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

Rules another office applies inside Ericson Township

Ericson 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

  County land use permit for structures inside Ericson township (Renville County Environmental Services); not confirmed to be the same as a state building code permit

  • Portable structures of 150 square feet or less that comply with all performance standards and setbacks are exempt.
  • No site preparation work before the land use permit is issued unless the department has given prior approval.
  • State building code permit rules were not researched.

  portable structure exemption: <= 150 square feet (must comply with all 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 Ericson township, Renville County, MN: zoned under the Renville County Land Use Ordinance, not a township-adopted ordinance

  • No Ericson township ordinance or website was found; the county map and ordinance are the zoning rule found for this township.
  • The county ordinance applies to all areas of the county except incorporated cities.
  • The county's March 2019 Ericson Township map shows districts: agricultural, rural residential, commercial/industrial, shoreland, urban expansion, healthcare/mixed use.
  • District-specific dimensional limits were not researched.

  “zoning map march 2019 zoning districts agricultural (a) us & mn highways drainage ditch healthcare / mixed use (hcmu) county roads lakes & rivers commercial / industrial (ci) c.s.a.h. incorporated cities (ic) township roads rural residential (rr) stream ¶ municipal_roads shoreland (sh) urban expansion (ue)”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Subsurface sewage treatment systems inside Ericson township, administered by Renville County Environmental Services under the county land use ordinance

  • Permit is issued together with the land use permit for any use needing on-site sewage treatment.
  • Ordinance applies to all areas of the county except incorporated cities.

  “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.