Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Maple Lake Township, Minnesota

Maple Lake Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Erection, alteration, wrecking, or moving of a building or structure inside Maple Lake Township, Wright County, Minnesota; the permitting office is Wright County Planning and Zoning.

  • Buildings of 200 square feet or less in total ground coverage do not require a permit but must meet required setback distances.
  • All additions to residences require a permit.
  • Permits are not required for locating mobile homes or manufactured homes in county-recognized legally established mobile-home parks.
  • A completed building-permit form and County Board-established fee must be submitted to the Zoning Administrator.
  • If the proposed development conforms to Chapter 155, the Zoning Administrator must issue the permit within 75 days.
  • If the development involves 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 lots of 10 acres or less, each residential building-permit application must include a certificate of survey and evidence that corner irons are established and visible.

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

  “Building permits. 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 Maple Lake Township, Wright County, Minnesota. The township's official land-use page directs users to the Wright County Land Use Plan; Wright County Planning and Zoning administers the applicable land-use permitting.

  • The county's land-use-permit service excludes Corinna, Middleville, and Stockholm Townships; Maple Lake Township is not listed as an exclusion.

  “The Planning and Zoning Office administers and enforces zoning, land use, and subdivision regulations for unincorporated areas of the county, and includes the Environmental Health, Building Inspection, and Feedlot Divisions.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Subsurface sewage treatment systems inside Maple Lake Township, Wright County, Minnesota. Wright County Planning and Zoning's Environmental Health Office administers the septic permitting.

  • Wright County's township septic-permitting service excludes Corinna and Middleville Townships; Maple Lake Township is not listed as an exclusion.
  • Installation, alteration, repair, or extension of an SSTS requires an Environmental Health Office permit and the County Board fee.
  • Maintaining an SSTS as originally designed and installed is excluded from the permit requirement.
  • Conversion of a septic tank to a holding tank requires a permit.

  “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.