Houses and Apartment Buildings

 

REGULATIONS (507)328-2600

50.01-50.04
Permits Required for Work on Residential Buildings
Residents are required to obtain permits from Building Safety for remodeling work, including additions, decks, new windows and doors, garages, sheds over 120 square feet in area, pools over 5,000 gallons, retaining walls greater than 4 feet high and fences over six feet tall.

61.111
Zoning Certificates for Work not Requiring a Building Permit
A Zoning Certificate from the Rochester/Olmsted Planning Department is required for swimming pools, ponds, lakes or open tanks outside a completely enclosed building capable of holding water to a depth of 24 inches; for sheds less than 120 square feet in area and for widening of a driveway. The location of a new fence in close proximity to a street or driveway intersection should be reviewed with the Planning Department before installation.

106.4
Completion of Homes
A building permit expires after 180 days if no work is done during that period.

34.37, 74.03
Identification of Houses, Buildings, and Apartments
Every house and building must have address numbers that can be easily read from the street. The numbers must be on the front of the building, be as close to the main entrance as practicable, be at least 4 inches tall and contrast with the color of the building. Easily visible numbers and/or letters are also required on the entrance door to every apartment and rooming unit in any dwelling.