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

Middleville Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Erecting, altering, wrecking, or moving a building or structure inside Middleville Township under the Wright County Planning and Zoning Ordinances adopted and administered by the Township.

  • Buildings with 200 square feet or less of total ground coverage do not require a permit but must meet all required setback distances.
  • All additions to residences require a permit.
  • Mobile or manufactured homes located in legally established mobile home parks recognized by the county do not require permits.
  • For lots of ten acres or less, each residential building-permit application must include a certificate of survey and evidence that corner irons are established and visible.
  • Where development involves a zoning amendment, variance, interim use permit, or conditional use permit, the application and building permit follow the review procedure stated in § 155.030(A)(3).

  building ground coverage exemption: <= 200 square feet (The building must meet all required setback distances.) · certificate of survey 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 Middleville Township, Wright County, Minnesota.

  • Middleville Township administers its own planning and zoning and has adopted Wright County's Planning and Zoning Ordinances.

  “Middleville Township is one of the few townships within Wright County that does its own administration of Planning and Zoning. Please note the Township has adopted the Planning and Zoning Ordinances of Wright County.”

• Who permits septicLocal (with conditions)

  Subsurface sewage treatment systems serving property inside Middleville Township, Wright County, Minnesota.

  • Wright County Planning and Zoning expressly excludes Middleville Township from the townships for which it handles septic-system permitting.
  • Middleville Township states that it administers its own planning and zoning and has adopted Wright County's Planning and Zoning Ordinances.
  • The adopted SSTS standard requires a permit before installing, altering, repairing, or extending an individual sewage disposal system; maintaining a system as originally designed and installed is excluded.
  • The adopted SSTS standard requires a full design before approval of a permit for a new or replacement system and states that the permit is valid for 18 months from issuance.

  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.