Permits, Licenses & FormsIf you do not have access to print forms, please contact the City Clerk to have one mailed out to you.
Forms can be returned via email, mail or dropped off at City Hall, instructions for returning forms are below. Please be sure to send payment with any forms needing payment, applications will not be processed until payment is received.
Forms can be emailed to: clerk@uslink.net
Forms can be mailed to: City of Backus PO Box 44 Backus, MN 56435
Forms can be dropped off at City Hall, located at: 112 King Street South Backus, MN 56435 *There is a 24hr locked drop box located in the parking lot if you need to drop off outside of City Hall hours.
The following Forms can be found under Administration:
The following Forms can be found under Planning and Zoning:
Administration Complaint Form
To file a complaint with the City please fill out and return this form to the City Clerk
Brush/Dump Site Keys
You must be a resident of the City of Backus to purchase a Brush/Dump Site Key.Return this form with a $5.00 payment. Keys can be picked up at City Hall or mailed out if needed.
AUTO_PAY_ACH_FORM_-_NOT_FIRST_NATIONAL_BANK.pdf
AUTO PAY ACH AGREEMENT - FOR BANKS OTHER THAN FIRST NATIONAL BANK NORTH
BuildingMapsPlanning & ZoningLAND_USE_APPLICATION.pdf
Please fill out this form and return with payment to the City Clerk. *See City of Backus Municipal Land Use Fee Schedule for the amount owed or reach out to either one of the contacts on the last page for help on that fee. * Once application and payment are received your application will be forwarded on for review, you will be contacted if there is anything further needed from you in order to process. If there is nothing further needed, you will be contacted once you are approved or denied. PLEASE NOTE: The city has 60days to review and make a decision on land use applications, although the city strives to process all applications as soon as they are received. To avoid delays, applicants should allow themselves as much time as possible between the time they submit their application and the time they wish to begin construction. Close coordination with the city staff during the project design phase and submittals that are complete and accurate will help avoid delays. No construction can begin until the permit is complete, and you have received approval. Following approval that permit will be good for 24 months so long as work begins on the project within 12 months of the permit approval. The Zoning Administrator is able to extend the expiration by 6 months so long as there is good cause, and any further extension must be issued by the Planning Commission/Council.
Fee Schedule for Land Use Permits
Please see this fee schedule for your permit application amount, permits will not be processed until the application fee is paid. If you need any help determining the price due for your application, you can reach out to the City Clerk (clerk@uslink.net) or Mitch Hinnenkamp (Mitch.Hinnenkamp@sourcewell-mn.gov).
City of Backus Variance Application
Applications for a Variance *must be submitted 30days before the city council meeting in order for a public hearing to be scheduled. If submitted less than 30days prior it will be pushed out to the next City Council meeting. * The full land use ordinance is available online or at City Hall. Applications shall be accompanied by nine (9) prints of site plan drawing complete with, as a minimum, the information from the Variance Checklist included in this form. Application fees need to be paid in order to process the application made payable to the City of Backus. *This fee does NOT cover the Land Use Permit, which must be filed separately, if necessary. * City Council, acting as Planning Commission, holds their monthly meeting on the first Monday of the month at 6:30pm at the Backus City Hall unless that Monday falls on a Holiday in which case the meeting would be held on the following Monday. Meetings are held as needed, so coordinate with the City Clerk for placement on the agenda.
Public Safety: Police & FireThe City of Backus contracts the Cass County Sheriff's Department, they can be reached at: 218-547-1424 or 800-450-2677.Public WorksJake Freeman - PRASD Operations Manager jake@prasdmn.com
For a water or maintenance emergency call: 218-851-9060 |