Permits required:  St. Louis County Zoning Ordinance 46 requires permits for:

• Structures or parts of structures that are constructed, reconstructed, moved or structurally altered including the addition of basements.

• Permits are required for other uses such as businesses, tower or utility structures, borrow pits, or businesses. See other land use topic areas.

Permits NOT required:  No land use permits are required for the following:

• Local public utility distribution lines

• Farming  - provided livestock don’t exceed the amount allowable by the zone district in which they are located.  See Article VI, Section 15 Domesticated Animals

• Foundations (other than basements) – provided they are at least 50 feet from the shoreline

• Recreational trails (with the exception of conditional use review if located in a residential or commercial district)

• Forest management activities

• Lawn ornamentation

• Remodeling of existing structures provided they meet the definition of remodeling (see Article II, Section 6 of St. Louis County Zoning Ordinance 46)

• Accessory structures used solely for storage, of 100 square feet or less, provided all setbacks are met

• Satellite receiving antennas and apparatus of 12 feet or less that meet all setbacks

• Privies (no land use permit required but a sanitary permit is required and they must meet all setback standards and conform to County sanitation requirements)

• Communication towers used by amateur radio operations which are authorized by the FCC or when the exemption requirements per Article II, Section 1.04 are met

• Storage of five or fewer unlicensed or inoperable vehicles on a lot, provided they meet all setback requirements and are stored according to MPCA requirements. More than five are allowed if they are screened from public view and are on a lot that is more than 2.5 acres in size and more than 300 feet from shoreline. A conditional use permit is required when the exemption requirements are not met or for any commercial salvage facility.