Lyon County Planning and Zoning is the local government unit that administers the State of Minnesota Shoreland program. This involves planning and zoning assistance to local governmental units by DNR Area Hydrologists and Shoreland Management staff.

Minnesota's shoreland management options are provided to landowners with the aim of helping landowners to understand and respond to local residents with guidance on protecting and shoreland areas, and local watersheds; balancing those concerns with the desires of local land development.

The following link provide an excellent set of resources for shoreland management.

minnesota shoreland management resource guide

Attachments:

2010 DNR Shoreland	77 kB
DNR Shoreland 2010.pdf	61 kB
2011 DNR Shoreland.pdf	70 kB
2012 - Shoreland (NRBG) - Lyon (COUNTY).pdf	415 kB
2012 DNR Shoreland.pdf	131 kB
2013 - Shoreland (NRBG) - Lyon (COUNTY).pdf	417 kB
2013 - Shoreland (NRBG) - Financial.pdf	637 kB
2015 Shoreland All Details Report	508 kB
2016 Shoreland All Details Report	506 kB
2017 Shoreland All Details Report	748 kB
2018 Shoreland All Details Report	56 kB

The County feedlot program is a cooperative arrangement between the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Lyon County government to administer Minnesota's feedlot rule. This cooperative program is known as "county delegation" or the "county feedlot program." The Lyon County feedlot program is responsible for the implementation of Minnesota feedlot rules and regulations for feedlots with less than 1000 animal units.

Lyon County became a delegated county in April of 2009. Currently, Lyon County is working toward completing a county-wide inventory of feedlots by July 2011. This inventory process will help to assist producers to stay in compliance with Minnesota Rules Chapter 7020.

Attachments:

2010 DNR Feedlot	60 kB
2010 Annual CFO Report Form Apr 29 10.pdf	50 kB
2011 Annual CFO Report.pdf	108 kB
2012 - Feedlot (NRBG) - Lyon (COUNTY).pdf	461 kB
2012-Feedlot.pdf	320 kB
2013-Feedlot (NRBG) Detail	487 kB
2013 Feedlot Work Plan	491 kB
2013 - Feedlot (NRBG) - Financial.pdf	638 kB
2014 Annual CFO Report	1208 kB
2015 Feedlot All Details Report	506 kB
2015 Annual County Feedlot Officer Report and Performance Credit Report	224 kB
2016-2017 MPCA County Feedlot Program Delegation Agreement Work Plan	891 kB
2017-2018 MPCA County Feedlot Program Delegation Agreement Work Plan	976 kB
2017 County Feedlot Financial Report	483 kB
2017 CFO Annual Report	524 kB
2017 Feedlot Supplemental Information Page	410 kB
2018 CFO Annual Report	366 kB
2018 County Feedlot Financial Report	370 kB
2019 Feedlot Work Plan	4910 kB

Lyon County Planning & Zoning administers and provides maintenance oversight for the County Ditch System which includes 200 miles of drainage ditches. Activities include ditch clean-out, vegetation and brush control, tile repair, drainage surveys, conducting information meetings and preparing ditch assessment recommendations. 

 Lyon County Ditch Map

Lyon County Planning & Zoning administers Minnesota Rules Chapters 7080-7083 through their local Subsurface Sewage Treatment System (SSTS) ordinance; issuing permits for systems designed with flows up to 10,000 gallons per day. 

In Lyon County, inspections are required for all new septic system construction and replacement. Lyon County ordinances also state that septic systems must be in compliance with Minnesota Rules Chapter 7080-7083 at the time of a property transfer. Existing systems must also be inspected when there is a bedroom addition on a building permit, or when any building permit or variance is requested for systems located in a shoreland area.

Lyon County currently offers low-interest loans for qualifying residents seeking to upgrade an existing system. Loan dollars are offered through local watershed districts, and are applied to property taxes as a special assessment. The length of the loan can be up to 10 years at a rate of interest of 4%.

Attachments:

Lyon2010septic.xls	61 kB
2010 SSTS	62 kB
2012-SSTS.pdf	313 kB
2012 - SSTS (NRBG) - Lyon (COUNTY.pdf	410 kB
2015 SSTS All Details Report	507 kB
2016 SSTS All Details Report	504 kB
2017 SSTS All Details Report	195 kB
2018 SSTS All Details Report	60 kB