ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MN
PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT
Government Services Center
Government Services Center
320 West 2nd Street, Suite 301
201 South 3rd Avenue West
Duluth, MN 55802
Virginia, MN 55792
(218) 471-7103
(218) 471-7103
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION
Your Contact Information.
If the information is not correct, you may need to update your contact information using the 'Maintain Contact Information' option once you have filled out this application.
Suzanne
French
7807 Industrial Road
Saginaw
MN
55779
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218-348-4373
squarepegfurniture@gmail.com
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General - This application is used to apply for a Conditional Use Permit. 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
400-0010-02675
Type of Application
Does this application apply to a Short Term Rental?
No
Is this application being submitted for a Rehearing?
If this application is being submitted because a previous Conditional Use Permit application was denied or disapproved, please select Yes.
No
Enter Applicant Information
Landowner
Suzanne Marie French
7807 Industrial Road
Saginaw
MN
55779
(218)348-4373
squarepegfurniture@gmail.com
Suzanne M. French
(218)348-4373
Mailing Address Information.
This address can default from the address you selected. If the values defaulted are not correct, please enter the correct information.
Suzanne Marie French
7807 Industrial Road
Saginaw
MN
55779
squarepegfurniture@gmail.com
Site Information
If there is no site address, the application will be forwarded to 911/Communications to assign one.
Yes
7807 Industrial Road
Saginaw, MN 55779
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
Do you have written authorization from the leased property owner?
If Yes, you must attach written authorization form.
How is the property accessed?
Enter Project Information.
If you answered 'Yes' to any of the questions below, it is required that you submit a copy of a septic permit to construct or certificate of compliance approval or municipal/sanitary district approval when applying for a land use permit.
Is this project on a parcel less than 2.5 acres?No
Is this project within 300 feet of a stream/river or 1,000 feet of a lake?No
Is this project adding a bedroom?
Include home, garage, and accessory dwelling.No
Total # of bedrooms on property after project completion.2
Does this project include plumbing or pressurized water in proposed structure?No
If Yes, please explain:--
Is this project connected to a municipal or sanitary district system?No
CONDITIONAL USE WORKSHEET
Conditional use permits are typically required on property where the owner does not reside and/or has employees and customer traffic. A CUP needs additional controls or restrictions to assure that it is in harmony with the neighborhood. They are also required for a variety of other uses.
What are you applying for?
If Other, please explain--
How is the property currently being used?The property is currently used as my primary residence. I currently have rental tenants that share the house and I currently rent a section of land for the storage of a tiny house on a trailer to a friend while she's traveling which will be removed by 8/31/2021.
What type of business/use is being applied for?
List all uses that will take place.I am applying to start a small woodworking school to teach woodworking and carpentry classes using a workshop located in the existing garage on the property and using outdoor open space. Through a separate CUP application I've applied to start a private or semi-public campground which involves the creation of rustic tent sites, small bunkhouses and a yurt for camper and student rental. The property will also remain my primary residence but without rental tenants.
DAYS AND HOURS OF OPERATION
Describe the business and list business hours.
The business is a small woodworking school through which I will offer woodworking and carpentry classes to female students. The maximum class size will be 6. Classes will run two weeks and one weekend per month. Class hours will be daytime on weekdays, and one weekend per month I will offer a a multi-day "building camp" to be able to complete larger class projects. Multi-day classes will involve students camping overnight on the property on campsites and in bunkhouses being applied for in a separate CUP application. Multi-day classes will run seasonally during the warmer months only.
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. through Sunday 4:00 p.m. one weekend per month seasonally.
TRAFFIC, PARKING, AND/OR DOCKAGE
Will the proposal generate an increase in traffic?
Boat, snowmobile, truck, bus, car, etc.
Yes
< 10 vehicles
Does the proposal require parking?
Please include employees, visitors, and other parking.
Yes
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SIGNAGE AND LIGHTING
Does your proposal include signage?
Include any off-site signs.
Yes
Please list number of signs, size, location, and illumination of each signOne 2' x 3' non-illuminated sign will be located on the roadside at the entrance to the property. There will be approximately 10-12, 6" x 12" signs illuminated with solar powered lighting at designated parking spaces for students and on walkways for building students to campsite locations and location of privy.
Will there be lighting (including security lighting) that may be visible from roads, waterways, and adjacent properties?
Yes
If Yes, please explainSignage lighting may be visible from the road, but not from the waterway or adjacent properties.
OUTDOOR BUSINESS ACTIVITY
Will there be any outdoor work or storage areas such as: rock piles, assembly sites, tank storage, equipment parking, etc.?
Yes
If Yes, please explainOne weekend per month, the business will involve hosting a multi-day carpentry or woodworking class. This will take place in an open area on the property and will involve woodworking related power tools. Tools will be operated during the daylight hours only and this class will be offered seasonally in the warmer months only.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT
Will wastewater be generated?
No
If Yes, what type of system will be used to handle wastewater treatment?
SOLID WASTE
Check all types of waste generated and describe how you will collect and store waste generated from the business below. Additional information may be required based on the scope of the project.
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Household garbage generated by students will be collected in bins and disposed of at the local solid waste transfer station. Solid wood waste will be burned in campfires or wood stoves. Pure sawdust will be used in the privy or scattered on garden paths or mixed with compost piles. Any wood waste containing chemicals would be disposed of at the local solid waste transfer station.
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Will there be more than one (1) acre of altered surface?
If Yes, please attach your NPDES permit.
No
SHORT TERM RENTAL WORKSHEET
Please complete the following questions required for Short Term Rentals.
Short Term Rental Use Information
Is the property located in one of the following zone districts: Commercial or Sensitive?
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Is the property located in a Residential zone district?
If yes, additional standards apply. (See fact sheet for additional standards)
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Is there more than one rental dwelling unit on the same parcel or single units on contiguous parcels under common ownership?
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Do you currently reside at this property?
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Is the property used primarily for rental purposes?
If yes, shall be deemed a Commercial Use-Class II as a Commercial Short Term Rental and subject to ordinance requirements.
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Description of Yearly Use
(Total number of days must equal 365)
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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?
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Have Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) prevention guidelines been posted for watercraft use?
(Please attach copy)
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Screening
What type of visual screening will be used?
From Roads:
Authorizing Agencies
Have you received a Lodging License from the Minnesota Department of Health for this Short Term Rental?
If Yes, please attach copy.
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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.
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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.
Suzanne Marie French
7807 Industrial Road
squarepegfurniture@gmail.com
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