Obtaining a Permit

Crow Wing County Land Services has an online permitting website where landowners can apply for a land use permit, or request a site visit within the jurisdiction of Crow Wing County. Version OptionsPermit Information- Go Live 9/28Headline Version OptionsPermit Information- Go Live 9/28Headline

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Land Use / Septic / Commercial / Shoreland Alteration Permits

How to apply for a land use / septic / commercial / shoreland alteration permit factsheet

• 2022-2023 Winter Window form
  
  
• Land Use and/or Septic Permit including travel trailers, RVs, park models, and ag buildings 
  • Permit Application 
  • Permitting FAQ
  • Permeable Surfacing Systems (Impervious) Factsheet

• Compliance Inspections
  • Application
• Septic Designs
  
  • Application 
• Commercial & Industrial Permit
  • Application
• Patio, Sheds, Walkways, Dirt moving, Landscaping, or Vegetation Removal Within the Structure Setback to a Public Water 
  • Shoreland Alteration Application 
  • Factsheet

All other permits

How to apply for all other permits factsheet

• New E911 address application or replacement blue blade
  • Application
  • Factsheet
• Online Wetland Project Request Form
  • Application 
  • Factsheet
  • Wetland Resources
• Request a Site/Project Consultation
  • Request Form  
• File a land use complaint
  • Enforcement
• Firewood Permit
  • Apply for this permit in person at Crow Wing County Land Services, 322 Laurel Street, Brainerd, Minnesota.
• Commercial permit for signage / towers
  • Sign / Tower Application
• Creating new lots /  Admin Subdivision
  • Application Information 
• Boundary Line Adjustments
  • Application Information
• Application to create a plat 
  • Platted Subdivision
• Conditional Use Permits
  • Application Information
• Development Review Team (DRT)
  • Application Information
• To rezone a parcel  
  • Land Use Map Amendment Information
• Ordinance Amendment Request
  • Request
• Variance
  • Application Information 

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Forms & Information

The following forms and information will assist you in obtaining a land use permit. If you have questions, please contact the Environmental Services office at 218-824-1010.

• Authorized agent form (PDF) Opens a New Window.  Opens a New Window. 
• Environmental Services Specialist Areas (PDF)
• Bluffs (PDF)
• EAW (PDF)
• EAW Projects (PDF) Opens a New Window. 

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•  Opens a NewFee schedule (PDF)
• How to stake your project (PDF)
• Impervious Surface / Stormwater Calculator (PDF) Opens a New Window.  Opens a New Window. 
• Stormwater Management Plan Packet (PDF)
• Stormwater factsheet(PDF) Opens a New Window. 
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• Site plan example (PDF)
• Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP)

Notices

• Excavation Notice System Chapter 216D (PDF)
• Excavation Notice System Chapter 7560 (PDF)
• Excavation Notice Chapter 216D (PDF)
• Excavation Notice Chapter 7560 (PDF)

The State of Minnesota, Department of Labor and Industry, under Minnesota State Statute 326B.85 requires that no land use permit may be issued to an unlicensed contractor. Policy Number 2014-04 (PDF) Opens a New Window.