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

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

MEMBER

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