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

Lyle Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Erection, alteration, or movement of a building or part of a building on land inside Lyle Township that is outside incorporated municipal limits; this is a Mower County zoning-permit requirement.

  • A zoning permit must be secured before erecting, altering, or moving a building or part of a building.
  • An improvement changing the exterior shape of a structure, including enclosed porches, requires a zoning permit regardless of cost.
  • No permit is required for minor repairs such as redecorating inside or outside, residing, or re-shingling.
  • The county ordinance applies only outside incorporated municipal limits.
  • A completed application and any County Board-established fee must be submitted to the Zoning Administrator; conforming development receives a permit, which is valid for two years.

  zoning permit validity: 2 years (If substantial work has not been completed, a new application and fee are required; the County Board may extend for good cause shown.)

  “No person in the county shall erect, alter, or move any building or any part thereof without first securing a zoning permit therefore.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Lyle Township, Mower County, that is outside incorporated municipal limits; zoning is administered under the Mower County Zoning Ordinance, not shown by the located sources to be a township-adopted ordinance.

  • The county ordinance applies only outside incorporated municipal limits.
  • The cited county notice documents a conditional-use-permit application under the Mower County Zoning Ordinance in Section 34, Lyle Township.

  “The jurisdiction of this Ordinance shall apply to all the area of Mower County outside the incorporated limits of municipalities.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Subsurface sewage treatment systems on land inside Lyle Township, Mower County, subject to the Mower County SSTS Ordinance.

  • The ordinance covers all Mower County land except incorporated or unincorporated areas administering an at-least-as-strict SSTS program by ordinance that Mower County has approved.
  • All sewage generated in unsewered areas of the County must be treated and dispersed by an approved SSTS sited, designed, installed, operated, and maintained under the ordinance, or by a system permitted by the MPCA and/or County.
  • The ordinance adopts Minnesota Rules 7080 through 7083 by reference.

  “all lands of Mower County except for incorporated or unincorporated areas that administer a Subsurface Sewage Treatment System (SSTS) Program by Ordinance within their jurisdiction”

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.