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

Albion Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Persons intending to erect, alter, wreck, or move a building or structure inside Albion Township, Wright County, Minnesota.

  • Buildings with 200 square feet or less of total ground coverage do not require a permit but must meet required setback distances.
  • All residential additions require a permit.
  • A permit is not required to locate mobile homes or manufactured homes in county-recognized legally established mobile-home parks.
  • The applicant must complete the building-permit form and submit it with the County Board-established fee to the Zoning Administrator.
  • For a conforming proposed development, the Zoning Administrator shall issue the permit within 75 days.
  • For a proposed development involving a zoning amendment, variance, interim use permit, or conditional use permit, the application and building permit are submitted to the Planning Commission or Board of Adjustment or Appeals for review and action.
  • For residential building-permit applications on lots of 10 acres or less, a certificate of survey and evidence that corner irons are established and visible must accompany the application.

  permit-exempt building ground coverage: <= 200 square feet (The building must meet all required setback distances.) · conforming-development permit issuance period: <= 75 days (Applies if the proposed development conforms in all respects to Chapter 155.) · certificate-of-survey lot-size threshold: <= 10 acres (Applies to each residential building-permit application.)

  “a land use and building permit shall be required of all persons intending to erect, alter, wreck or move any building or structure.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Albion Township, Wright County, Minnesota, where Wright County administers the applicable zoning and land-use program.

  • Wright County's Planning and Zoning Office administers and enforces zoning, land-use, and subdivision regulations for unincorporated county areas.
  • Wright County states that it issues building and land-use permits for all county townships except Corinna, Middleville, and Stockholm; Albion Township is not among the listed exceptions.

  “The Planning and Zoning Office administers and enforces zoning, land use, and subdivision regulations for unincorporated areas of the county”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Subsurface sewage treatment systems inside Albion Township, Wright County, Minnesota.

  • Wright County handles septic-system permitting for all county townships except Corinna and Middleville; Albion Township is not among the listed exceptions.
  • A person installing, altering, repairing, or extending an SSTS must first apply for and obtain an Environmental Health Office permit and pay the County Board fee.
  • Maintaining an SSTS as originally designed and installed is excluded from that permit requirement.
  • Conversion of a septic tank to a holding tank requires a permit.
  • Operating permits and associated fees are required when Environmental Health Office staff determine they are necessary for proper system operation.
  • A permit is valid for 18 months from issuance, and a full design is required before a new or replacement-system permit is approved.

  SSTS permit validity: 18 months (Measured from the date of issuance.)

  “We also handle septic system permitting for all Townships (except for Corinna and Middleville), as well as St. Michael, Albertville, and Hanover.”

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.