Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Revere, Minnesota

Rules another office applies inside Revere

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

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Buildings inside Revere city limits, through the statewide Minnesota State Building Code.

  • The statute states that the State Building Code does not apply to agricultural buildings except as specified by statute.
  • A municipality with fewer than 2,500 residents outside a metropolitan county may choose whether to administer and enforce the State Building Code locally.

  “The State Building Code is the standard that applies statewide for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, and use of buildings and other structures of the type governed by the code. The State Building Code supersedes the building code of any municipality.”

• Septic inspectionRequired

  New construction or replacement of a subsurface sewage treatment system inside Revere city limits, when such a system is used.

  • The manner and timing of inspection may be determined by the applicable local ordinance.
  • For an added bedroom on property served by a system, inspection evidence is required before a local unit may issue a building permit or variance, subject to the stated November 1 through April 30 temporary-waiver provision.
  • This paragraph does not apply if the local unit does not have an ordinance requiring a building permit to add a bedroom.

  “An inspection shall be required for all new construction or replacement of a system to determine compliance with applicable requirements. The manner and timing of inspection may be determined by the applicable local ordinance.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Sewage and hand-carried graywater from dwellings or establishments inside Revere city limits that are not served by an agency-permitted discharge system.

  • Sewage must be treated according to applicable requirements.
  • Hand-carried graywater must not be discharged directly to surface waters, drainageways, or poorly drained soils; in a manner or volume harmful to the environment or public health; or in a manner creating a public-health nuisance as determined by the local unit of government.

  “Sewage discharged from a dwelling, group of dwellings, or other establishment that is not served by a system issued a permit by the agency that contains effluent and discharge limits or specific monitoring requirements must be treated according to applicable requirements. [...] Graywater that originated from hand-carried water must not be discharged directly to surface waters, drainageways, or poorly drained soils; in a manner or volume harmful to the environment or public health; or in a manner that creates a public health nuisance as determined by the local unit of government.”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Residential construction inside Revere city limits.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Revere city limits.
• Inspections — Residential building inspections inside Revere city limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Residential occupancy inside Revere city limits.
• Local zoning — Land inside Revere 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.