Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Glenwood, Minnesota

Glenwood’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Glenwood city limits.

  • The City zoning code includes general provisions, zoning districts, permitted and conditional uses, lot and yard requirements, and general regulations.

  “CHAPTER 153: ZONING CODE [...] Zoning Districts [...] Permitted and Conditional Uses [...] Lot and Yard Requirements”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts established inside Glenwood city limits.

  • The code provides that the city is, or may be, divided into the listed districts.

  districts: R-1 Suburban Residential; R-2 Urban Residential; R-3 Multiple Residential; B-1 Community Business; I-2 Light Industrial; C-1 Conservation; A-1 Agricultural; MH Mobile Home Rental Park

  “For the purposes of this chapter, the city is, or may be, divided into the following districts:”

• Septic permitRequired

  Installation or alteration of a subsurface sewage treatment system inside Glenwood city limits.

  • Pope County's official permit page states that permits inside Glenwood city limits may be obtained from the corresponding city clerk.
  • Applicants must contact the Department to determine which local jurisdiction(s) they must contact.

  “Permits within the city limits of Glenwood, Long Beach, Starbuck, Villard, Westport, Lowry, Farwell, Cyrus and Sedan may be obtained from the corresponding city clerk.”

Rules another office applies inside Glenwood

Glenwood does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Single-family dwellings in Glenwood's R-1 Suburban Residential district.

  • The table footnote states: "*With city water and sewer."
  • Planned-unit-development standards may supersede underlying zoning-district standards.

  minimum lot area: 10000 square feet (Single-family dwelling; table footnote states "*With city water and sewer.") · minimum lot width: 75 feet (Single-family dwelling; table footnote states "*With city water and sewer.")

  “Area (sq ft) | Width (ft) [...] 10,000 | 75”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — All uses in Glenwood's A-1 Agricultural district.

    “A-1 Agricultural All uses | 5 acres | 500 | 50 | 50 | 50 | -”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Single-family dwellings in Glenwood's R-1 Suburban Residential district.

  • The table footnote states: "*With city water and sewer."
  • Planned-unit-development standards may supersede underlying zoning-district standards.

  front setback: 30 feet (Single-family dwelling; table footnote states "*With city water and sewer.") · rear setback: 20 feet (Single-family dwelling; table footnote states "*With city water and sewer.") · side setback: 6 feet (Single-family dwelling; table footnote states "*With city water and sewer.")

  “R-1 Suburban Residential *Single-family dwellings | 10,000 | 75 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 10,000”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — All uses in Glenwood's A-1 Agricultural district.

    “A-1 Agricultural All uses | 5 acres | 500 | 50 | 50 | 50 | -”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  Single-family dwellings in Glenwood's R-1 Suburban Residential district.

  • Planned-unit-development standards may supersede underlying zoning-district standards.

  maximum coverage: 30 percent (R-1 single-family dwelling) · minimum usable open space: 40 percent (R-1 single-family dwelling)

  “Maximum Coverage (%) [...] 30 [...] Minimum Usable Open Space (%) [...] 40”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Glenwood or Pope County directly.

• Building permit — Residential building construction inside Glenwood city limits.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built dwellings inside Glenwood city limits.
• Building code adopted — Building-code adoption for construction inside Glenwood city limits.
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside Glenwood city limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — New or altered dwellings inside Glenwood city limits.

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.