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

Rules another office applies inside Mason Township

Mason 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

  Structures on land inside Mason township, Murray County, MN: a county zoning certificate is required

  • This is the county zoning certificate; the state building code permit/inspection process was not separately verified
  • Zoning division also handles septic, grading and filling, and conditional use permits

  “zoning certificates are required for all structures, regardless of whether the structure is large or small, portable, temporary, or permanent.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Mason township, Murray County, MN: zoning is administered by Murray County (county zoning ordinance with a township zoning map for Mason township), not by a township-adopted ordinance

  • No Mason township ordinance or statement of non-adoption was found; the county ordinance text itself was not opened, so county jurisdiction over Mason township rests on the county's unincorporated-area statement and its Mason township zoning map
  • Shoreland, floodplain, feedlot, subdivision and renewable energy rules also apply

  “mason township.pdf document date 02-11-2026 moulton township.pdf”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Individual sewage treatment systems on land inside Mason township, Murray County, MN, handled by the county zoning division in its unincorporated area

  • County septic ordinance text not opened; Minnesota state SSTS rules also apply

  “permits commonly handled by the zoning division are zoning certificates, septic system permits, variance requests, rezoning requests, grading and filling permits, and conditional use permits.”

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.