Zoning, building permits and septic rules in New Richland Township, Minnesota

Rules another office applies inside New Richland Township

New Richland 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 construction and most remodeling inside New Richland township: Waseca County zoning permit (applies in townships under county zoning jurisdiction).

  • This is a county zoning permit; a separate building-code permit or inspection requirement for township land was not established.
  • Residential construction within two miles of the City of Waseca also needs a City of Waseca building permit.
  • The county does not issue or inspect electrical permits; state electrical inspector handles those.

  “zoning permits are required for all new construction and most remodeling, alteration and repair work in waseca county.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside New Richland township (Waseca County, MN): zoning is administered by the Waseca County zoning office under the county Unified Development Code, not by a township ordinance. Does not apply to the City of New Richland.

  • No separate New Richland township zoning ordinance was found; the county states it has zoning jurisdiction in all townships.
  • The county is not responsible for planning and zoning within the cities of Waseca, Janesville, New Richland and Waldorf.

  Waseca County Unified Development Code adopted: August 2009

  “the county zoning office has zoning jurisdiction in all of the townships in waseca county.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Subsurface sewage treatment permits for rural land inside New Richland township, handled by Waseca County Planning & Zoning.

  • The county page describes rural portions of the county; it does not separately state that the township has no SSTS ordinance of its own.
  • Not applicable to the City of New Richland.

  “land use permits commonly handled by this office include zoning permits, subsurface sewage treatment permits, conditional use permits”

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.