only for uses permitted in the respective management district.
  • Applicant must have all necessary state and federal permits first.
  • A certificate of zoning compliance is required before use or occupancy.
  • Applications are available at the county environmental office.
  • Permit requirement covers new wells and sewage treatment systems too.
  • This is a land use permit; a separate building code permit was not found.

  “use permits shall be secured prior to: a. the construction of a building, structure, or accessory structure; or the addition of any building, structure, or portion thereof, within the unincorporated areas of lincoln county.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Hansonville township, Lincoln County, MN: zoning is administered by Lincoln County under its Comprehensive Development Ordinance (the township's own zoning was not found)

  • The ordinance applies to private property in the county except incorporated cities, so it reaches townships.
  • The source does not name Hansonville township; the township is unincorporated and falls under the county-wide rule.
  • No Hansonville township ordinance or official page was found, so this does not show whether the township has its own zoning.

  “this ordinance shall apply to all lincoln county private property except located in an incorporated city.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Subsurface sewage treatment systems inside Hansonville township; Lincoln County environmental office administers the SSTS program

  • Excludes incorporated areas with their own approved SSTS programs.
  • The county keeps a list of local jurisdictions running SSTS programs; this list was not checked for Hansonville.
  • MPCA permits systems over the state thresholds.

  “the county environmental office shall administer the ssts program and all provisions of this ordinance.”

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.