Planning handouts & forms

• Accessory Buildings (Always call 811 before digging)
• Garages Permit application information, number, location, size and height. (always call 811 before digging)

• Conditional/Interim Use Permit (handout currently being revised)
• Variance

• Plan Submission Checklist
• Development Application Review Process

• Front Yard Libraries Front yard libraries information sheet. (always call 811 before digging)
• Fences Permit requirements, height, opacity, approved materials and restrictions. (Always call 811 before digging)
• Clear view triangle  (Always call 811 before digging)

• Exterior lighting Exterior lighting plan requirements and lighting standards.
• Lighting Regulations as of March 1, 2015

Permits and their associated handouts are linked below. Some projects need more than one permit. For more information on the subject, contact the Planning Division at 952-563-8920.

• Development application
  • (To be uploaded to the Portal)
• Affidavit of Consent
• Appeal of Planning Commission Decision
• Appeal of Planning Manager's Decision
• Permanent Sign Permit application – Sign Permits are applied for through an online portal linked here. Permanent signs require payment of both an application fee and a permit fee, payment is completed after application is made. (Administered by Planning Division, 952-563-8920)
• Temporary sign permit application – Temporary signs require payment of a permit fee, to be paid when the application is submitted. The fee for temporary signs applies for all signs per occasion, per site. Environmental Health Division administers these permit, contact Environmental Health at 952-563-8934 for information)
• Plan Submission Checklist
• 2020 Planning Commission Submittal Schedule
• Fee Schedule - A list of fees for planning related applications.

• Residential Height  Residential height limitations in single-family zoning districts.

• Recreational Vehicles.pdf  Recreational vehicle standards for single family residential zoning districts.

• Commercial/residential real estate sign information sheet Sign requirements, prohibited signs, rules for signs adjacent to specific streets.
• Sign rules for residential properties Temporary signs size and locations, permits required, prohibited signs.
• Temporary sign permit application – Temporary signs require payment of a permit fee, to be paid when the application is submitted. The fee for temporary signs applies for all signs per occasion, per site. (Environmental Health Division administers these permit, contact 952-563-8934 for information)
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