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

Brandsvold Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Building and other property-improvement work on unincorporated land inside Brandsvold Township, under Polk County's land-use/zoning permitting process.

  • Permits are required for any property improvement unless specifically exempted by the ordinance.
  • Permit requirements vary by zoning district or special overlay district.
  • Work may not start without a permit and must conform with the approved plan.
  • The County ordinance's jurisdiction is outside incorporated municipal limits.

  residential dwelling permit fee: 200 USD · floodplain-project additional fee: 200 USD (Separate check; refundable upon receipt of certificate of elevation.) · after-the-fact permit fee: 3 times normal permit fee (Plus a $150 penalty fee.)

  “I understand this is not a permit, but only an application for a permit, and work is not to start without a permit”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Unincorporated land inside Brandsvold Township, Polk County, Minnesota; the applicable zoning is administered by Polk County rather than established here as a Brandsvold Township ordinance.

  • The Polk County ordinance applies outside incorporated municipal limits.
  • Polk County states that its zoning ordinance is applied countywide, excluding incorporated municipalities.
  • Polk County states that it participates in cooperative joint zoning with townships that wanted to retain local control of township-specific issues; the official materials opened did not identify a separate Brandsvold Township zoning ordinance.

  “Polk County’s Zoning Ordinance is applied countywide, excluding incorporated municipalities (cities that enforce their own zoning regulations).”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Installation and maintenance of water supply and subsurface sewage treatment systems on unincorporated land inside Brandsvold Township, administered under the Polk County Zoning Ordinance.

  • The County ordinance applies outside incorporated municipal limits.
  • Installation and maintenance of subsurface sewage treatment systems must fully comply with the County ordinance and other applicable regulations.
  • The ordinance identifies the Zoning Administrator as responsible for administration and enforcement.

  “A permit issued by the Zoning Administrator [...] shall be secured prior to: [...] The installation and/or alteration of sewage treatment systems;”

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.