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

Buffalo Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Most building projects, including new residential building construction, inside Buffalo Township, Wright County, Minnesota; permits are issued by Wright County Planning and Zoning.

  • The County states that most building projects require permits.
  • The County lists new building construction, reroofs, siding, windows, heating/cooling, fireplaces, and plumbing as included projects.
  • The County directs applicants with project-specific questions to call or consult its Building Permit Information page.

  “Wright County [...] issues building [...] permits for all Townships in the County except for Corinna, Middleville and Stockholm Township. [...] Most building projects require permits.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Buffalo Township, Wright County, Minnesota. Wright County administers the applicable land-use and zoning framework; the cited Buffalo Township parcel was regulated under Title XV of the Wright County Code of Ordinances.

  • Zoning is administered by Wright County Planning and Zoning for Buffalo Township because Buffalo Township is not one of the listed exceptions.
  • The cited Buffalo Township parcel was subject to General Agriculture (AG) zoning and a Residential-Recreational Shorelands District Overlay (S-2); its requested rezoning was to Suburban Residential-a (R2-a) with that overlay.
  • For the cited R2-a district, the minutes state a 5-acre minimum lot size, 300 feet of road frontage, and 300 feet of depth off the road frontage per lot.

  “(Gilchrist Lake - Buffalo Twp.) [...] Petitions to rezone the property from General Agriculture (AG) [...] Title XV, Land Usage & Zoning of the Wright County Code of Ordinances.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Septic-system permitting inside Buffalo Township, Wright County, Minnesota.

  • Wright County Planning and Zoning handles septic-system permitting for all townships except Corinna and Middleville; Buffalo Township is not an exception.
  • The same County service statement also identifies St. Michael, Albertville, and Hanover, but those places do not alter the stated township exception.

  “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.