Point Of Sale Program
A city-conducted inspection is required before closing on a sale of residential property. Cost of the initial inspection and one reinspection is $150. Sellers are responsible for filing an application for inspection. Repairs must be made even if the property does not sell and/or is taken off the market. Unsafe and hazardous conditions must be repaired and reinspected before closing, but a buyer may assume responsibility for other repairs. Buyers must make repairs within 180 days of closing. More information can be found on the city's website by clicking here.
Sign Ordinances
A temporary free-standing sign for the purpose of selling or leasing individual lots, parcels, homes or buildings may be erected provided:
1. Sign area must not exceed six square feet for residential property and 20 square feet for non-residential property.
2. Sign must be removed within seven days following the closing of a sale or lease of the property.
3. Minimum setbacks: There is no setback requirement; however, these signs must not be erected on the public right-of-way nor in the public street intersection 30 foot clear-view triangle. Sign must be erected only on the property being sold or leased.
4. Maximum height of signs: No temporary freestanding real estate sign may exceed eight feet above grade.
5. Banners, streamers, pennants, balloons, directional signs, and the like, may be erected for two 21-day periods per year to coincide with the spring “Preview of Homes and the fall “Parade of Homes.”
6. Temporary open house and/or directional signs: Temporary open house and/or directional signs may be placed in public view no earlier than 9:00 a.m. on the actual day of the open house and must be removed no later than 9:00 p.m. on the same day. Only one sign per intersection is allowed for each open house. Placement of open house directional signs should not block pedestrian or bicycle pathways or sidewalks. Signs must not be placed within the 30 foot clear view triangle at public street intersections. Open house directional signs may not be attached to federal, state, county or city sign posts. The signs may not be placed on center medians or street islands or within four feet of the roadway surface.
Septic System Regulations
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Chapter 7080.0060 through 7080.0315, individual sewage treatment systems, is adopted by reference and made a part of this title except as amended below:
(A) Amendments.
(1) Whenever the word “agency appears, it will be deleted and “City inserted. Whenever the word “Executive Director or “director appears, it will be deleted and “Building Official inserted.
(2) Sections C1 and C3 are deleted.
(3) Section F26(1) delete 2 or less 750; change 3 or 4 to 4 or less. E Table 11 in Section H2a(2) is amended by deleting Columns II, III, and IV.
(B) Additional standards. The following standards will also apply: existing nonconforming systems may be utilized as long as:
(1) The system serves an existing, single family dwelling that is owner occupied.
(2) The system may be required to be brought into conformity when the finished living space is increased or the house is sold.
(3) No nuisance, surface discharge or ground water contamination occur as a result of the operation of the system.
