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

Rules another office applies inside Johnson Township

Johnson 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

  Erection, addition, or alteration of a building or structure, including decks, on land inside Johnson Township that is outside incorporated municipal limits.

  • The permit must be secured before the listed work.
  • No permit may be issued for property violating the ordinance until the violation is removed, corrected, or ceased.
  • Normal maintenance and repairs do not require a permit; the ordinance lists siding, shingling, storm windows, painting, plumbing and electrical repairs, insulation, and installation of heating or air-conditioning units and water heaters.
  • In the Shoreland Overlay District, a septic compliance inspection under Minnesota Rules chapter 7080 and section 21 is required before granting a permit for uses defined in section 4.3000.
  • Applications must be made to the Zoning Administrator on furnished forms and include applicable site and sewage-system information.

  “4.3010 A permit issued by the Zoning Administrator in conformity with the provisions of this Ordinance shall be secured prior to: 4.3011 The erection, addition, or alteration of any building, structure, or portion thereof (and including such related activities as construction of decks);”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Johnson Township, Polk County, Minnesota, that is outside incorporated municipal limits; Polk County lists Johnson as a township and its zoning ordinance applies outside incorporated municipal limits.

  • Polk County's ordinance applies outside incorporated municipal limits.
  • The applicable zoning district is determined by the official Polk County zoning map.
  • Polk County states that it participates in cooperative joint zoning with townships that retained local control of township-specific issues; no township-specific Johnson ordinance or joint-permitting resolution was located in this research.

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

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Installation or alteration of subsurface sewage treatment systems on land inside Johnson Township that is outside incorporated municipal limits.

  • A permit issued by the Polk County Zoning Administrator must be secured before installation or alteration of a sewage treatment system.
  • The county ordinance requires installation and maintenance of subsurface sewage treatment systems to comply with the ordinance and other applicable regulations.
  • For Shoreland Overlay District permit applications, a septic compliance inspection under Minnesota Rules chapter 7080 and section 21 is required before granting a section 4.3000 permit.

  “b. Issue Building Permits, Septic System Permits, and Land Alteration Permits; and maintain records thereof.”

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.