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

Corinna Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

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

  • Buildings with 200 square feet or less of total ground coverage do not need to comply with the building code, but require a land-use permit and must meet required setbacks and lot-coverage limits.
  • All additions to residences require a permit.
  • Permits must conform with applicable Wright County and Corinna Township codes and ordinances.
  • A permit is not required for locating a mobile home or manufactured home in a County-recognized legally established mobile-home park.
  • Applicants must complete the Zoning Administrator’s building-permit form and provide required information unless the Administrator waives information as unnecessary.
  • A conforming application must be issued within 60 days.
  • For lots of 10 acres or less, a new-dwelling permit application must include a certificate of survey and evidence that corner irons are established and visible.

  building code exemption threshold: <= 200 square feet of total ground coverage (A land use permit and compliance with required setbacks and lot coverage limits remain required.) · permit issuance period for conforming application: <= 60 days · certificate of survey threshold: <= 10 acres (Applies to each residential building permit application involving a new dwelling.)

  “For the purpose of enforcing this Ordinance, 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 compliance with the building code, however, they shall require a land use permit and meet all required setback distances and lot coverage limits. All additions to residences shall require a permit. Buildings and permits shall conform with all applicable codes and ordinances adopted by Wright County and Corinna Township. Permits shall not be required for the location of mobile homes or manufactured homes in mobile home parks which the County recognizes as legally established mobile home parks.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Corinna Township, Wright County, Minnesota.

  • The Township’s ordinance regulates land by districts, including building location, size, use, height, arrangement on lots, and population density.

  “CORINNA TOWNSHIP LAND USE ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE USE OF LAND IN CORINNA TOWNSHIP BY DISTRICTS, INCLUDING THE REGULATION OF THE LOCATION, SIZE, USE AND HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS, THE ARRANGEMENT OF BUILDINGS ON LOTS AND THE DENSITY OF POPULATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, ORDER, CONVENIENCE, AND GENERAL WELFARE OF CORINNA TOWNSHIP. THE CORINNA TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. TITLE 101. This Ordinance shall be known, cited and referred to as the Corinna Township Zoning Ordinance.”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Individual subsurface sewage treatment systems (SSTS) inside Corinna Township, Wright County, Minnesota.

  • Installation, alteration, repair, or extension requires a Township permit and payment of the Township Board fee-schedule fee.
  • Maintaining a system as originally designed and installed is excluded from the permit requirement.
  • Conversion of a septic tank to a holding tank requires a permit.
  • Operating permits and associated fees are required as needed by EHO staff for proper operation.
  • A permit is valid for 18 months from issuance.
  • A full design is required before a new or replacement-system permit is approved; when weather prevents a full site evaluation, a worst-case design and later verification are required.
  • The permittee must notify EHO before completing or covering the SSTS; no system part may be covered until inspected and accepted unless prior arrangements have been made.
  • Only gravity-fed Type I systems may be installed by homeowners; other listed SSTS work requires an MPCA license, except as provided under part 7083.0700.

  SSTS permit validity: 18 months from issuance

  “Permits. No person shall install, alter, repair or extend any SSTS in Corinna Township without first applying for and obtaining a permit from the Township and at the same time paying a fee as listed in the fee schedule determined by the Township Board. Maintaining the system as originally designed and installed is excluded from the previous requirements. A permit is required for the conversion of a septic tank to a holding tank. As needed, operating permits and any associated fees will be required by EHO staff when necessary for proper system operation. Staff will notify the permittee of an incomplete application, when the requirements are met a permit will be issued. Such permit shall be valid for a period of eighteen (18) months from the date of issuance. A full design must be submitted before a permit for a new or replacement system is approved. When weather does not allow a full site evaluation to be completed, a design of the worst case scenario shall be submitted. Verification is required when weather 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.