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

Wheatland Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

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

  • Applications must be submitted through Rice County's online permitting system.
  • Rice County excludes Bridgewater Township from this county permitting process.
  • Permits are issued after staff review is complete and the second invoice is paid.
  • The county states that issuance typically takes 10-15 working days.
  • The Rice County Planning and Zoning Department is the code-enforcement agency, and the Minnesota Certified Building Official of Rice County enforces the code.

  typical permit issuance time: 10-15 working days (After staff reviews are complete and the second invoice is paid.)

  “All construction projects in Rice County's unincorporated areas require a building permit. [...] Note: Rice County does not handle building or zoning issues for properties located in the cities of Dundas, Faribault, Lonsdale, Morristown and Northfield and in Bridgewater Township.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Unincorporated land inside Wheatland Township, Rice County, Minnesota, where the Rice County Zoning Ordinance has jurisdiction.

  • The Rice County Zoning Ordinance excludes areas within incorporated municipal limits and a township exercising zoning authority under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 462.
  • Structures and land uses must conform to the Rice County Zoning Ordinance; owners and applicants are jointly and severally responsible for compliance.

  “This Ordinance shall apply to all areas in Rice County, Minnesota, except areas within the incorporated limits of any municipality or township exercising zoning authority per Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 462.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Subsurface sewage treatment systems and sewage treatment in Wheatland Township, Rice County, Minnesota, to the extent the Rice County ordinance has jurisdiction.

  • The ordinance excludes an incorporated or unincorporated area that administers an SSTS program by ordinance that is at least as strict as the county ordinance and approved by Rice County.
  • All sewage generated in Rice County must be treated in an MPCA-permitted facility or a system meeting the county ordinance.
  • The ordinance adopts Minnesota Rules chapters 7080-7083 as minimum SSTS standards.

  “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. [...] The Department shall regulate subsurface sewage treatment systems (SSTS) and septage disposal in Rice County pursuant to this Ordinance.”

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.