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

Lansing Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction or placement of a structure on land inside Lansing Township, Mower County, Minnesota: a Mower County zoning permit is required; Township conditional-use approval is additionally required when the proposed use is a Township conditional use.

  • The Township ordinance defers ordinary permitting requirements to Mower County.
  • For a Township conditional use or amended conditional use, the owner must obtain a conditional-use permit from the Township; Mower County may also require a conditional-use permit.
  • The listed Mower County zoning-permit fee for a residential structure is $150; agricultural/accessory structures are listed at $75, and after-the-fact permits are 1.5 times the base fee.

  residential zoning permit fee: 150 USD · agricultural/accessory structure zoning permit fee: 75 USD · after-the-fact permit fee: 1.5 base fee multiplier

  “Except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance, the uses allowed within the Township are those identified in the County Zoning Ordinance and any required permits are to be obtained from the County.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Lansing Township, Mower County, Minnesota, excluding land within incorporated city limits or otherwise excluded by law.

  • The Township zoning ordinance identifies Agricultural, General Business, Industrial, Rural Residential, Rural Management, Urban Expansion, and Rural Service Center primary districts, plus No Livestock and Shoreland/Floodplain overlays.
  • The County is the primary permitting agency; Township conditional-use permits are required for uses classified as conditional uses in the applicable district.
  • County land-use, floodplain, subdivision, and subsurface sewage treatment regulations also apply.

  “This Ordinance shall apply to all areas within Lansing Township, except areas within the incorporated limits of any city, however organized, or as may otherwise be provided by law.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Individual subsurface sewage treatment systems (ISTS) and subsurface sewage treatment systems (SSTS) inside Lansing Township, Mower County, Minnesota.

  • Mower County administers and enforces Minnesota Rules chapters 7080 through 7083 for ISTS and SSTS in the Township.
  • A County department employee or authorized agent reviews permit applications and issues written authorization when the proposed work conforms to Minnesota Rule 7080 or 7081 and the County ordinance.
  • An SSTS construction permit is valid for 12 months; the Department may grant an extension of up to an additional 6 months.
  • The Mower County SSTS ordinance states it was adopted January 12, 2021, last revised April 9, 2024, and effective upon publication April 24, 2024.

  SSTS permit validity: 12 months (The Department may grant an extension up to an additional six months.) · maximum SSTS permit extension: <= 6 months (Granted by the Department.)

  “The County is responsible for administering and enforcing Minnesota Rules, Chapters 7080-7083 regulations regarding individual subsurface sewage treatment systems (ISTS) or subsurface sewage treatment system (SSTS) in the Township.”

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.