Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Beaver Falls Township, Minnesota

Rules another office applies inside Beaver Falls Township

Beaver Falls 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

  Erecting structures inside Beaver Falls township, via the Renville County land use permit (zoning permit, not a building-code permit)

  • Portable structures of 150 square feet or less that comply with all performance standards and setbacks are exempt
  • No site preparation before the permit unless department approval
  • Driveway access permit required before land use permit
  • Building-code permit requirements were not researched

  exempt portable structure size: <= 150 sq ft (must comply with performance standards and setbacks)

  “no structure shall be erected, expanded, enlarged, intensified, or moved in without the issuance of a land use permit by the department. portable structures of 150 square feet or less that comply with all ordinance performance standards and setbacks are exempt from obtaining a land use permit.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Beaver Falls township, Renville County, MN: zoned under the Renville County Land Use Ordinance (county zoning), not a township-adopted ordinance

  • No separate Beaver Falls township zoning ordinance was found; county zoning applies to all areas except incorporated cities
  • County zoning map for the township shows districts such as Agricultural, Rural Residential, Commercial/Industrial, Shoreland, Urban Expansion, Healthcare/Mixed Use
  • Dimensional limits by district not researched

  “this ordinance shall apply to all areas in renville county, minnesota: a. except areas within the incorporated limits of any city, however organized, except as provided by law.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Septic (SSTS) construction permits inside Beaver Falls township, issued by Renville County Environmental Services

  • SSTS permit is issued together with the land use permit
  • Governed by Minnesota Rules chapters 7080/7081

  “an ssts construction permit is required prior to the installation, replacement, or repair of an ssts. approval and issuance of an ssts construction permit must be obtained in conjunction with the issuance of a land use permit by the department for any use requiring on-site sewage treatment and disposal.”

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.