Zoning, building permits and septic rules in New Sweden Township, Minnesota

New Sweden Township’s own rules

• Building permitLimited

  Erection, structural alteration, or relocation of permanent or portable structures or signs on land inside New Sweden Township that is within the Nicollet County Zoning Ordinance's jurisdiction.

  • A Nicollet County zoning permit is required before the listed work.
  • Political and real-estate signs are excepted.
  • The ordinance's jurisdiction is land outside incorporated municipalities.
  • This is a zoning-permit requirement; the cited materials do not establish that New Sweden Township itself administers a state building-code permit program.

  “For the purposes of enforcing this Ordinance, a zoning permit shall be required of all persons prior to: 1. Erection, structural alteration, or relocation of permanent or portable structures or signs, except political and real estate signs, that conform to the standards herein.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside New Sweden Township, Nicollet County, Minnesota, is subject to the Nicollet County Zoning Ordinance because the ordinance applies to all Nicollet County land outside incorporated municipalities.

  • The cited ordinance is administered by Nicollet County, rather than shown to have been adopted or administered by New Sweden Township itself.
  • The ordinance does not apply inside incorporated municipalities.

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

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Subsurface sewage treatment systems on land inside New Sweden Township, Nicollet County, Minnesota.

  • The county ordinance covers all county lands except incorporated areas that administer an approved SSTS program at least as strict as the county ordinance.
  • The Nicollet County PPSD administers the SSTS program and ordinance provisions.
  • Installation follows an approved design under a zoning permit by a licensed septic installer, and county personnel inspect the installation.

  “The Nicollet County PPSD shall administer the SSTS program and all provisions of 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.