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Planning commission approves after-the-fact interim permit for Lakes Area Jetting
Summary
The commission granted an interim home-occupation permit for Lakes Area Jetting, a small hydrovac/jetting business operating from a shop in Holly, with three standard conditions including employee limits and that the permit ceases on ownership change.
The Clay County Planning Commission on Jan. 20 approved an after-the-fact interim use permit allowing Lakes Area Jetting to operate from a shop at 2765 502nd Avenue South in Holly, finding the operation met home-occupation standards and posed limited public impacts.
Staff reported the operation uses roughly 3,000 square feet of shop space, parks two semis and two vans on site, and employs several nonfamily employees. Applicant (identified in the record as Eric/’America’ Ockery) said the company has operated for three years without recorded complaints and that operations primarily serve commercial contracts rather than daily high-volume trips to the home base.
Commissioners and staff confirmed site layout and shoreland setbacks are met, and that the nearest residence is buffered by trees. Planning staff recommended three conditions: compliance with Clay County home‑occupation standards, the permit terminates on ownership change, and employee counts be limited to household members plus up to 10 nonfamily employees unless a parking/mitigation plan is approved.
The commission voted to issue the interim use permit subject to those three conditions. The applicant said he read and understood the conditions and expects no near-term expansion beyond current staffing and equipment.
What’s next: The applicant must comply with the three conditions; staff will monitor permit compliance and the county will require any future expansion to submit a parking/mitigation plan.
