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

Ogema Township’s own rules

• Building permitLimited

  Township zoning permit for structures inside Ogema township; this is a zoning permit, not shown to be a building-code permit

  • Accessory structures need a permit only at 500 sq ft or larger
  • Pine County permit also required in shoreland areas for all construction regardless of size
  • Dwellings and primary structures listed as requiring permit on the application
  • State building code permit requirements not researched

  accessory structure permit threshold: >= 500 sq ft (county requires permit for all shoreland construction)

  “accessory structure = items like sheds & garages that are incidental to primary structures. permits are required only when they are 500 sq ft in area or larger.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Ogema township, Pine County, MN (rural residential and open space districts)

  • Application says if it differs from the governing ordinance, the ordinance standards apply; the ordinance text itself was not opened
  • Pine County separately requires a permit in shoreland areas (within 300 feet of a river or 1000 feet of a lake)
  • Rural residential district: min 2.5 acres, 200 ft width, setbacks 100 ft from road centerline, 10 ft side/rear
  • Open space district: min 10 acres, 300 ft width, setbacks 100 ft from road centerline, 50 ft side/rear
  • Minimum dwelling size 400 sq ft in both districts

  “the rural residential district is sections 2, 3, 4, and 10, of range 17, of ogema township. the open space district is all the remaining land in the township.”

Rules another office applies inside Ogema Township

Ogema Township does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Septic systems (SSTS) inside Ogema township; Pine County issues the SSTS permit and certificate of compliance

  • Township requires a copy of the county SSTS permit with the zoning permit when no waste system exists
  • Certificate of compliance required when adding a bedroom to a dwelling with an existing system

  “minimum standards for and regulation of individual sewage treatment systems (ists) and midsized subsurface sewage treatment systems (msts) (collectively referred to as ssts) in unsewered incorporated and unincorporated areas of pine county”

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.