Barndominium Builders in Woodbury, Minnesota
Talk to barndominium builders near Woodbury, Minnesota and the first question is usually about the lot, because Woodbury is a dense suburb where almost every neighbourhood is a platted subdivision on city water and sewer. Its zoning is written for that: one garage per lot, a size cap on attached garages, and a ban on corrugated exterior materials in platted residential areas, which rules out the classic ribbed-steel look on most streets. A barndominium in Woodbury therefore means either a design that reads as a conventional house, with the shop built in, or one of the city's remaining rural lots, which sit outside the sewer system and need a septic permit application to Washington County alongside the building permit. Beyond the city, the townships and small cities of Washington County offer real acreage, with the St. Croix bluffs and the river corridor to the east. We sell barndominium kits, draw plans and build turnkey homes, and we will check any parcel you are considering against the city or township rules before design work starts.
Woodbury at a glance
- Principal county
- Washington County
- Building permit
- City building official
- Land use
- City zoning
- Wastewater
- Public sewer
- Frost depth / snow load (state rule)
- 3-1/2 feet / 50 psf
Barndominium Kits & Floor Plans for Woodbury
The parcel decides the budget more than the floor area does, so each option is priced against your land rather than a rate card.
Barndominium Kits
Barndominium kits and shell kits for Minnesota land, sized to your county's state-set snow load and frost depth, with the drawings your permit needs.
Custom Plans
Custom barndominium plans drawn for Minnesota: your layout and shop, your county's snow load and frost depth, and a set ready for plan review.
Barndominium Floor Plans
Stock plans by size and layout, each a starting point adjusted to your parcel.
Pole Barn Homes near Woodbury
A pole barn home sets its frame on posts and trusses (the engineering term is post-frame), which often suits a simple, wide layout with a shop bay under the same roof. Whether it fits your parcel comes down to the zoning and the site, set out below.
Permits, Zoning & Septic in Woodbury
Who issues the permit, who zones the land and who handles septic can change at a city limit or a county line. Here is who decides each part in Woodbury, taken from the office or document that publishes it. Rules change, so check them again against your parcel before anything is drawn.
Building Inspections Division, City of Woodbury
Woodbury issues combination permits: the contractor running the job, or a homeowner doing their own work, receives one permit covering building, plumbing, HVAC and electrical fees for a new home. Applications go through the city's online permitting portal with complete construction plans, a signed certificate of survey and an energy code compliance certificate, and rural lots add a copy of the submitted Washington County septic permit application.
Source: Building Permits & Inspections, City of Woodbury (woodburymn.gov)
Planning Division, City of Woodbury
Woodbury's Zoning Ordinance regulates the uses allowed in each zoning district and the height, size and use of buildings and the lot sizes, with district boundaries shown on the city's zoning map (updated January 2026). Changes to zoning go to the Planning Commission and are decided by the City Council after a public hearing.
Source: Zoning Ordinance, City of Woodbury (woodburymn.gov)
Utility Division, City of Woodbury
The city's Utility Division provides water and sanitary sewer to most Woodbury residents, discharging to the Metropolitan Council's regional treatment system. Properties not on sewer lines use private septic systems, and installing one needs a separate permit to state and city codes. Confirm which your lot has.
Source: Sewer, City of Woodbury (woodburymn.gov)
DLI's State Building Code Jurisdiction Directory lists Woodbury as having adopted the State Building Code, so a building permit and inspections apply to a new home here.
Source: State Building Code Jurisdiction Directory (Local Code Lookup), Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (secure.doli.state.mn.us), read 27 September 2026. Check it again for your parcel, then call that office.
- Frost footing depth
- 3-1/2 feet (frost Zone II), unless an engineer competent in soil mechanics determines otherwise.
- Ground snow load
- 50 pounds per square foot of ground snow load, the starting point for the structure's snow design.
Source: Minn. R. 1303.1600, Footing Depth for Frost Protection (revisor.mn.gov)
Source: Minn. R. 1303.1700, Ground Snow Load (revisor.mn.gov)
- Garage and exterior rules
- Woodbury allows each lot one garage, attached or detached; an attached garage may not exceed 1,000 square feet or 30% of the main floor area, whichever is greater. Accessory building walls may not exceed 12 feet, and corrugated materials are prohibited from exterior use in platted residential areas (city permits page, read 27 Sep 2026).
- County septic permits
- Washington County Public Health and Environment requires a permit to install a new septic tank or soil treatment area, to repair or replace a system, or to change, expand or modify a building a system serves; installation inspections are booked 24 hours ahead (county SSTS page, read 27 Sep 2026).
Source: Building Permits & Inspections, City of Woodbury (woodburymn.gov)
Source: Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems (SSTS), Washington County (washingtoncountymn.gov)
Turnkey Builds
Turnkey barndominium builds in Minnesota: land check, plans, permits, foundation, frame and finish under one agreement, from raw land to move-in.
Site Preparation
Barndominium site preparation in Minnesota: shoreland and septic checks first, then clearing, grading, the driveway and a pad for frost-depth footings.
Permits & Approvals
Barndominium permits in Minnesota: who enforces the building code on your parcel, and the zoning, septic and well approvals that apply everywhere.
Metal Building Homes & Shouses near Woodbury
A steel frame instead of posts, or a home and a workshop under one roof: the same parcel questions apply, so start from the rules above.
Metal Building Homes
Metal building homes in Minnesota, insulated and air-sealed for a long winter, with condensation and radon handled before the walls close in.
Shouses
Shouses in Minnesota: a heated shop and a home under one roof, laid out for big doors, winter work and the separation a house needs from its shop.
Steel & Metal Building Construction
Red-iron steel frames for Minnesota barndominiums and shops: wide clear spans, roofs sized to your county's snow load, columns on frost-depth footings.
Building on land near Woodbury
Inside Woodbury a buildable lot is usually a platted parcel with city sewer, where the garage cap and the corrugated-siding ban shape the design. A rural lot on septic gives more room but brings a county septic permit and soil testing into the schedule. Check the zoning map and any wetland or pond easements on the survey before you buy. For true acreage, the Washington County page covers the townships and the St. Croix corridor, and the Dakota County page covers the farm townships across the Mississippi to the southwest.
Other places in this part of Minnesota
Minneapolis–St. Paul & the Twin Cities Metro
Have land in or near Woodbury? Tell us about the parcel and what you want on it, and we will check it against the local rules before anything is drawn.
Building in Woodbury: questions
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Keep reading
What usually comes next once you know what Woodbury allows.
Barndominium Cost Guide
Sourced per-square-foot ranges by tier and size, and what moves the number on your land.
Read itIs a Barndominium Legal in Minnesota?
Zoning, permits, septic and who inspects, before you buy the land.
Read itHow Long Does It Take?
From parcel to move-in, and which steps set the clock.
Read itSources for this page
The published pages behind the Woodbury facts above. Rules change, so check the current version with the office before you rely on it.
- Building Permits & Inspections, City of WoodburyBuilding permit authority; Garage and exterior ruleswoodburymn.gov
- Zoning Ordinance, City of WoodburyLand use and zoningwoodburymn.gov
- Sewer, City of WoodburySewer or septic (SSTS)woodburymn.gov
- Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems (SSTS), Washington CountyCounty septic permitswashingtoncountymn.gov
- State Building Code Jurisdiction Directory (Local Code Lookup), Minnesota Department of Labor and IndustryState Building Code adoptionsecure.doli.state.mn.us
- Minn. R. 1303.1600, Footing Depth for Frost ProtectionFrost footing depth by countyrevisor.mn.gov
- Minn. R. 1303.1700, Ground Snow LoadGround snow load by countyrevisor.mn.gov
Other places near Woodbury
Nearby places with their own pages. Across a city limit or a county line the permit office, the zoning and the septic rules can change, so each is covered separately.
Building in Woodbury?
Start with the survey. Tell us where the land is and what you want on it, and we will come back with which offices decide it, what the zoning allows, and a plan to fit.