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Outdoor Saunas in Mounds View, 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 Mounds View yard, finished. Delivery is free within 150 miles.
What Mounds View asks for
From Mounds View'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.
The One, Oasis 2 and Oasis 3 · 24 to 48 sq ft
- Building permit
- Likely not needed
- Electrical permit
- About $121
Mounds View needs none up to 200 sq ft for sheds and similar uses; its building official decides whether a sauna counts. A new or altered concrete slab needs a building permit at any size. Source
From Mounds View, pulled by your licensed electrician. Contracted to Tokle Inspections: $120 for two inspections plus $1 (2026 schedule). Source
City fees we know of
About $121
Oasis 5, Oasis 7 and The Legend · 70 to 144 sq ft
- Building permit
- Likely not needed
- Zoning permit
- $33
- Electrical permit
- About $121
Mounds View needs none up to 200 sq ft for sheds and similar uses; its building official decides whether a sauna counts. A new or altered concrete slab needs a building permit at any size. Source
$30 plus a $3 technology fee. Source
From Mounds View, pulled by your licensed electrician. Contracted to Tokle Inspections: $120 for two inspections plus $1 (2026 schedule). Source
City fees we know of
About $154
A wood-burning stove also needs a mechanical permit in Minnesota, even where the building itself needs none.
Where it can go
- Height limit 18 ft. Every model fits; the tallest stands about 9.2 ft.
- Not taller than the house. Mounds View caps an accessory building at the house's height.
- Placement. 5 ft from side lines, 5 ft from the rear line, 3 ft from the house. Rear yard only; 3 ft from other structures.
- On a lakefront or shoreland lot, more rules apply. Ask the city before you choose the spot.
Check with Mounds View
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.
Community Development · 763-717-4020
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 Mounds View's permits for the sauna you build. See what a sauna costs in Minnesota in the cost guide.