Where we deliver · Washington County
Outdoor Saunas in Mahtomedi, MN
Design your sauna online, see the price as you choose, and reserve a build slot. Urban Sauna builds it in its north metro workshop and sets it in your Mahtomedi yard, finished. Delivery is free within 150 miles.
What Mahtomedi asks for
From Mahtomedi's published rules for a detached building like a sauna, checked November 2026. City fees are paid to the city and are not part of Urban Sauna's price.
Every model · 24 to 144 sq ft
- Building permit
- Likely not needed
- Zoning permit
- $50
- Electrical permit
- City's fee
Mahtomedi needs none up to 200 sq ft for sheds and similar uses; its building official decides whether a sauna counts. Source
Filed by the homeowner before the sauna arrives. Source
From Mahtomedi, pulled by your licensed electrician. Filed with the city; inspected by the state-contracted inspector for central Washington County. Source
City fees we know of
About $50
A wood-burning stove also needs a mechanical permit in Minnesota, even where the building itself needs none.
Where it can go
- Not taller than the house. Mahtomedi caps an accessory building at the house's height.
- Placement. 5 ft from side lines, 8 ft from the rear line, 6 ft from the house. Not closer to the street than the house. Lakefront: 75 to 150 ft from the high-water line, by lake class.
- On a lakefront or shoreland lot, more rules apply. Ask the city before you choose the spot.
Check with Mahtomedi
Most cities exempt sheds and similar small buildings from a building permit, and each city's building official decides whether a heated sauna counts. Call before you reserve a build slot, and Tony confirms your site with you before the build starts.
City Hall - Building · 651-426-3344
Pick your size
- The One · seats 1, 4' × 6'From $14,000
- Oasis 2 · seats 2, 4' × 6'Design
- Oasis 3 · seats 3, 8' × 6'From $21,000
- Oasis 5 · seats 5, 7' × 10'From $26,000
- Oasis 7 · seats 7, 8' × 16'From $40,000
- The Legend · seats a group, 8' × 18'From $52,000
The design page opens with Mahtomedi's permits for the sauna you build. See what a sauna costs in Minnesota in the cost guide.