Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Ormsby, Minnesota

Rules another office applies inside Ormsby

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

• Owner-builder exemptionAvailable (with conditions)

  An owner constructing a subsurface sewage treatment system for the owner's dwelling or seasonal dwelling inside Ormsby city limits.

  • The person must own or lease the land and the system must function solely as that person's dwelling or seasonal dwelling.
  • The exemption is unavailable if specifically disallowed by local ordinance.
  • The person must comply with all local administrative and technical requirements.
  • The system must be inspected before being covered and a compliance report must be provided to the local unit of government after inspection.

  “A license is not required for a person who complies with the applicable requirements if the person is: [...] an individual who constructs a subsurface sewage treatment system on land that is owned or leased by the individual and functions solely as the individual's dwelling or seasonal dwelling, unless specifically disallowed in local ordinance.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  State Building Code-covered construction inside Ormsby city limits.

  • The State Building Code does not apply to agricultural buildings except for state inspections or rulemaking under Minnesota Statutes §§ 103F.141, 216C.19, subdivision 9, and 326B.36, and for specified skylight-support requirements.

  “The State Building Code is the standard that applies statewide for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, and use of buildings and other structures of the type governed by the code.”

• Well permitLimited

  Water-supply and monitoring wells inside Ormsby city limits.

  • For water-supply wells, the owner, agent, or stated contractor must submit construction notification to the commissioner.
  • The notification requirement does not apply to monitoring wells, dewatering wells, or owner-installed residential or agricultural drive-point water-supply wells identified in the rule.
  • Monitoring wells are regulated under a separate permit provision.

  “The owner of the property where a water-supply well is to be located, the property owner's agent, a licensed well contractor, or for a drive-point water-supply well, a limited drive-point well or dug well/boring contractor must submit notification of construction of the proposed water-supply well to the commissioner according to this part.”

• Mandatory utility hookupSewer (with conditions)

  A building with plumbing fixtures or premises with drainage piping inside Ormsby city limits that is subject to Minnesota Rules 4714.0713.

  • The rule requires a connection to a public or private sewer.
  • Exceptions are those provided in UPC sections 713.2 and 713.4 and Minnesota Rules 4714.0101, subpart 6.
  • No official Ormsby source was located establishing a city public-water connection requirement or a local availability-distance rule.

  “A building in which plumbing fixtures are installed and premises having drainage piping thereon shall have a connection to a public or private sewer, except as provided in sections 713.2 and 713.4 and Minnesota Rules, part 4714.0101, subpart 6.”

• Agricultural exemptionConditional

  Agricultural buildings inside Ormsby city limits under the State Building Code.

  • The State Building Code does not apply to agricultural buildings except for state inspections or rulemaking authorized by Minnesota Statutes §§ 103F.141, 216C.19, subdivision 9, and 326B.36.
  • Translucent panels or other skylights without raised curbs must be supported to have equivalent load-bearing capacity as the surrounding roof.

  “The State Building Code does not apply to agricultural buildings except: (1) with respect to state inspections required or rulemaking authorized by sections 103F.141; 216C.19, subdivision 9; and 326B.36; and (2) translucent panels or other skylights without raised curbs shall be supported to have equivalent load-bearing capacity as the surrounding roof.”

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• Building permit — Residential construction inside Ormsby city limits.
• Inspections — Building work inside Ormsby city limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of buildings inside Ormsby city limits.
• Local zoning — Land inside Ormsby city limits, which span Martin and Watonwan Counties.
• Zoning districts — Zoning districts inside Ormsby city limits.

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.