e-Permitting - Cook County, Minnesota

The Permit Fee is $25.00 for a Replacement Address Sign

Use this form to submit an entrance application for access onto county roads ONLY. This application is not for access onto Forest Service, DNR or private roads.

If you do not have a physical address number, please submit a Physical Address Application through Emergency Management's ePermitting portal. A grade & fill permit may be required as well.

The permit fee is $50.00 plus a $250.00 deposit. Deposit will be refunded if entrance is complete/approved within one year.

Lead time is one week.

Use this form to submit a moving permit for county roads.

NOTICE: The MN Department of Transportation removed the 13? 6? overpass at Taconite Harbor in 2017. If your MN DOT permit still lists that as a re-route, please call MN DOT at 651-296-6000 to have your permit corrected.

The base fee for a moving permit is $50.00, with additional fees for vehicles over 80,000 pounds gross vehicle weight (GVW).

Use this application for events on/crossing county roads.

The permit fee is $100.00.

Use this form to submit a utility permit application for work on county roads. Please note that a United States Forest Service, National Park Service or Grand Portage Reservation utility permit may also be required for work on federal lands.

The permit fee is $100.00.

Use this form to submit a Appeal of Administrative Decision Application

Appeal of Administrative Decision Application Fee $400.00

Use this form to apply for a Cook County Vacation Rental License

The Permit Fee is $600.00

The renewal period for existing Vacation Rental licenses is December 1st 2024 to January 31st 2025. All existing license holders will be notified mid-November that the renewal period will be starting December 1st.

No renewals will be approved until December 1st 2024

The administrative subdivision process allows the creation of new parcels that will not change the use of the land or the character of the landscape.

The Permit Fee is $ 500.00

Use this form to submit a Highway 61 Off-Premise Sign Permit Renewal Application

The Permit Fee is $200.00

Use this form to submit a Septic Administrative Variance Application For Closer Setback Measurements

The Permit Fee is $150.00

Use this form to submit a Septic Administrative Variance Application For Subdivision Septic Sites

The Permit Fee is $150.00

Use this form to consult with Cook County Land services staff members regarding upcoming projects or property purchases.

Use this form to submit a Grade and Fill or Small Site Stormwater Permit
The Permit Fee is $125.00

Use this form to submit a land use application
Land Use Permit Fees:
0 to 600 sq. ft. $200.00
601 to 1,000 sq. ft. $250.00
1,001 to 3,000 sq. ft. $300.00
3,001 to 5,000 sq. ft. $350.00
5,001 to 7,500 sq. ft. $400.00
7,501 or more sq. ft. $450.00

Use this form to submit a physical address application. For questions contact Emergency Management at mike.keyport@co.cook.mn.us or 218-387-3059

The Permit Fee is $100.00 for a New County Address Sign

The Permit Fee is $25.00 for a New City Address Sign

Use this form to submit a Recreational Vehicle permit application
Travel Trailer Permit Fee is $150.00
Travel Trailer Permit - Renewal Fee is $100.00

Use this form to submit a Septic Inspection Request
Compliance Inspection-Onsite Sewage System Fee is $500.00
Compliance Inspection-Vault Privy or Holding Tank Fee is $300.00

Use this form to submit a Sign Permit

The Permit Fee is $200.00

Use this form to submit a SSTS application
The Septic Permit Fee is $300.00
The Privy Permit/Compost Fee is $200.00

Use this form to submit a Variance Application
Variance Application Fee $400.00

Use this form to submit a well water test request
The Permit Fee is $175.00

Complete this form to make an initial request to co-locate equipment on a Cook County Radio Communication Tower and/or in a Radio Communication equipment shelter.