Administrative overview · FIPS 27115
Pine County permit authority
The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.
Jurisdictional status
Municipal Fallback
This profile identifies a handoff outside the county’s ordinary structural permitting lane.
Required jurisdiction check
Confirm the controlling local or state authority before filing.
The record is marked Municipal Fallback. That means the county profile should be treated as a routing brief: incorporated municipalities, a state building department, or a state fire marshal may control plan review, permits, and inspections. Contact the named agency below and verify the parcel’s jurisdiction before paying a fee or scheduling field work.
Responsible agency
Pine County Land Services / Planning and Zoning
For a project in or near Pine County, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.
Direct contact
(320) 591-1657; Zoning and Solid Waste support: (320) 591-1674
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Pine County Land Services, 635 Northridge Drive NW, Suite 250, Pine City, MN 55063
Operating hours
N/A; department hours are not published on the official zoning pages
Review expectation
N/A for ordinary permits. Pine County zoning permits expire one year after issuance and may be extended one additional year when allowed by the Zoning Administrator. A Zoning Board appeal may be decided within 60 days after filing.
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →Source trail
Official sources for this profile
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Frequently asked questions for Pine County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
This record is marked Municipal Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel before filing.
How should I begin an application?
No verified online portal was located in the reviewed public materials. Contact (320) 591-1657; Zoning and Solid Waste support: (320) 591-1674 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
N/A for ordinary permits. Pine County zoning permits expire one year after issuance and may be extended one additional year when allowed by the Zoning Administrator. A Zoning Board appeal may be decided within 60 days after filing.
How are inspections scheduled?
Contact Pine County Planning and Zoning at (320) 591-1657 or zoning support at (320) 591-1674 to submit and coordinate permits and inspections. The zoning administrator inspects construction and development for ordinance compliance; septic permits include compliance inspection options.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Minnesota Building Code requirements apply where the relevant municipality or other authority administers building code. Pine County's current zoning and shoreland ordinances regulate land use, setbacks, structures, shoreland development, septic systems, and environmental review; no separate 2026 county building-code edition was published. The county fee schedule and zoning materials focus on zoning and land-use permits. State building-code exemptions may include ordinary maintenance and certain small accessory structures, but zoning, shoreland, floodplain, septic, or township review may still be required. Confirm exemptions with Pine County Land Services before work.