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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 Zoning Ordinance
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Chapter 1600 Aggregate Removal Tax-REPEALED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Chapter 2000 Olmsted County Smoke Free Restaurant Ordinance-REPEALED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 2150 Prohibiting Cannabis Use in Public 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
Chapter 2600 Olmsted County Dangerous Dog 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
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 3750 Floodplain Shoreland 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.
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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, 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
  • Rochester Township

Regional Organizations

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