Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Grove Park-Tilden Township, Minnesota

Grove Park-Tilden Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Erection, addition, or alteration of a building or structure, including deck construction, on land inside Grove Park-Tilden Township that is outside incorporated municipal limits.

  • The permit must be issued by the Zoning Administrator in conformity with the ordinance before the listed work.
  • No permit is required for normal maintenance and repairs, including siding, shingling, storm windows, painting, repairs to plumbing and electrical systems, insulation, and installation of heating or air-conditioning units and water heaters.
  • No permit may be issued for property in violation of the ordinance until the violation is removed, corrected, or ceased.

  “The erection, addition, or alteration of any building, structure, or portion thereof”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Grove Park-Tilden Township that is outside incorporated municipal limits is subject to the Polk County Zoning Ordinance.

  • The ordinance applies only outside the incorporated limits of municipalities.
  • The official county ordinance is the cited zoning authority; this research did not locate a separate Grove Park-Tilden Township zoning ordinance.

  “Polk County’s Zoning Ordinance is applied countywide, excluding incorporated municipalities”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Installation or alteration of sewage treatment systems on land inside Grove Park-Tilden Township that is outside incorporated municipal limits.

  • A permit issued by the Zoning Administrator in conformity with the ordinance must be secured before installation or alteration.
  • In the Shoreland Overlay District, a septic compliance inspection defined by Minnesota Rules Chapter 7080 and Section 21 of the ordinance is required before a permit for uses defined in Section 4.3000 is granted.

  “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.