Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Pleasant View Township, Minnesota

Rules another office applies inside Pleasant View Township

Pleasant View 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

  Construction of residences, garages, decks and other structures inside Pleasant View township, under Norman County Environmental Services (county-wide zoning in unincorporated areas).

  • Work without a permit is charged the regular fee plus after-the-fact fees set by the county board.
  • Additional regulations apply in floodplain or shoreland districts.
  • Page does not name Pleasant View township; applies to all unincorporated areas.
  • A conditional use permit carries a $46 recording fee.

  “permits are required for the placement of structures or structure additions, including such activities as construction of residences, garages, decks, signs, second story additions, basements, and grading and filling activities.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Pleasant View township, Norman County, MN: Norman County zoning applies as county-wide zoning in unincorporated areas; the township's own zoning ordinance was not found.

  • This is county zoning, not a Pleasant View township ordinance.
  • The page does not name Pleasant View township; it says all unincorporated areas.
  • Shoreland and floodplain areas carry additional regulations.

  “the county also permits and enforces county-wide zoning in all unincorporated areas of norman county.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Subsurface sewage treatment systems inside Pleasant View township, administered by Norman County Environmental Services.

  • Excludes incorporated areas that administer their own SSTS program by ordinance; a township is not incorporated.
  • The page does not name Pleasant View township.

  “the construction, installation, modification and operation of a subsurface sewage treatment system requires a permit from the norman county environmental services department.”

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.