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Building Permits and Land Use Permits

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Conditional Use Permits (CUP)

  1. General CUP Application (PDF)
  2. Floodproofing CUP Application (PDF)
  3. Feedlot CUP Application (PDF)
  4. CUP Amendment Application (PDF)

Grants

  1. AIS Grant Application (PDF)
  2. Score Grant Application (PDF)

Interim Use Permits

  1. General IUP Application (PDF)
  2. Solar IUP Application (PDF)
  3. Mining IUP Application (PDF)
  4. 2nd Dwelling IUP Application (PDF)

Land Subdivision

  1. Administrative Land Split (PDF)
  2. Boundary Line Correction / Parcel Combination Application (PDF)
  3. Simple Plat Application (PDF)
  4. Major Final Plat Application (PDF)
  5. Major Preliminary Plat Application (PDF)
  6. Minor Final Plat Application (PDF)
  7. Minor Preliminary Plat Application (PDF)

Miscellaneous Development Documents

  1. Property Transfer Form (PDF)
  2. Soil Verification Application Form (PDF)
  3. Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment Application (PDF)
  4. Development Code Text Amend Application (PDF)
  5. Rezoning Application (PDF)

Shoreland

  1. Impervious Surface Calculations Form (PDF)
  2. Regulatory Floodplain Elevation Certification (PDF)
  3. Shoreland Alteration Application (PDF)
  4. Shoreland Area Fact Sheet (PDF)

Solid Waste

  1. Recycling Directory (PDF)
  2. Solid Waste Advisory Committee (PDF)
  3. Solid Waste Ordinance (PDF)
  4. Tri-County Solid Waste Management Commission (PDF)

Wetlands

  1. Wetland Permit for Exemption and Replacement Application (PDF)
  2. Wetlands Avoidance and Minimization (PDF)
  3. Wetlands on Agricultural Land in Minnesota (PDF)

Variance

  1. Variance Application Package (PDF)

2026 Planning Commission Schedule

Meeting Dates
Deadline for Applications
January 8, 2026December 12, 2025
February 12
January 16
March 12
February 13
April 9
March 13
May 14
April 17
May 28
May 1
June 11
May 15
June 25
May 29
July 9
June 12
July 23
June 26
August 13
July 17
August 27
July 31
September 10
August 14
September 24​​
August 28
October 8​
September 11​​
November 12
October 16
December 10
November 13


2026 Board of Adjustment Schedule

Meeting Dates
Deadline for Applications
January 15, 2026
December 19, 2025
February 19
January 23
March 19
February 20
April 16
March 20
May 21
April 24
June 18
May 22
July 16
June 18
August 20
July 24
September 17
August 21
October 15
September 18
November 19
October 23
December 17
November 20


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