Development applications and fees

The Olmsted County Planning Department administers the land use controls for Eyota Township, Marion Township, and Quincy Township.

For a listing of townships within Olmsted that administer their own zoning and permits, view the townships page. For a listing of the cities within Olmsted County that administer their own zoning and permits, visit the About Olmsted County page. To determine if your project site is located within the Olmsted County Planning Department's jurisdiction, please check the site location using our jurisdiction verification tool.

Please select the appropriate description of the type of application and/or fees you would like to use. For additional information, please contact the Olmsted County Planning Department at 507-328-7100 or by email at planningweb@olmstedcounty.gov 

To view fee information, please use the Fee Finder on the Olmsted County Fee webpage and search for the fee you are inquiring about. 

ll applications must be filled out in their entirety and brought into the office with appropriate fees. For questions on which application you need to use, please contact the Olmsted County Planning Department at 507 328-7100.

Citizen access

Olmsted County offers our citizens, businesses, and visitors access to application information online. We offer our citizens, businesses, and visitors access to development application information online.  Information you will find in the system includes:

  • applicant/owner information
  • copies of resolutions/ordinances as they become available for development applications
  • description of application request
  • fees paid
  • final action taken on request
  • planner assigned to a development application
  • schedule building permit inspections 
  • tentative meeting dates for development applications
Citizen Access Portal
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Meeting access

The public meeting information can be found at the link provided below.  The link will provide access to public meeting information such as agendas and meeting packets. Located within the Meeting Packet will be a Teams link to access the meeting. If you have any problems accessing the meeting, please call the Olmsted County Planning Department at (507) 328-7100.

Olmsted County Public Meeting Portal

Public comment

If you have a comment you would like to provide before the meeting, email your comments to planningweb@olmstedcounty.gov.

Application deadlines

Olmsted County application forms & fees

To determine if your project site is located within the Olmsted County Planning Department's jurisdiction, please check the site location using our jurisdiction verification tool.

All County applications must have a Town Board Action Form signed by the Town Board

All County applications require a complete and signed land development application form for submittal

Submittal requirements

Appeal

  • 1 legal description
  • contact office 507-328-7100 regarding number of site plans

Conditional Use Permit

General Development Plan

Land Use Plan Amendment

Metes and Bounds

Plat

Preliminary Plat
Final Plat

Erosion Control/Grading Plan (also shore land vegetation removal)

Home Occupation (Conditional Use Permit)

Variance

Text Amendment

  • proposed text language in Word format

Zone Change

Zoning Certificate