Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Milroy, Minnesota

Milroy’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Manufactured homes located inside Milroy city limits.

  • Any other required permits must also be obtained.
  • The manufactured home must comply with zoning regulations and Minnesota statutes regulating manufactured homes.

  “A building permit and any other required permits shall be obtained for manufactured homes.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts inside Milroy city limits.

  • Actual property designation is controlled by the official zoning map.

  districts: R-1; R-2; C-1; C-2; I; Rural Residential and Agricultural

  “§ 151.20 CLASSIFICATION OF ZONING DISTRICTS.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Manufactured homes used as dwellings inside Milroy city limits.

  • Homes must comply with the Manufactured Home Building Code in Minnesota Statutes section 327.31.
  • Manufactured homes must comply with district zoning regulations.
  • A building permit and other required permits are required.
  • City utilities must be connected if available.

  “only manufactured homes which comply with the Manufactured Home BuildingCode established byM.S. § 327.31 may be located in and used as a dwelling within the city.”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  Manufactured homes inside Milroy city limits.

  • The city utility connection requirement applies if city utilities are available.

  “Connection to city utilities, if available, shall be required.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision of land inside Milroy city limits.

  • The chapter depends on the effectiveness of Chapter 151 zoning and filing of a certified copy with the County Recorder.
  • Shoreland or floodplain subdivision ordinances supersede the chapter in those regulated areas.

  “Any subdivision creating parcels, tracts, or lots which results in one or more parcels, tracts or lots of less than five acres shall be platted”

• Permit processPartial

  Land-use permits for structures or fences subject to City Code § 151.46 inside Milroy city limits.

  • If a zoning amendment, conditional-use permit, or variance is needed, the city cannot issue the land-use permit until the City Council acts on that application.
  • The application must include a site-location plan and structure plans.

  “No structure or fence subject to § 151.46 shall be constructed until a land use permit has been obtained”

Rules another office applies inside Milroy

Milroy 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

  Rural Residential and Agricultural District inside Milroy city limits.

  • Upland is land above the 100-year flood elevation or non-wetland.
  • Subject to additional requirements, exceptions, and modifications in the zoning chapter.

  minimum lot area: 2.5 acres (upland area) · minimum lot width: 200 feet · minimum lot depth: 300 feet

  “Lot area. A minimum of two and one-half acres of upland area”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — R-1 Single-Family Residential District inside Milroy city limits.

    “Lot area. 10,000 square feet (100 x 100). (2) Lot width. 75 feet.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  R-1 Single-Family Residential District inside Milroy city limits.

  • Corner-lot side yard is 25 feet adjacent to the street, but cannot be less than the setback of the adjacent lot with its front yard on that street.
  • Subject to additional requirements, exceptions, and modifications in the zoning chapter.

  front yard: >= 30 feet · side yard: 5 feet (non-corner lot) · rear yard: >= 30 feet

  “Front yards. Not less than 30 feet; (b) Side yards. 5 feet.”

• Building heightSpecified

  R-1 Single-Family Residential District inside Milroy city limits.

  • Specified structures are exempt from the height limitation.

  maximum height: <= 35 feet (or two stories, whichever is less)

  “No structure shall exceed 2 stories or 35 feet, whichever is less.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Rural Residential and Agricultural District inside Milroy city limits.

    “No structure shall exceed two stories or 35 feet, whichever is less.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Buildings with plumbing fixtures inside Milroy city limits.

  • A public or private sewer connection is required except as provided in Minnesota Rules sections 713.2 and 713.4 and part 4714.0101, subpart 6.

  “A building in which plumbing fixtures are installed and premises having drainage piping thereon shall have a connection to a public or private sewer”

• Driveway accessRequired

  Lots in the R-1 Single-Family Residential District inside Milroy city limits.

  • Access must be by a public right-of-way.

  “All lots shall front on and have ingress and egress bymeans of a public right-of-way.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Milroy city limits.
• Building code adopted — Building-code adoption for construction inside Milroy city limits.
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside Milroy city limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of structures inside Milroy city limits.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside Milroy 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.