Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Pine City Township, Minnesota

Pine City Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction, placement, enlargement or change of use of buildings/structures inside Pine City township (township site permit)

  • Accessory building 120 square feet or less and on skids does not require a permit
  • Site permit issued only after staking inspection and compliance with ordinance
  • Permit nullified if not completed within one year; extension by town board
  • Township site permit; any separate state building code permit not researched

  site permit application fee: 100 USD (fee schedule on township permits page)

  “it shall be unlawful to proceed with the construction, placement, or enlargement of the exterior dimension, or changes of use of any building or structure, unless exempt, without first obtaining a site permit. an accessory building 120 square feet or less and on skids shall not require a permit for construction or placement.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Pine City township, Pine County, MN

  • Administered by a zoning administrator appointed by the town board
  • Conditional use permits, interim uses and variances require township approval
  • Uses neither specifically permitted nor denied in a district are considered prohibited

  “whenever in any zoning district a use is neither specifically permitted nor denied, the use shall be considered prohibited.”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Subsurface sewage treatment systems in un-sewered areas inside Pine City township, outside shoreland management areas

  • Township ordinance excludes shoreland management areas (1000 feet from lake shore), which are presumably handled by the county; not verified
  • Incorporates MPCA minimum standards and Minn. Rules ch. 7080-7083
  • Township inspector fee $450 per permits page

  “contact the septic inspector amy thompson for new septic installations and existing septic inspections”

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.