
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MN
PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT
Government Services Center
Northland Office Center
320 West 2nd Street, Suite 301
307 South 1st Street, Suite 117
Duluth, MN 55802
Virginia, MN 55792
(218) 471-7103
(218) 471-7103
PERFORMANCE STANDARD PERMIT APPLICATION
Residential Use Class II - Short Term Rental
Your Contact Information.
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General - A performance standard permit is authorization given for the use of a short term rental dwelling unit defined as any home, cabin, condominium or similar building represented to the public as a place where sleeping accommodations are furnished to the public on a nightly or weekly and for less than thirty days basis for compensation and is not a planned development, commercial, as defined.
Applicants will need to attach the appropriate worksheet(s) in order to process. Incomplete applications will be returned. Note that the 'clock' does not begin until after payment has been processed for the application. For more information, see our website at:
www.stlouiscountymn.gov/BuildingStructures
387-0010-01195
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Enter Applicant Information
Landowner
James Husbands
4178 County Road 77
Tower
MN
55790
(218)966-2721
chatay11@yahoo.com
Enter Contact Person Information (if applicable)
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Mailing Address Information
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James Husbands
4178 County Road 77
Tower
MN
55790
(218)966-2721
chatay11@yahoo.com
Site Information
If there is no site address, the application will be forwarded to 911/Communications to assign one.
Yes
4178 County Road 77
No
US Forest Service
US Forest Service
MN DNR, Area Hydrologist
MN DNR, Area Hydrologist
MN DNR Land and Minerals
MN DNR Land and Minerals
St. Louis County - Duluth
St. Louis County - Duluth
Government Services Center
320 West 2nd Street, Suite 301
St. Louis County - Virginia
St. Louis County - Virginia
307 First Street South, Suite 117
 
Do you have written authorization from the leased property owner?
If Yes, you must attach written authorization form.
How is the property accessed?
If accessed by Easement, easement documentation must be attached.
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Short Term Rental Use Information
Is the property located in one of the following zone districts: Commercial or Sensitive?
No
If yes, you must apply for a Conditional Use Permit, please proceed to the Conditional Use Permit application or call our office for further information.
Is the property located in a Residential zone district?
If yes, additional standards apply. (See fact sheet for additional standards)
Yes
Is there more than one rental dwelling unit on the same parcel or single units on contiguous parcels under common ownership?
No
If yes, you must apply for a Conditional Use Permit, please proceed to the Conditional Use Permit application or call our office for further information.
Do you currently reside at this property?
Yes
Is the property used primarily for rental purposes?
No
If yes, you must apply for a Conditional Use Permit, please proceed to the Conditional Use Permit application or call our office for further information.
The property is currently being used as a home for myself and my family. Wen we are not present I rent it out. Margaret stays in the apartment above garage while there are renters in the 4 bedroom home.
We propose to rent 4 bedroom home through Airbnb & VRBO through the months June - September
Description of Yearly Use
(Total number of days must equal 365)
235
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30
Traffic, Parking, and/or Dockage
Will the proposal generate an increase in traffic? (Boat, snowmobile, truck, bus, car, etc.)
No
If Yes, how many parking spaces are available on the property?
(Please attach on-site parking plan)
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Signage and Lighting
Does your proposal include signage?
(Include any off-site signs)
No
If Yes, please list number of signs, size, location, and illumination of each sign:
(Please enter the # of signs in the first box, followed by sign size/location/illumination details in the second box)
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Will there be lighting (including security lighting) that may be visible from roads, waterways, and adjacent properties?
No
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Required Postings
Have applicable licenses, rules and regulations and emergency contact information for police, fire, hospital, septic tank pumper, and permittee/owner/operator been posted in a prominent location within the rental unit?
Yes
Have Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) prevention guidelines been posted for watercraft use?
(Please attach copy)
No
Not currently but will post the guidelines one the home is open to renters.
Wastewater Treatment
Will wastewater will be generated?
Yes
If Yes, what type of system will be used to handle wastewater treatment?
If Other, please explain:
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Solid Waste
Check all types of waste generated and describe how your will collect and store waste generated from the Short Term Rental below:
If Other, please explain:
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Please describe collection and disposal:
Household garbage is collected in large trash bins and brought to the Greenwood waste station
Screening
What type of visual screening will be used?
From Roads:
Aspen, birch, and pine trees, etc.
Authorizing Agencies
Have you received a Lodging License from the Minnesota Department of Health for this Short Term Rental?
If Yes, please attach copy.
No
Have you received a Minnesota Tax Identification Number from the Minnesota Department of Revenue for this Short Term Rental? (Please attach copy)
If No, your application will be returned.
No
ADDITIONAL REQUIRED INFORMATION & ATTACHMENTS
1. Electronic Map or Sketch:
- Boundary lines with parcel dimensions.
- Existing Buildings. (see site sketch form for required information)
If located in a RES zone district, property lines shall be located by a licensed land surveyor OR a written agreement between the adjoining property owners and the short term rental permittee/owner/operator may be submitted and filed with the Department.
2. Documents:
- Copy of a septic permit to construct or certificate of compliance approval or municipal/sanitary district approval.
- Minnesota tax identification number and other applicable identification numbers.
- Proof of appropriate liability insurance.
- On-site parking plan.
- Current contact information for person(s) responsible for property management.
- Photo documentation of visual demarcation of the property lines.
- Evidence of ownership.
- Other information as deemed necessary by the Director.
By submitting this application, I certify and agree that I am the owner or the authorized agent of the owner of the above property, and that all uses will conform to the provisions of St. Louis County. I further certify and agree that I will comply with all conditions imposed in connection with the approval of the application. Applicants may be required to submit additional property descriptions, property surveys, site plans, building plans, and other information before the application is accepted or approved. Intentional or unintentional falsification of this application or any attachments thereto will make the application, any approval of the application and any result invalid. I authorize St. Louis County staff to inspect the property to review the application and for compliance inspections. Furthermore, by submitting this application, I release St. Louis County and its employees from any and all liability and claims for damages to person or property in any manner or form that may arise from the approval of the application or any related plans, the issuance of any resulting permit or the subsequent location, construction, alteration, repair, extension, operation or maintenance of the subject matter of the application.
If your name, contact information or email address have changed, you should update your contact information in the portal by selecting 'Maintain Contact Information' at the top of this page.
I have read and agree to the statement above.