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

Rules another office applies inside Southside Township

Southside Township does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Building permitRequired

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

  • Buildings of 200 square feet or less in total ground coverage do not require a permit but must meet required setbacks.
  • All residential additions require a permit.
  • A permit is not required for placement of mobile or manufactured homes in county-recognized legally established mobile-home parks.
  • Completed building-permit forms and a County Board-established fee must be submitted to the Zoning Administrator.
  • For proposed development involving a zoning amendment, variance, interim use permit, or conditional use permit, the application and building permit go to the Planning Commission or Board of Adjustment or Appeals for review.

  building footprint exemption threshold: <= 200 square feet (Does not eliminate applicable setback requirements.)

  “a land use and building permit shall be required of all persons intending to erect, alter, wreck or move any building or structure.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Southside Township, Wright County, Minnesota; zoning and land-use regulation is administered by Wright County rather than established here as a Southside Township ordinance.

  • Wright County's Planning and Zoning Office administers and enforces zoning, land-use, and subdivision regulations for unincorporated county areas.
  • Southside Township is a Wright County township and is not among the FAQ's listed exceptions of Corinna, Middleville, and Stockholm Townships.

  “The Planning and Zoning Office administers and enforces zoning, land use, and subdivision regulations for unincorporated areas of the county”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Subsurface sewage treatment systems and septic permitting for land inside Southside Township, Wright County, Minnesota.

  • Wright County handles septic-system permitting for all Wright County townships except Corinna and Middleville; Southside is not listed as an exception.
  • Installing, altering, repairing, or extending an SSTS requires an Environmental Health Office permit and a County Board fee; maintenance of the system as originally designed and installed is excluded.
  • A septic-tank conversion to a holding tank requires a permit.
  • As needed for proper operation, Environmental Health Office staff require operating permits and associated fees; a construction permit is valid for 18 months from issuance.
  • A full design is required before approval of a permit for a new or replacement system.

  SSTS permit validity: 18 months (Measured from 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.