Scott County caps impervious lot coverage at 30% in the RR-2 Rural Residential district under Zoning Ordinance No. 3. Shoreland lots near lakes follow the stricter state 25% impervious limit under MN Rules Ch. 6120.
In unincorporated townships, RR-2 lots may cover no more than 30 percent of the lot with impervious surface, counting buildings, driveways, patios, and paved areas. Parcels inside a shoreland district around waters such as Spring Lake, O'Dowd Lake, and Cedar Lake follow Minnesota's shoreland rules (MN Rules Ch. 6120), which cap impervious coverage at 25 percent to limit runoff into the water. Cities set their own coverage limits. Highly impervious sites may trigger stormwater review. Exceeding the cap requires a variance from the Board of Adjustment.
Paving or building past the coverage cap draws a permit denial and an order to remove impervious surface or obtain a variance before work proceeds.
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