Information sheets and handouts

Planning Division

The following handouts provide summaries and guides to requirements from Planning. Permit applications and forms are also available on-line. For more information on the subject, contact the Planning Division at 952-563-8920.

FAQs: View a list of Planning's most frequently asked questions.

Planning handout categories:

Accessory buildings
Including garages, carports, storage buildings, gazebos, screen houses, playhouses

Accessory buildings other than garages (15KB, 2-page PDF)
Number, location, size and appearance requirements.
Garage/accessory building (228KB, 4-page PDF)
Permit application information, framing, sheathing, attic ventilation, flashing, shingles, footings.
Single family dwelling's private garages (14KB, 2-page PDF)
Number, location, size and appearance requirements for attached and detached garages.

Conditional/Interim use permits

Conditional/interim use permit (62KB, 4-page PDF)
Information on conditional and interim use permits

Development application procedures

Development application procedures (36KB PDF)
Summary of the process and procedures that govern development applications.

Development application review

Development application review (56KB, 3-page PDF)
Summary of the review procedures that govern development applications.

Fence Standards

Fences (824KB, 4-page PDF)
Permit requirements, height, opacity, approved materials and restrictions.

Landscaping

Clear view triangle (27KB PDF)
Definition and height restrictions.
Landscape/Screening Policy and Procedures Manual (41KB PDF)

Lighting (exterior) information sheet

Exterior lighting (110KB PDF)
Exterior lighting plan requirements and lighting standards.

Plan submission checklist

Items to be submitted as part of a development application (409KB PDF)

Planning fee schedule

Application fees (418KB PDF)
A list of fees for planning related applications.

Platting process

Platting Process (84KB, 4 page PDF)
Plats, subdivisions, public improvements, pre-application procedures, watershed districts, process description.

Outdoor Patios for Commercial Uses

Outdoor patios for commercial uses (130KB PDF)
Site plan and development standards.

Residential Height

Residential height (103KB PDF)
Residential height limitations in single-family zoning districts.

Signs

Commercial/residential real estate sign information sheet (42KB, 2-page PDF)
Sign requirements, prohibited signs, rules for signs adjacent to specific streets.
Sign rules for residential properties (62KB PDF)
Temporary signs size and locations, permits required, prohibited signs.
Uniform sign design (114KB, 6-page PDF)
Building and project sign requirements and examples.
Uniform sign design: multi-tenant (87KB, 2-tabloid-page PDF)
Building and project sign requirements and examples for multi-tenant buildings.

Signage requirements

Signage requirements (14KB, PDF)
Directions on how to obtain a sign permit.

Subdivisions

Prevailing lot width (119KB, 2-page PDF)
Determining minimum lot width for all single- and two-family subdivisions created after August 2006.

Variances

Variances (164KB, 5-page PDF)
Required hearings, appeals, application requirements and procedures.

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