5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Scott County, Minnesota.
Verified from official government sources
Construction disturbing one acre or more needs the MPCA construction stormwater general permit. In Scott County, MS4 cities and the Prior Lake–Spring Lake and Lower Minnesota River watershed districts set volume-control and runoff standards.
Land-disturbing work in Scott County requires erosion and sediment control under the MPCA construction stormwater permit. Silt fence, stabilized entrances, and prompt seeding keep sediment out of the lakes, wetlands, and Minnesota River.
Scott County has no coast. Development near the lakes and the Minnesota River follows MN DNR shoreland rules (MN Rules Ch. 6120), and draining or filling wetlands triggers the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act.
MN Stat. §103G.221, subd. 1
Public waters wetlands may not be drained, and a permit authorizing drainage of public waters wetlands may not be issued, unless the public waters wetlands to be drained are replaced by wetlands that will have equal or greater public value.
The Minnesota River floodplain and lakeshore flood zones fall under Scott County and city floodplain ordinances and the NFIP. Structures must sit above the base flood elevation, with one foot of freeboard.
Scott County requires grading permits for significant earthwork and bars redirecting runoff onto neighbors. Grading near lakes, wetlands, or the Minnesota River adds shoreland, Wetland Conservation Act, and watershed district review.
1 cities in Scott County have their own environmental rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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