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Outdoor Saunas in North Oaks, 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 North Oaks yard, finished. Delivery is free within 150 miles.
What North Oaks asks for
From North Oaks'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
- Ask the city
- North Oaks Home Owners' Association approval, before any city permit
- City's fee
- Electrical permit
- About $121
The city's 2026 procedures ask for a permit for any new structure, yet exempt sheds of 200 sq ft or less. Ask the city. Source
Filed by the homeowner before the sauna arrives. Source
From North Oaks, pulled by your licensed electrician. $120 for two inspections plus $1 (2026 schedule). Source
City fees we know of
About $121
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. North Oaks caps an accessory building at the house's height.
- Placement. 30 ft from side lines, 30 ft from the rear line. 30 ft from property lines and wetlands; 60 ft from buildings on the next lot.
- On a lakefront or shoreland lot, more rules apply. Ask the city before you choose the spot.
Check with North Oaks
Most cities exempt sheds and similar small buildings from a building permit, and each city's building official decides whether a heated sauna counts. Parts of North Oaks's rules were unclear when we read them. Call before you reserve a build slot, and Tony confirms your site with you before the build starts.
City of North Oaks City Hall · 651-792-7750
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 North Oaks's permits for the sauna you build. See what a sauna costs in Minnesota in the cost guide.