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

Racine Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction or placement of any structure on land inside Racine Township that is outside incorporated municipal limits, through Mower County's zoning-permit program.

  • The county zoning ordinance's jurisdiction is land outside incorporated municipal limits.
  • This is a county zoning-permit requirement; the cited page does not establish a separate Racine Township building-code permit.
  • The published zoning-permit fee is $150 for a residential structure and $75 for an agricultural/accessory structure; 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 multiplier: 1.5 times base fee

  “Zoning Permits are required for the construction or placement of any structure on your property.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Racine Township, Mower County, Minnesota, that is outside incorporated municipal limits; zoning is administered under the Mower County ordinance rather than established here as a Racine Township ordinance.

  • The Mower County Zoning Ordinance applies outside incorporated municipal limits.

  “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 and septage disposal on land inside Racine Township, administered by Mower County's Public Works Department.

  • The county SSTS ordinance includes all lands of Mower County except incorporated or unincorporated areas that administer an Mower-County-approved SSTS program by ordinance at least as strict as the county ordinance.
  • For an on-site SSTS or group of systems under single ownership designed to treat an average design flow greater than 10,000 gallons per day, the owner must obtain a State Disposal System permit from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
  • An SSTS construction permit is not required for the limited repair and maintenance work listed in Section 3.02 of the county ordinance.

  state disposal-system permit threshold: > 10000 gallons per day average design flow (On-site SSTS or a group of systems on adjacent properties and under single ownership.)

  “The Department shall regulate SSTS and septage disposal in Mower County pursuant to 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.