LYNDEN TOWNSHIP STEARNS COUNTY
ORDINANCE NO #13
AN ORDINANCE SETTING TOWNSHIP FEES
SECTION 1. APPLICABLE FEES.
The following fees shalt be in effect in Lynden Township:
ADMINISTRATIVE FINE $200 Minimum - Reference
Ordinance #1 O
ANIMAL OWNER
Animal Impound Fee $50 per animal {Payable to
Tri County Humane Society)
Second Impound Fee $100
Third or more Impound Fee $200 (+ $100 for Each
Additional Offense)
ATTORNEY/ENGINEER Hourly Rate at Project Cost
HAULING PERMIT $100 Annually (See Lynden
Township Ordinance #12)
PLANNING COMMISSION
REVIEW $350 Administrative Splits
$350 Rezoning Requests
$350 Plat Review
PLANNING AND ZONING FEES
Construction Site Permit $500 New or Replacement
Dwelling
$500 Manufactured Home
$400 Addition or Remodel
$400 Garage or Shed
$100 Deck
Storm Water Mgmt Plan $400 Residential
$250 plus $3,000 Escrow Deposit for Commercial/Industrial
DrivewayApproach Permit
$50 Residential/Commercial/
Industrial
Conditional Use Permit $750 plus $500 escrow
Interim Use Permit $750 plus $500 escrow
Variance $750 plus $500 escrow
Appeal of Zoning Admin
Determination $750 plus $500 escrow
Amendment to Zoning Ord. $750 plus $500 escrow
PLATTING
Subject to Escrow Deposit (See Lynden Township
Subdivision Ordinance #8)
Splitting Land (Major Plat) $2,000
RIGHT OF WAY PERMIT FEE $200 per project (See Lynden Township Ordinance #12)
Right of Way Work without
Permit Double the Permit Fee
SIGNS
Temporary Road Sign $30
Damaged Road Sign Cost of the sign, post, and
materials plus maintenance
person fee (2 hour minimum)
Swing Away Mailbox Support
System $280 New post installation
including 911 sign
Swing Away Mailbox Support
System $230 Replacement/New post
installation without 911sign
Swing Away Mailbox Support
System $185 Resetting an existing
post with 911 sign
SPECIAL MEETING
by Request $500
(Town Board or Planning
Commission)
TITLE SEARCHES $15
TOWN HALL RENTAL $50 and Refundable $100
deposit after inspection
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication according to law. ADOPTED by the Town Board of Lynden Township, Stearns County, Minnesota this 5th day of September, 2023.
Scott O’Konek Township Board Chair
Kelli Schuh Township Clerk
Amended by the Town Board of Lynden Township, Stearns County, Minnesota this 2nd day of June, 2025.
Scott O’Konek Township Board Chair
Kelli Schuh Township Clerk
(Published in the Patriot: 06/07/25.)
