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

Rules another office applies inside Flora Township

Flora 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, expanding or moving structures inside Flora township (unincorporated Renville County); this is the county land use permit

  • Portable structures of 150 square feet or less that comply with all performance standards and setbacks are exempt
  • No site preparation before the land use permit and other required permits unless the department gives prior approval
  • Driveway access permit from county public works required for access onto county roads
  • Land use permit is a zoning permit; a separate state building code building permit was not verified

  portable structure exemption: <= 150 square feet (must comply with all ordinance 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 Flora township, Renville County, MN: zoned under the Renville County Land Use Ordinance (county zoning, not a township-adopted ordinance); the county publishes a Flora Township zoning map

  • Zoning is county-adopted and county-administered; no Flora township ordinance was found
  • Ordinance excludes land within incorporated cities
  • Map districts: Agricultural, Rural Residential, Shoreland, Urban Expansion, Healthcare/Mixed Use, Commercial/Industrial
  • Map dated March 2019; ordinance chapter stamped Rev. 03/26/2024 (not an effective date)

  “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) systems inside Flora township, unincorporated Renville County; permits issued by Renville County Environmental Services with the land use permit

  • SSTS construction permit required before installation, replacement or repair
  • Issued together with the land use permit for any use requiring on-site sewage treatment
  • State Minnesota Rules 7080/7081 standards incorporated by reference

  “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.