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Board approves conditional use permit for accessory septic at Union Lake parcel

Polk County Board of Commissioners · August 5, 2026

Summary

Polk County planning staff recommended — and the board approved — a conditional use permit allowing a holding-tank septic at Chris Erickson's riparian parcel on Union Lake, with DNR-recommended conditions including no living or kitchen facilities and recording a no-guest-house waiver.

Planning staff presented the Erickson conditional use permit for Parcel 74.01233 in Paradise Pointe on Union Lake, describing an existing 26-by-30 garage and a proposal to add a bathroom served by a holding-tank septic system. Staff noted DNR conditions: "No living, sleeping 0.25, or kitchen facilities shall be added to the new or future accessory structures" and emphasized setbacks, vegetation retention and the requirement to record a signed no-guest-house waiver before issuance of a building permit.

Staff said the garage and proposed system meet setback and impervious-surface limits and recommended approval with conditions including a one-year void clause if the conditional use is not used. A commissioner moved to approve with the recommended conditions, another seconded, and the board carried the motion.

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