The Lake County Planning Commission sat in session at 5:00 p.m. on this date and conducted hearings and other business.
I-26-018– Motion by Bathke supported by J. Ernest to recommend to County Board 1-year approval with conditions of an initial interim use application for a vacation rental home filed by Chelsea & Joel Schultz at 3812 Hwy 3 Two Harbors, MN 55616. The property is described as: The South Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 35, Township 55 North, Range 10 West of the Fourth Principal Meridian, Lake County, Minnesota, 20 acres, shoreland R-1, residential, Silver Creek. PID: 29-5510-35130. Motion carried; Hoops, Baltich, Bathke, J. Ernest, Ellefson, and Guenthner voted in favor; none opposed.
C-26-004– Motion by Baltich supported by J. Ernest to approve with conditions a conditional use application for an amendment to an exsiting CUP (C-21-006) to change two structures from Limited Common Element designation to lodging units filed by The Davis Group Inc. at 444 Fernberg Rd Ely, MN 55731. The property is described as: Deer Ridge Resort CIC 33 in Section 20, Township 63, Range 11 West., 0.115 acres, shoreland RR, residential recreational on Garden Lake (Recreational Development), Fall Lake. PID: 28-6321- 02010/02020. Motion carried; Hoops, Baltich, Bathke, J. Ernest, Ellefson, and Guenthner voted in favor; none opposed.
C-26-003– Motion by Bathke supported by Ellefson to pick the hearing up off the table. Motion carried; Hoops, Baltich, Bathke, J. Ernest, Ellefson, and Guenthner voted in favor; none opposed. Motion by Guenthner supported by Bathke to approve with conditions a conditional use application for an amendment to an existing CUP (C-21-019) allowing for expansion of current earthwork business operations which includes trucks entering/exiting, equipment loading/unloading, storage of aggregate, vehicles, and inventory; and development of a business park to include uses such as warehousing, office space, retail, storage and general business operations filed by JBL Industries LLC at 872 Stanley Rd Two Harbors MN. The property is described as: All that part of Section 10, Township 52 North, Range 11 West, Lake County, Minnesota, and being a part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter which lies northwesterly of the right-of-way of U.S. Highway No. 61 and east and northeast of the following described line: BEGINNING at the northwest corner of said Northeast Quarter of Northeast Quarter; thence southerly along the west line of said Northeast Quarter of Northeast Quarter on an assumed bearing of South 1 degree 49 minutes 43 seconds West 140.00 feet; thence South 47 degrees 29 minutes 48 seconds East 300.00 feet; thence South 76 degrees 57 minutes 03 seconds East 406.43 feet to said northwesterly right-of-way of U.S. Highway No. 61 and there terminating. Abstract Property PIN 25-5211-10020 AND That part of the Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4) of Section Ten (10), Township Fifty-Two (52) North, Range Eleven (11) West of the Fourth Principal Meridian, Lake County, Minnesota, described at follows: Commencing at the northeast corner of the East Half of the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, thence South 00 degrees 10 minutes 28 seconds West along the east line thereof a distance of 140.09 feet to the point of beginning; thence South 49 degrees 09 minutes 46 seconds East, 299.92 feet; thence South 78 degrees 35 minutes 45 seconds East, 406.21 feet to the northwesterly right-ofway line of U.S. Highway No. 61; thence South 43 degrees 02 minutes 50 seconds West, along said right-of-way line, 1236.22 feet; thence South 89 degrees 53 minutes 13 seconds West, 116.05 feet; thence North 00 degrees 10 minutes 28 seconds East, 859.98 feet; thence North 89 degrees 46 minutes 42 seconds East, 331.21 feet; thence North 00 degrees 10 minutes 28 seconds East, 318.85 feet to the point of beginning and there terminating (PID: 25-5211-10070 and 25-5211- 10025), 18.5 acres, zoned non-shoreland CR/Commercial-Rural, 2-acre minimum, Unorganized Territory #2. PID: 25-5211- 10020/10025/10070. Motion by J. Ernest supported by Ellefson to amend a condition. Motion carried; Hoops, Baltich, Bathke, J. Ernest, and Ellefson voted in favor; Guenthner opposed. A vote was then taken on the previous motion with findings and conditions including the amended condition. Motion carried; Hoops, Baltich, Bathke, J. Ernest, and Ellefson voted in favor; Guenthner opposed.
Motion by Bathke supported by Ellefson to approve the June 15, 2026, minutes as corrected. Motion carried; Hoops, Baltich, Bathke, J. Ernest, Ellefson, and Guenthner voted in favor; none opposed.
Motion by Bathke supported by Hoops to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried; Hoops, Baltich, Bathke, J. Ernest, Ellefson, and Guenthner voted in favor; none opposed. Meeting adjourned at 7:07 p.m.
Northshore Journal: July 24, 2026
