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

Stockholm Township’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction covered by Stockholm Township's building-permit application, including a house or house addition, remodel or alteration, attached or detached garage, deck or porch, modular or manufactured home, plumbing or mechanical work, commercial construction, maintenance work, and demolition, inside Stockholm Township.

  • Construction may not begin until the permit has been validated and the building setback line approved by the zoning administrator.
  • Two sets of plans or electronic digital plans are required with building-permit applications.
  • A permit becomes invalid if authorized work is not commenced within 180 days after issuance, or if work is suspended or abandoned for 180 days after commencement.
  • No part of a permitted building area may be occupied until final inspection and issuance of a certificate of occupancy, if applicable.
  • The permit holder or agent must notify the building official when work is ready for inspection.

  residential maintenance permit charge: 66 USD (The form states: $65.00 plus $1.00 surcharge.)

  “DO NOT BEGIN CONSTRUCTION UNTIL THIS PERMIT HAS BEEN VALIDATED AND BUILDING SETBACK LINE HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Stockholm Township, Wright County, Minnesota; the cited township zoning amendment regulates development in its flood hazard areas.

  • The cited township ordinance regulates development in Stockholm Township flood hazard areas.
  • The ordinance states that its standards take precedence over less restrictive, conflicting local laws, ordinances, or codes.

  “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE STOCKHOLM TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE TO REGULATE FLOODPLAINS”

Rules another office applies inside Stockholm Township

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

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Individual subsurface sewage treatment systems (SSTS) inside Stockholm Township, Wright County, Minnesota; Wright County's rule applies to any SSTS in the county.

  • Before installing, altering, repairing, or extending an SSTS, a person must apply for and obtain a permit from the Wright County Environmental Health Office and pay the County Board fee-schedule fee.
  • Maintaining a system as originally designed and installed is excluded from that permit requirement.
  • A permit is required to convert a septic tank to a holding tank.
  • Operating permits and associated fees are required as needed by Environmental Health Office staff for proper system operation.
  • A full design must be submitted before a permit for a new or replacement system is approved.
  • The SSTS permit is valid for 18 months from issuance.

  SSTS permit validity: 18 months

  “No person shall install, alter, repair or extend any SSTS in the county without first applying for and obtaining a permit from the Environmental Health Office (EHO) and at the same time paying a fee as listed in the fee schedule determined by the County Board of Commissioners.”

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.