Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Lake Benton Township, Minnesota

Rules another office applies inside Lake Benton Township

Lake Benton 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, structures and additions on private land inside Lake Benton township (unincorporated Lincoln County): county land use permit required

  • Land use permit is issued only for uses permitted in the respective management district.
  • The excerpt covers land use permits; a separate state building-code permit was not researched.
  • Applies to unincorporated areas of Lincoln County; township's own rules 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)

  Private land inside Lake Benton township, Lincoln County, MN: the county's Comprehensive Development Ordinance (zoning, subdivision, sanitary) applies because the township is outside any incorporated city. This is the county's ordinance, not a township ordinance.

  • No township-adopted zoning ordinance was located; the township's own zoning status was not confirmed on an official township page.
  • Ordinance does not apply inside incorporated cities.
  • Rural preservation management district: non-farm dwellings need a conditional use permit, 3 acres minimum, 35 ft height, 30 ft side and rear yards.

  “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 on private land inside Lake Benton township, Lincoln County, MN: county SSTS construction permit

  • Permit needed for new, replaced or functionally altered systems; not for minor repairs that do not alter function, capacity or location.
  • Systems with design flow over 10,000 gallons per day need a state SDS permit from MPCA.
  • Cities and townships that regulate SSTS must meet the county ordinance standards.

  “a construction permit shall be obtained by the property owner or an agent of the property owner from the county prior to the installation, construction, replacement, modification, alteration, repair, or capacity expansion of a ssts.”

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.