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

Chatham Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Persons intending to erect, alter, wreck, or move a building or structure inside Chatham Township, Wright County, Minnesota; Wright County Planning and Zoning is the issuing authority.

  • Buildings with total ground coverage of 200 square feet or less do not require a permit but must meet required setbacks.
  • All additions to residences require a permit.
  • A permit is not required for placement of a mobile home or manufactured home in a county-recognized legally established mobile-home park.
  • The applicant must use the Zoning Administrator's permit form and submit the completed form and County Board-established fee to the Zoning Administrator.
  • If development conforms to Chapter 155, the Zoning Administrator shall issue the permit within 75 days.
  • A proposal involving a zoning amendment, variance, interim use permit, or conditional use permit must also be submitted to the Planning Commission or Board of Adjustment or Appeals.
  • For lots of ten acres or less, a residential building-permit application must include a certificate of survey and evidence that corner irons are established and visible.

  building exemption ground coverage: <= 200 square feet (The building must still meet all required setback distances.) · permit issuance period: <= 75 days (When 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; corner irons must be established and visible.)

  “For the purpose of enforcing this chapter, a land use and building permit shall be required of all persons intending to erect, alter, wreck or move any building or structure. Buildings 200 square feet and less in total ground coverage shall not require a permit; however, they shall meet all required setback distances. All additions to residences shall require a permit.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Chatham Township, Wright County, Minnesota; zoning and land-use permitting are administered by Wright County Planning and Zoning, not established here as a separate Chatham Township zoning ordinance.

  • Wright County Planning and Zoning issues building and land-use permits for all Wright County townships except Corinna, Middleville, and Stockholm; Chatham is not an exception.
  • Primary and overlay zoning districts apply as designated on the zoning map and defined in Wright County Code Chapter 155.
  • The official Chatham Township ordinance page was reviewed but does not expressly state whether the township has adopted or administers a separate zoning ordinance.

  “Wright County Planning and Zoning issues building and land use permits for all Townships in the County except for Corinna, Middleville and Stockholm Township.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Subsurface sewage treatment systems inside Chatham Township, Wright County, Minnesota; Wright County's Environmental Health Office administers the applicable septic permit program.

  • Wright County handles septic-system permitting for all townships except Corinna and Middleville; Chatham is not an exception.
  • Installation, alteration, repair, or extension of an SSTS requires an Environmental Health Office permit and the County Board fee; maintaining the system as originally designed and installed is excluded.
  • Conversion of a septic tank to a holding tank requires a permit.
  • Operating permits and associated fees may be required by Environmental Health Office staff when necessary for proper system operation.
  • An SSTS permit is valid for 18 months from issuance.
  • A full design is required before approval of a permit for a new or replacement system; when weather prevents a full site evaluation, a worst-case-scenario design must be submitted and verified when weather permits.

  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.