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

Webster Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction projects in the unincorporated portion of Webster Township, Rice County, Minnesota.

  • The county page states that all construction projects in Rice County's unincorporated areas require a building permit.
  • Demolition of existing structures also requires a permit.
  • The county page says Rice County does not handle building or zoning issues in Dundas, Faribault, Lonsdale, Morristown, Northfield, or Bridgewater Township; Webster Township is not listed among those exceptions.
  • All permits must be applied for online.

  “All construction projects in Rice County's unincorporated areas require a building permit. Find building permit fact sheets in the Required Information documents section below. Permits are also required for demolition of existing structures.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land in Webster Township, Rice County, Minnesota that is subject to the Rice County Zoning Ordinance rather than a township zoning program.

  • Rice County's ordinance excludes areas within an incorporated municipality or a township exercising zoning authority under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 462.
  • A Rice County Board of Adjustment record identifies a Webster Township parcel as zoned A, Agricultural.
  • For the A Agricultural District, residential lots are generally at least 35 acres; a 1-acre minimum applies if the site qualifies under §509.03 B.

  “The property is described as: Part of the N1/2 of the NE1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 10, Webster Township, Rice County, Minnesota. The property address is: 3118 40th St W, Webster, MN 55088. PID #: 02.10.1.00.001. The property is Zoned A, Agricultural.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Subsurface sewage treatment systems in Webster Township, Rice County, Minnesota, where a local SSTS program has not displaced Rice County's program.

  • Rice County Environmental Health administers the Rice County Sewage and Wastewater Treatment Ordinance, reviews system designs, issues permits, and inspects installation.
  • The county ordinance excludes incorporated or unincorporated areas that administer an SSTS program by ordinance that is at least as strict as the county ordinance and approved by Rice County.
  • The ordinance states that state and federal sewage and wastewater rules are not superseded or replaced.

  “The jurisdiction of this Ordinance shall include all lands of Rice County except for incorporated or unincorporated areas that administer a Subsurface Sewage Treatment System (SSTS) program by Ordinance within their jurisdiction, which is at least as strict as this Ordinance and has been approved by Rice County.”

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.