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

Lessor Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Erection, addition, or alteration of a building or structure, including decks, inside Lessor Township under the Polk County Zoning Ordinance.

  • A permit from the Zoning Administrator must be secured before the listed work.
  • No permit is required for normal maintenance and repairs, including 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 is required before a permit for a use defined in Section 4.3000 is granted.
  • No permit may be issued for property violating the ordinance until the violation is removed, corrected, or ceased.
  • The applicant must provide evidence of all necessary state and federal permits before a permit, conditional-use permit, or variance is granted or processed.
  • Permit fees established by resolution of the County Board of Commissioners are collected by the Zoning Administrator.

  “A permit issued by the Zoning Administrator in conformity with the provisions of this Ordinance shall be secured prior to: 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 Lessor Township, Polk County, Minnesota, is subject to the Polk County Zoning Ordinance.

  • The ordinance is applied countywide but excludes incorporated municipalities that enforce their own zoning regulations.
  • Polk County participates in cooperative joint zoning with townships that retained local control of township-specific issues. The official page reviewed does not identify a separate Lessor Township zoning ordinance.

  “The provisions of this ordinance shall apply to all the area of Polk County, Minnesota, outside the incorporated limits of municipalities.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Subsurface sewage treatment systems inside Lessor Township, Polk County, Minnesota.

  • Minnesota requires every county to adopt and implement an SSTS ordinance applying to all county land, except towns or cities that have adopted a conforming ordinance.
  • A county with an SSTS ordinance must permit and inspect SSTS in townships that do not administer a conforming SSTS ordinance.
  • The Polk County Zoning Administrator issues septic-system permits under the Polk County Zoning Ordinance.
  • No official Lessor Township SSTS ordinance was located in this research.

  “The duties of the Zoning Administrator shall include the following, and all other duties as specified elsewhere in this ordinance: [...] 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.