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

Shieldsville Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Building, remodeling, or adding a structure on unincorporated land inside Shieldsville Township, Rice County, Minnesota.

  • Rice County requires building and zoning permit applications for unincorporated areas to be submitted through its online permitting system.
  • The stated exception is property located in Bridgewater Township.
  • For permits other than exterior-maintenance and mechanical/fireplace/wood-stove permits, the county states an initial application fee and a second invoice based on project type and size are required; issuance follows staff review and payment of the second invoice.
  • Demolition permits are free.

  typical staff review period: 10-15 working days (Building permits are issued after staff reviews are complete and the second invoice is paid.)

  “Building, remodeling or adding a structure to a property requires a building permit.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Unincorporated land inside Shieldsville Township, Rice County, Minnesota, where Rice County administers zoning.

  • Rice County's stated exception is for property in Bridgewater Township; the cited county page does not identify Shieldsville Township as an exception.
  • Zoning permits must be applied for online.
  • The record did not locate a Shieldsville Township-adopted zoning ordinance; this claim identifies the applicable county-administered zoning program, not a township ordinance.

  “Zoning permits must be applied for online. Note that Rice County does not handle building or zoning for properties in Bridgewater Township.”

Rules another office applies inside Shieldsville Township

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

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Subsurface sewage treatment systems serving land inside Shieldsville Township, Rice County, Minnesota.

  • Minnesota's county SSTS rule excepts towns and cities that have adopted conforming ordinances.
  • Minnesota requires counties to permit and inspect SSTS in townships that do not administer an SSTS ordinance complying with the state rules.
  • Rice County directs applicants for a septic-system permit or compliance inspection to the county online permitting system.

  “Ordinances must apply to all land area within the county, except in towns and cities that have adopted ordinances”

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.