Planning and Zoning Ordinances
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Ordinance 98: Aggregate Removal Tax (18 Kb PDF)
An ordinance imposing a production tax on the removal of aggregate from pits, quarries, or deposits located within the County; establishing reporting requirements; providing penalties for failure to comply with the provisions of this ordinance; and providing for distribution of revenues collected under this ordinance, pursuant to Minnesota Laws 1980, Chapter 607, Article 19, Sections 5-6 and Minnesota Laws 1981, First Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 10, Sections 17-19 as amended by Minnesota Laws 1982, Chapter 523, Article XIII, Sections 1-4.
Ordinance 141: Approval of Condominium Plats (8 Kb PDF)
Providing for the Approval of Condominium Plats by the County Surveyor before Recording
Ordinance 167: Filing of Surveys (8 Kb PDF)
Providing for the Filing of Surveys
Ordinance 208: Board of Adjustment (21 Kb PDF)
The purpose of this ordinance is to create a Board of Adjustment for the County of Stearns which shall have the duties and powers of a Board of Adjustment over official controls pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 394.27; or successor statutes and which shall also be an Environmental Health Board of Appeals, with all powers delegated to the County of Stearns by the Commissioner of Health.
Ordinance 230: Subdivision Ordinance (83 Kb PDF)
This Ordinance is adopted for the purposes of: Regulating the subdivision of land in Stearns County, Minnesota.
Ordinance 249: Approval of Common Interest Community Plats (13 Kb PDF)
An Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 141 Providing for the approval of common interest community plats by the County Surveyor before recording.
Ordinance 250: Providing for the Approval of Subdivision Plats, Registered Land Survey Plats, and Common Interest Community Plats (12 Kb PDF)
An Ordinance Providing for the Approval of Subdivision Plats, Registered Land Survey Plats, and Common Interest Community Plats by County Surveyor before Recording.
Note: Stearns County uses Ordinances to rezone individual tracts of land. These ordinances are available for viewing in the County Auditor's Office, or you may view the current Township Zoning Maps online.
Ordinance 436: Planning Commission (31 Kb PDF)
The purpose of this ordinance is to create a Planning Commission for the County of Stearns which shall have the duties and powers of a Planning Commission pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 394; or successor statutes.
Ordinance 439: Land Use and Zoning Ordinance
Table of Contents, Sections 1-15 (2.6 Mb PDF)
Ordinance 469
Appendices A-E (3.8 Mb PDF)
This ordinance replaces Ordinance 209.