Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Hawk Creek Township, Minnesota

Rules another office applies inside Hawk Creek Township

Hawk Creek 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

  New structures inside Hawk Creek township (county land use permit issued by Renville County Environmental Services)

  • Portable structures of 150 square feet or less that comply with all ordinance performance standards and setbacks are exempt
  • No site preparation before the permit unless department approves
  • This is the county land use permit; the state building code permit was not researched

  exempt portable structure size: <= 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 Hawk Creek township, Renville County: zoned under the Renville County Land Use Ordinance (county zoning), not a township-adopted ordinance

  • The county ordinance excludes only land within incorporated city limits; no township-adopted ordinance was found or verified
  • County publishes a Hawk Creek Township zoning map (March 2019) with districts A, RR, SH, UE, CI, HCMU
  • Ordinance rev. 03/26/2024

  “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)

  Sewage treatment systems inside Hawk Creek township, regulated through the Renville County Land Use Ordinance administered by county Environmental Services

  • Specific SSTS permit rules were not opened; only the ordinance purpose and administration clauses were verified

  “an ssts construction permit is required prior to the installation, replacement, or repair of an ssts.”

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.