Land Alteration Permit # 2022-8357, App. # App-2022-009543, UID # 206406
App. Status: Approved
Aitkin County Planning & Zoning / Environmental Services
307 Second St. NW Room 219
Aitkin, MN 56431
Phone: 218-927-7342
Fax: 218-927-4372
Email: aitkinpz@aitkincountymn.gov
 

Contact Information

If we have questions on the application who should we contact?
Name:
Jennifer Mencl
Phone:
(218310 - 6568
Email Address:
jen.mencl@gmail.com
Mailing Address:
410 N Oak Bend Dr
Duluth MN 55811
Are you the Property Owner? Yes

Project Location Search

Property:
Property LocationLegal DescriptionProperty AttributesOwner InformationTax Payer Information
Parcel NumberProperty AddressTownship or City NameLegal DescriptionPlat NameSection-Township-RangeLake ClassLake NameOwner Name(s)Taxpayer Name(s)
32-1-077200TURNER TWPTRAILS ENDS:33 T:50 R:23GDBIG SANDY LAKEMENCL, JENNIFERMENCL, JENNIFER
32-1-07730052543 191st Pl
MCGREGOR, MN 55760
TURNER TWPTRAILS ENDS:33 T:50 R:23GDBIG SANDY LAKEMENCL, JENNIFERMENCL, JENNIFER
Driving directions to the property from Aitkin.:
The address is 52543 191st Place, McGregor.
From Aitkin: Hwy 169 to Hwy 210
Turn north on Hwy 65 in McGregor
Turn east on Hwy 14 - Lake Avenue (Sather's Gateway store corner) 
Turn left onto Hwy 36 - Loon Avenue
Turn left onto 527th Ln then in about a block another left onto 190th place, which curves to the right onto 526th Ln
Turn left onto 191st place (a dead end road)
The property is a red cabin plus the empty lot next to it (on the other side of the red cabin is an A-frame house).
Note: Ray Ratasky is the owner of the A-frame house, and he also filed for a Land Alteration Permit for the same shoreline replacement from concrete block wall to rip-rap. The company is doing the projects at the same time.

Project Description

Please describe your proposed project:
The existing block wall (approximately 3 1/2 feet tall and 160 feet long) will be removed and replaced with a rip-rap shoreline. After contractor has restored the shoreline to a 3:1 ratio, they will place landscape/erosion fabric followed by approximately 84 yards of 6-12 inch rip-rap rock with larger 24+ inch rock placed on the bottom row. After all rock has been placed, contractor will place black dirt, see, and erosion control blanket on the top edge.

Prior to construction, contractor will install the appropriate erosion control structures where needed in/near the lake water.
Will you be removing vegetation during this project? No

Site Drawing(s)

Land Alteration Site Sketch Checklist:
Location and size of all existing structures.
Location and size of all proposed structures.
Location of all driveways and/or access roads.
Location of wetlands.
Location and size of alteration.
Location of erosion control measures.
Location of fill disposal, if done on site.
Distance of alteration to OHWL (closest point)
Distance of alteration to property lines.
Distance of alteration to existing structures.
Distance of alteration to proposed structures.
Cross-section of cut and/or fill locations.
Attach a copy of your Site Sketch(s):

Excavation Details

Nature of Material to be used?
(Check all that apply)
Black Dirt
Rock
Other (explain below)
If other, please explain:
Landscape/erosion fabric; erosion control blanket and seed
Total Amount of Excavation and/or Fill proposed? (cubic yards) 84 CuYd
Total Area to be Graded and/or Filled? (L x W) 1680 ft2
Attach a photo of the area to be altered (as it exists today).:

Erosion Control Practices

Indicate the following erosion control measures that
will be used throughout and after your project?
(Check all that apply)
Silt Fence
Seeding and/or Mulching
Other (explain below)
If other, please explain:
Other measures determined by the contractor based on the water level at the time of the work.
Describe how you intend to implement this plan
and your finished vegetation plan.:
Northern Ridge Landscaping was hired to develop the plan and will implement the plan. The finished vegetation plan will include seed and erosion control blanket. Update 10/01/2022: vegetation will be an unmowed buffer of wild flowers and grasses at a width determined by the county (Henry Egland 9/22/2022: at least 3 feet wide).

Other Information

Other:
The project on my property will be done at the same time as one of the neighbor's - Ray Ratasky.

Terms

General Terms Zoning Permits
  • All appropriate permit fees must be paid in full prior to any necessary review(s) of application.

  • Defining and staking the property lines, road right-of-ways, septic sites, and wells are the responsibility of the property owner. In some cases, a registered survey may be required to verify setbacks before granting a permit.

  • To ensure that earth moving and vegetation removal is within ordinance guidelines, and to ensure activity on your property does not negatively impact the lake or other properties, you may be required to provide additional drawings of your site plan.

  • I acknowledge that by submitting this application, the application and its attachments are public information.

Land Use/Septic General Terms
  • Zoning permits and Subsurface Sewage Treatment System permits are valid for one (1) year (unless the sewage permit is to upgrade an Imminent Threat to Public Health or Safety system, which is then valid for ten (10) months).

  • If property lines are not clearly marked and visible, then they need to be staked with visible flags, ribbon, or lathes prior to onsite inspection by Aitkin County.

  • It shall be a violation of the Aitkin County Zoning Ordinance to commence construction before the permit application is approved by Aitkin County.

  • The landowner or authorized agent may make application for a zoning permit agreeing to do such work in accordance with all Aitkin County Ordinances. The landowner or authorized agent agrees that the application, site plan, and all other attachments submitted herewith are true and accurate and shall become a part of the permit. The landowner or authorized agent agrees that, in making application for a zoning permit, the landowner grants permission to Aitkin County, at reasonable times, to enter the property to determine compliance of the application with applicable Local, County or State Ordinances or Statutes. It is the applicants sole responsibility to contact other Local, County or State agencies to ensure the applicant has complied with all relevant Local, County or State Ordinances or Statutes.

  • After a complete application is submitted and reviewed, an on-site inspection may be conducted; a permit may be issued describing the proposed construction that may take place on the property. Changes to a project may require a permit application to be resubmitted.

  • Applicants are responsible for getting all applicable entrance permits from the appropriate road authority.

Invoice #56172 (09/16/2022)

Charge Cost Quantity Total
Non-Taxable
added 09/16/2022 5:28 PM

$200 Flat Fee

$200.00 x 1 $200.00
Grand Total
Total $200.00
Payment 09/16/2022$200.00
Due$0.00
Action: Print  

Approvals

ApprovalSignatureOptions
ApplicantJennifer Mencl - 10/01/2022 2:39 PM
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#1 Adminstrative Approval GroupHenry Egland - 10/03/2022 8:54 AM
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#2 Inspector GroupHenry Egland - 10/07/2022 9:50 AM
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#3 Final ActionKim Burton - 10/10/2022 1:04 PM
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Application has been approved. All signatures have been obtained.
Text:
Permit # 47362. Approved for land alteration.

Condition: Shed to be removed within one year of issued permit.
File(s):
Text:
File(s):
    Date application was complete: 10/01/2022
    This review has been started by: Henry Egland
    Zoning District of project location: Shoreland
    Zoning Inspector: Henry Egland
    Attach necessary inspection forms:
    Is the project in the Shore Impact Zone? Yes
    Was an onsite conducted for this application? Yes
    Is this an After-The-Fact application? No
    Project located in the floodplain? Yes
    Base Flood Elevation:
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