Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Ivanhoe, Minnesota

Ivanhoe’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Placement of a manufactured home in a residential district inside Ivanhoe city limits.

  • The manufactured home must comply with all zoning regulations for its district.
  • Any other required permits must also be obtained.
  • The manufactured home must comply with Minnesota statutes regulating manufactured homes.
  • Connection to city utilities is required if available.

  “A building permit and any other required permits shall be obtained for manufactured homes.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Ivanhoe city limits.

  • The chapter has effect only after the official zoning map is adopted following notice and hearing; district regulations control use and construction.

  “This chapter, together with the zoning map required at § 151.05, shall be known as the ”City Zoning Ordinance” except as referred to herein, where it shall be known as “this Ordinance” or “this chapter.””

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts inside Ivanhoe city limits.

  • The official zoning map controls when it conflicts with another map, ordinance, or source that purports to indicate property zoning.
  • The ordinance says its provisions do not require the city to zone all city property.

  zoning districts: R-1 Single Family Residential; R-2 Multi-Family Residential; C-1 Central Business; C-2 Central Business; Industrial; Rural Residential and Agricultural

  “(A) R-1 Single Family Residential District (B) R-2 Multi-Family Residential District (C) C-1 Central Business District (D) C-2 Central Business District (E) 1Industrial (F) Rural Residential and Agricultural District”

• Manufactured homesAllowed (with conditions)

  Manufactured homes in residential districts inside Ivanhoe city limits.

  • Must comply with all zoning regulations for the district.
  • A building permit and any other required permits must be obtained.
  • Must comply with Minnesota statutes regulating manufactured homes.
  • Must connect to city utilities if available.

  “The city authorizes the placement of manufactured homes in residential districts within the city if such manufactured homes comply with the following conditions:”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Lots in a proposed subdivision inside Ivanhoe city limits where public sewage treatment is unavailable.

  • Each lot must contain sufficient suitable area for two standard on-site sewage treatment systems.
  • Lots requiring holding tanks may not be approved.
  • This finding concerns subdivision approval and does not establish the separate septic permitting authority.

  “a lot must contain sufficient suitable area for the installation of two standard on-site sewage treatment systems. Lots that would require use of holding tanks shall not be approved.”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  Manufactured homes placed in residential districts inside Ivanhoe city limits.

  • Connection to city utilities is required only if utilities are available.
  • The home must comply with district zoning, receive a building permit and any other required permits, and comply with Minnesota manufactured-home statutes.

  “Connection to city utilities, if available, shall be required.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision of land inside Ivanhoe city limits.

  • The chapter requires zoning to be effective and a certified copy to be filed with the County Recorder before it is in effect.
  • Shoreland or floodplain subdivision ordinances supersede Chapter 152 within their regulated areas.
  • A subdivision creating one or more parcels, tracts, or lots of less than five acres must be platted except as provided in the chapter.

  platting threshold: < 5 acres (one or more resulting parcels, tracts, or lots; except as provided in Chapter 152)

  “Any subdivision creating parcels, tracts, or lots which results in one or more parcels, tracts or lots of less than five acres shall be platted, except as provided in this chapter.”

Rules another office applies inside Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R-1 Single-Family Residential District inside Ivanhoe city limits.

  • The stated requirements are subject to additional requirements, exceptions, and modifications in Chapter 151.

  minimum lot area: 10000 square feet (100 x 100) · minimum lot width: 75 feet

  “Lot area. 10,000 square feet (100 x 100). (2) Lot width. 75 feet.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  R-1 Single-Family Residential District inside Ivanhoe city limits.

  • Requirements are subject to additional requirements, exceptions, and modifications in Chapter 151.
  • For a corner lot, the street-side setback may not be less than the setback of an adjacent lot with its front yard on the same street.

  front-yard setback: >= 30 feet · side-yard setback: 5 feet · street-side corner-lot setback: >= 25 feet (may not be less than the applicable adjacent-lot front-yard setback) · rear-yard setback: 30 feet

  “Setbacks. (a) Front yards. Not less than 30 feet; (b) Side yards. 5 feet. (c) Sideyards, corner lots. 25 feet on side adjacent to street, but in no case less than the setback of an adjacent lot which has its front yard on the same street. (d) Rear yards. 30 feet.”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  Industrial District inside Ivanhoe city limits.

  • Lot coverage includes building footprints, parking areas, driveways, loading, storage and trash areas, and other impervious surface.

  maximum lot coverage: <= 85 percent (calculated to include stated impervious features)

  “Lot coverage. Maximum lot coverage shall be 85% and shall be calculated to include building footprints; parking areas; driveways; loading, storage and trash areas and other areas covered by any impervious surface;”

• Building heightSpecified

  R-1 Single-Family Residential District inside Ivanhoe city limits.

  • The height limit does not apply to water towers, chimneys, flag poles, antennae, wind energy conversion systems, church spires, church belfries or church domes not containing habitable space, and support towers permitted by § 150.04.

  maximum structure height: <= 35 feet (no more than two stories, whichever is less)

  “Building requirements; height. No structure shall exceed 2 stories or 35 feet, whichever is less.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Rural Residential and Agriculture District inside Ivanhoe city limits.

    “Building requirements; height. No structure shall exceed two stories or 35 feet, whichever is less.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Ivanhoe or Lincoln County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Ivanhoe city limits.
• Building code adopted — Building-code adoption for construction inside Ivanhoe city limits.
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside Ivanhoe city limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy for structures inside Ivanhoe city limits.
• Minimum dwelling size — R-1 Single-Family Residential District inside Ivanhoe city limits.

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.