City of Fifty Lakes, MN

Planning and Zoning meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 6pm in the council chambers.

Planning & Zoning Information

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES

Notice is hereby given that the City of Fifty Lakes Planning commission/ Board of Adjustment will convene on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at 6:00p.m. at City Hall located at 40447 Town Hall Road, to conduct the following public hearings: 

 

** Variance Application 04-25: to replace and slightly expand an existing non-conforming dwelling in the same footprint not meeting OHW setbacks, ROW setbacks, and impervious thresholds within the Shoreland Residentia (SR) zoning district. The subject property is located at 16857 North Eagle Lake Rd. PIN 22240504 & 22240597. The applicant is Erickson Home Designs. The property owners are Gregory & Kellene Schmidt. 

 

All interested persons are invited to attend these hearings and be heard or send written comments to City Hall at PO Box 125, Fifty Lakes, MN 56448 or via email at pz@fiftylakesmn.com. A staff report is made available at city hall typically one week before the scheduled meeting. 

Bethany Soderlund, Zoning Administrator

City of Fifty Lakes

permits, licenses and forms

Please contact city staff before beginning any construction or improvement projects to determine if a permit is required.

Land use permits are required for most exterior projects including (but not limited to) the following:

  • All Forestry Management (logging) Operations
    New and replacement structures including houses, garages, sheds, decks, stairways, etc.
  • Fabric structures (hoop buildings/carports)
  • Additions or exterior modifications to existing structures
  • Most grading/dirt moving activities including all shoreline alterations (e.g. placement of rip-rap or sand placed above the ordinary high water level)
  • New impervious surfaces including driveways, patios, walkways, etc.
  • Temporary placement of recreational vehicles for more than twenty-one (21) consecutive days
  • Signs

Subsurface Sewage Treatment System (SSTS) permits are required for the following:

  • New or replacement systems
  • Upgrade of existing systems (e.g. new septic tank or expansion of a drainfield)

Members

Bob Stancer

CHAIR

TERM THRU 12/31/2027

Gary Oster

VICE CHAIR

TERM THRU 12/31/2027

Don Reierson

MEMBER

TERM THRU 12/31/2027

Fred Strohmeier

MEMBER

TERM THRU 12/31/2025

Mike Milbrath

MEMBER

TERM THRU 12/31/2025