Administrative overview · FIPS 27135
Roseau County permit authority
The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.
Jurisdictional status
Municipal Fallback
This profile identifies a handoff outside the county’s ordinary structural permitting lane.
Required jurisdiction check
Confirm the controlling local or state authority before filing.
The record is marked Municipal Fallback. That means the county profile should be treated as a routing brief: incorporated municipalities, a state building department, or a state fire marshal may control plan review, permits, and inspections. Contact the named agency below and verify the parcel’s jurisdiction before paying a fee or scheduling field work.
Responsible agency
Roseau County Environmental Services
For a project in or near Roseau County, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.
Direct contact
218-463-3750
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Roseau County Environmental Services, Roseau County Courthouse, 606 5th Avenue SW, Room 150, Roseau, MN 56751
Operating hours
Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM
Review expectation
Ask the agency for its current review estimate
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →Source trail
Official sources for this profile
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Frequently asked questions for Roseau County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
This record is marked Municipal Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel before filing.
How should I begin an application?
No verified online portal was located in the reviewed public materials. Contact 218-463-3750 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
A typical review timeline was not verified. Ask the agency for its current completeness and review estimate.
How are inspections scheduled?
For county floodplain, shoreland, wastewater, or environmental matters, contact Environmental Services at 218-463-3750 during office hours. Ordinary building inspections are scheduled through the applicable municipality; the City of Roseau requires advance scheduling through its Building Department at 218-463-2351 and uses contracted Building Official Greg Hufnagle/True Check LLC at 218-201-2587.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Roseau County Environmental Services administers and enforces county floodplain, shoreland, and sewage/wastewater ordinances. The county does not publish a separate countywide building-code edition on its current site; ordinary building permits fall to municipal authorities. The City of Roseau states that it uses the 2020 Minnesota Building Code Set and Minnesota State Plumbing Code. Countywide ordinary building-permit exemptions were not published by Roseau County. For the municipal fallback, the City of Roseau lists exemptions including finish work, limited awnings, insulation without removing wall finish, gutters, soffit/fascia/trim, minor window and door repairs, retaining walls up to 4 feet without surcharge, fences up to 7 feet, detached accessory structures up to 200 square feet, low detached decks, private sidewalks/driveways not on an accessible route, limited above-ground pools, playground equipment, specified mechanical and plumbing replacements, and emergency repairs completed under a permit obtained afterward.