County Code

The County Code of Clay County (see link below) is maintained as a searchable database by Sterling Codifiers, Inc. and is being provided for information purposes only.

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Amendments, Additions or Deletions

The county Board of Commissioners may have made amendments, additions or deletions to the county Code subsequent to the latest online version of the code.

Please Note: The Clay County Land Development Ordinance Zoning and Subdivision Regulations (PDF) have been revised and adopted as of March 13, 2012 but is awaiting incorporation into the Sterling Codifiers, Inc. database. The code is, however, effective March 13, 2012.

Clay County Code Online

Please Note: The County Code ordinances below have been amended, added or deleted after the last update of the Sterling Codifiers, Inc. version and will be incorporated into the next version. In addition to reviewing the codes below (To be Incorporated), to be certain you are working with the most current edition of the code, contact the relevant County Department.

To be Incorporated

  1. Renewable Energy Ordinance (2018-02) (PDF)
  2. Extracted Use Addition (2018-01) (PDF)
  3. Ord. Amending Title 8, Ch 6, Ag Uses of Property - Concerning Animal Units (2017-2) (PDF)
  4. Ord. Amend Title 8, Ch 5-F, Use Tbl 5-1, & Urb. Area Map Est. 2 Tier Urb. Exp. Dist. (2017-1) (PDF)
  5. Ordinance Amending the Clay County Development Code: Definition of "Animal Unit" (2016-2) (PDF)
  6. Ord. Amending the Clay County Development Code: Chapter 7, Subd. Regulations (2016-1) (PDF)
  7. Ordinance Regulating the Use of Electronic Delivery Devices (2015-9) (PDF)
  8. Ordinance Regulating the Use of Tobacco (2015-8) (PDF)
  9. Public Water Supply Ordinance (2015-7) (PDF)
  10. Manufactured Home Park & Recreational Camping Area Ordinance (2015-6) (PDF)
  11. Public Swimming Pool and Spa Ordinance (2015-5) (PDF)
  12. Youth Camp Ordinance (2015-4) (PDF)
  13. Lodging Establishment Ordinance (2015-3) (PDF)
  14. Food Protection Ordinance (2015-2) (PDF)
  15. Stormwater Management Systems Ordinance (2015-1) (PDF)
  16. Subsurface Sewage Treatment System (SSTS) Ordinance (2014-1) (PDF)
  17. Functional Classification Network Within the County Comprehensive Plan (2012-5) (PDF)
  18. 2nd Amendment to the 2012 Land Development Ordinance (2012-4) (PDF)
  19. 1st Amendment to the 2012 Land Development Ordinance (2012-3) (PDF)
  1. Clay County Tobacco Ordinance (2012-2) (PDF)
  2. Clay County Land Development Ordinance (2012-1) (PDF)
  3. Ordinance (2011-3) Part II - Drug Paraphernalia (New Section in Title 4) (PDF)
  4. 6th Amendment to the Land Development Ordinance (2011-1) (PDF)
  5. Codes Related to Food, Beverage and Lodging; Violation Penalties (2010-3) (PDF)
  6. 5th Amendment to the Land Development Ordinance (2010-2) (PDF)
  7. Clay County Wind Energy Ordinance (2009-2) (PDF)
  8. 4th Amendment to the Land Development Ordinance (2008-1) (PDF)
  9. 3rd Amendment to the Land Development Ordinance (2007-2) (PDF)
  10. 2nd Amendment to the Land Development Ordinance (2006-3) (PDF)
  11. 1st Amendment to the Land Development Ordinance (2006-1) (PDF)
  12. Land Development Ordinance (County Code - Title 8) (PDF)
  13. Cleanup of Clandestine Drug Lab Sites Ordinance (2004-2) (PDF)
  14. Ordinance Prohibiting the Use of Compression Release Engine Brakes (PDF)
  15. Ordinance (2011-3) Part III - Variances (8th Amendment to the Land Dev. Ordinance) (PDF)
  16. 7th Amendment to the Land Development Ordinance (2011-2) (PDF)
  17. Amended Clay County Buffer Ordinance 2017-4 (PDF)
  18. Precast Concrete Plant Addition (2020-1)
  19. Ordinance 2021-1 Text Amendment

The County Code is also available, in printed form, at the following locations throughout the county:

LocationAddress / Office
Clay County CourthouseClay County Law Library
Barnesville Library104 Front Street N.
Barnesville, MN 56514
Hawley Public Library421 Hartford Street
Hawley, MN 56549
Lake Agassiz Regional Office
Bookmobile		118 5th Street S.
Moorhead, MN 56560
Minnesota State University, Moorhead
Library		1104 S. 7th Avenue
Moorhead, MN 56563
Moorhead Public Library118 5th Street S.
Moorhead, MN 56560