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Ordinances & Codes

Details on what’s allowed and prohibited in the county.

Olmsted County

Individual Sections

Land Management

  • Chapter 1100 Recording of Lot Splits Ordinance
  • Chapter 1200 Subdivision Ordinance and 1250 Platting Ordinance
  • Chapter 1260 - 1264 Subdivision Plat Review Ordinance and Fees
  • Chapter 1270 County Surveyor; Filing of Surveys
  • Chapter 1300 Right of Way Access Management Ordinances
  • Chapter 1400 County Zoning Ordinances
  • Chapter 1500 Trespassing Ordinance
  • Chapter 1600 Aggregate Removal Tax-REPEALED

Health, Safety, and Welfare

  • Chapter 2000 Olmsted County Smoke Free Restaurant Ordinance-REPEALED
  • Chapter 2100 Olmsted County Smoke Free Workplaces Ordinance
  • Chapter 2200 Tobacco Sales and Youth Ordinance
  • Chapter 2300 Olmsted County Liquor Control Ordinance
  • Chapter 2400 Social Host Ordinance
  • Chapter 2500 Rabies Control Ordinance

Waste Management and Environmental Resources

  • Chapter 3000 Cleanup of Clandestine Drug Lab Sites Ordinance
  • Chapter 3100 Environmental Public Health Services Ordinance
  • Chapter 3200 Water Well and Water Supply Ordinance
  • Chapter 3300 Chester Heights Sewer Ordinance
  • Chapter 3400 Septic System Ordinance
  • Chapter 3500 Solid Waste Management Ordinance.pdf
  • Chapter 3550 Solid Waste Designation Ordinance
  • Chapter 3600 Surface Use of Lake Zumbro Ordinance
  • Chapter 3650 Olmsted County Service Charges Ordinance - exhibits added
  • Chapter 3700 Wetland Conservation Ordinance
  • Chapter 3800 Illicit Stormwater Discharge Ordinance
  • Chapter 3900 Parks Division Rules and Regulations
  • Chapter 3950 Graham Park Rules and Regulation

    Procedures for Enforcement and Appeals of Certain County Ordinances

    • Chapter 4000 Enforcement and Appeals Ordinance

      NOTE: For additional information on appealing a civil notice of violation, a denial of request for an exception/challenge, or the denial, suspension or revocation of license or permit issued by a County Department, please see Appeals of Denials of County Issued Licenses, Permits, Exceptions, or violations page, located on the Olmsted County Administrative Appeals page.

    Addendums to County Code of Ordinances

    • Addendum A - Important County Resolutions
    • Addendum B-List of References to Olmsted County in Minnesota Statutes 2012

    City of Rochester

    • City Ordinances - This may include important city ordinances such as building code, curfew, panhandling, etc.
    • Land Development Manual and Ordinances - This may include important ordinances such as zoning, wetland, Decorah Edge, etc.

    Small Cities in Olmsted County

    • City of Byron
    • City of Dover
    • City of Eyota
    • City of Oronoco
    • City of Stewartville

    Townships

    Currently, the County Planning Department serves as the planning and zoning authority for Eyota, Marion, Oronoco, and Quincy Townships; all other townships in Olmsted County are either members or associate members of the Township Cooperative Planning Association which coordinates planning and zoning administration in those townships

    • Cascade Township
    • Kalmar Township
    • New Haven Township
    • Oronoco Township Zoning Ordinance
    • Rochester Township

    Regional Organizations

    • Rochester Olmsted Council of Governments (ROCOG) Long Range Transportation Plan

     

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