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

Rules another office applies inside Woodland Township

Woodland 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

  Erecting, altering, wrecking, or moving a building or structure inside Woodland Township, Wright County, Minnesota.

  • Buildings 200 square feet and less in total ground coverage do not require a permit but must meet required setback distances.
  • All additions to residences require a permit.
  • Buildings and permits must conform with applicable codes and ordinances adopted by Wright County.
  • Permits are not required for location of mobile homes or manufactured homes in legally established mobile home parks recognized by the county.
  • A completed building-permit form and fee established by County Board resolution must be submitted to the Zoning Administrator.
  • If development conforms, the Zoning Administrator shall issue the permit within 75 days.
  • For residential permit applications on lots of ten acres or less, a certificate of survey and evidence that corner irons are established and visible must accompany the application.

  permit-exemption-building-ground-coverage: <= 200 square feet (Must meet all required setback distances.) · permit-issuance-period: <= 75 days (If proposed development conforms in all respects to Chapter 155.) · survey-threshold: <= 10 acres (Certificate of survey is required with each residential building permit application.)

  “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 Woodland Township, Wright County, Minnesota, subject to Wright County zoning administration for unincorporated county areas.

  • The official Woodland Township site identifies the township as being in Wright County, Minnesota.
  • The cited county page identifies the administered area as unincorporated areas of the county; it does not establish that Woodland Township adopted or administers a separate township zoning ordinance.

  “Wright County Planning and Zoning issues building and land use permits for all Townships in the County except for Corinna, Middleville and Stockholm Township.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Individual subsurface sewage treatment systems inside Woodland Township, Wright County, Minnesota.

  • A permit from the Environmental Health Office and the County Board fee are required before installing, altering, repairing, or extending an SSTS.
  • Maintaining a system as originally designed and installed is excluded from those permit requirements.
  • A permit is required to convert a septic tank to a holding tank.
  • Operating permits and associated fees are required by EHO staff when necessary for proper system operation.
  • A full design is required before a permit for a new or replacement system is approved.
  • The permit is valid for 18 months from issuance.

  SSTS-permit-validity: 18 months (From the date of issuance.)

  “No person shall install, alter, repair or extend any SSTS in the county [...] obtaining a permit from the Environmental Health Office (EHO)”

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.