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

Rules another office applies inside Nickerson Township

Nickerson 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

  Erecting or moving buildings, or changing a structure's exterior shape, inside Nickerson township; a county zoning permit applies because the township opted in to county zoning.

  • Structures 120 square feet or smaller not intended for human habitation are exempt from the permit but must meet setbacks.
  • No permit is required for maintenance, repair or remodeling of nonconforming structures where building area coverage or volume is not increased.
  • This is a zoning permit; whether a State Building Code permit is also required was not established.

  exempt accessory structure size: <= 120 square feet (not intended for human habitation)

  “no person shall erect, move any building or any part of a building, or change the exterior shape of a structure without first obtaining a zoning permit from pine county.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Nickerson township, Pine County, MN: zoning is administered by Pine County under its county zoning ordinance because the township opted in (not a township-adopted ordinance).

  • Nickerson township opted in to county-administered zoning, adopted 01/21/2020.
  • Shoreland, floodplain and Kettle River Wild and Scenic River ordinances apply as overlay districts.
  • The township may opt out by resolution and ordinance amendment.

  opt-in adoption date: 2020-01-21

  “townships and cities that have opted in nickerson township, adopted 01/21/2020”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Septic (SSTS) systems inside Nickerson township; the Pine County Land Services Department administers the ordinance across county lands.

  • Excludes political subdivisions that administer an SSTS ordinance at least as strict as the county's. No Nickerson township SSTS ordinance was found.
  • Systems over 10,000 gallons per day are permitted by the state (MPCA).

  “the county land services department 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.