Planning and Zoning - 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, November 24, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall located at 40447 Town Hall Road, to conduct the following public hearing:

Variance 04-26: For the installation of a subsurface sewage treatment system not meeting wetland setbacks within the Shoreland Residential (SR) zoning district. The subject property is located at 40745 Sunset View Ln: PIN 22270604. Applicant: Crosslake Builders, LLC. Owner: Craig Swanson.

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: