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 Adjustments will convene on Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall located at 40447 Town Hall road, to conduct the following public hearing: 

 

Variance Application 13-25 For the replacement and expansion of a dwelling not meeting OHW or Bluff setbacks within the Shoreland residential (SR) land use district. The subject property is located at 17601 Gilman Rd; PN 22120542 & 22120509. Applicant: Miller Construction. Owner: Perry & Lisa Fails.

 

All interested persons are invited to atten 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