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Planning & Zoning
The Planning and Zoning division administers county wide land use controls that guide property development and use within the unincorporated areas of the county. These controls address:
- Building permits
- Feedlots
- Floodplain
- On-site septic systems (SSTS)
- Shoreland
- Subdivisions and Parcel Splits
- Prior to recording a parcel split you must obtain a Certificate of Review from the Land Services Department
This division also provides staff support for the county Board of Adjustment/Planning Commission.
Submitting Applications
Permit applications can be submitted multiple ways. Please call us at 320-632-0170 with questions.
Please note: Payment must be submitted with application Applications can take 2 to 3 weeks to be approved.
Permit documents needed for completing a permit:
- Land Use Permit Application & Site Sketch (PDF)
- Permit Sketch (PDF)
- Example of Site Plan (PDF)
- Fee Schedule (PDF)
- Setback Requirements (PDF)
Other forms and applications:
- E911 Address (PDF)
- Impervious Surface Worksheet (PDF)
- Letter of Map Amendment Request - LOMA (PDF)
- Site Evaluation Request (PDF)
- Soils Verification Application (PDF)
- Variance - visit Board of Adjustment page
- Conditional Use Permit, Interim Use Permit, Rezone, Platted Subdivision - visit Planning Commission page
- Release of Declaration of Restrictions for Conveyance for Non-Building Purposes
- Declaration of Restrictions for Conveyance for Non-Building Purposes
Office Hours
Monday through Friday
8 am to 4:30 pm
(Closed on holidays)
Paperwork
To help the permit application process move along more quickly, print out the documents:
- Example of Site Plan (PDF)
- Fee Schedule (PDF)
- Land Use Permit Application (PDF)
- Permit Sketch (PDF)
- Set Backs Requirements (PDF)
Fill out as much as possible and bring them along when applying for your permit.
Access online permit applications. By using the online permit application and paying online, additional processing fees (PDF) will apply.
Septic Systems
- Holding Tank Pumping Contract (PDF)
- List of Septic Providers (PDF)
- Portable Toilet / Tanked Privy Pumping Contract (PDF)
- Septic System Abandonment Form (PDF)
- Winter Agreement Form (PDF) (This form is only applicable during the winter months, when the ground is frozen.)