Driveway Permit

Driveway permits can be obtained by contacting the Road Supervisor.

Road Supervisor: Don Fix 763-267-3598

Current Driveway Permit Fess:
Field Permit: $250
Driveway Permit: $300 Includes 911 Address Sign

Design:

  1. No approach will be installed that causes a hazard to traffic on a town road.  There must be a line of sight for at least 565 feet in each direction with a 55 mile per hour speed limit; 308 with a 30 mile per hour speed limit.  The line of sight distance requirement for a passenger vehicle should be based on a 3.5 foot height of eye and two-foot height of approaching vehicle headlights.
  2. On township hard surface roads, driveway owner is required to install a two foot wide hard surface skirt across the full width of the driveway and a 2 feet wide by 10 feet each way from mailbox.
  3. The driveway angle should be 60 to 90 degrees to the road.
  4. Road supervisor will determine if a culvert is necessary.  The culvert is to be a minimum of 12-inch diameter steel with aprons.  They will also determine if a larger one is needed.
  5. Any new development with 2 or more lots abutting a town road, then there shall be not more then one (1) driveway per 150′.  Board may require joint driveways serving more than one parcel to meet the requirements herein.
  6. Driveway must be installed, inspected and approved before any certificate of occupancy is obtained.
  7. Any driveway which is to service more than one residential unit shall meet all the requirement of town roads gravel above.
  8. Except for agricultural purposed, no single residential unit shall have more than one driveway.
  9. The center of any driveway shall be a minimum of 150 feet from the center of any intersecting public road.