Fees & Permits
In accordance with Big Stone County Ordinances, permits are required outside the corporate limits of municipalities for:
- All new construction
- All structures moved and all structures replaced
- All individual on-site sewage treatment systems
- Excavations in excess of fifty cubic yards or ten cubic yards in shore land areas
Click on our permit viewer to view your parcel and pick your permit.
Fee Schedule
You can click on the Permit File below to download your form, or obtain any permit from the Environmental Office.
| Permit Name | Permit File | Fee |
| Accessory/Ag Structures & Additions | Accessorybldgpermitform.pdf | $50.00 |
| Residential Dwellings or Commercial | bldgpermitform.pdf | $100.00 |
| Sewage Treatment Systems – New Construction | BSCsewerpermit.pdf | $200.00 |
| Replacement Systems & Holding Tanks | BSCsewerpermit.pdf | $100.00 |
| Excavation/Land Alteration | landalterationform.pdf | $100.00 |
| Aggregate Permit | miningpermitapplication.pdf | $100.00 |
| Conditional Use Permit Applications (Includes Recording Fee) | conditionalusepermitform.pdf | $500.00 |
| Conditional Use Application Requiring Special Meeting | SpecialMeetingconditionalusepermit.pdf | $625.00 |
| Amendment to Ordinance Application | ordinanceamendmentpermit.pdf | $500.00 |
| Rezoning Applications | rezoningpermit.pdf | $500.00 |
| Subdivision Application (For the first 5 lots; $25/lot thereafter | conditionalusepermitform.pdf | $500.00 |
| Variance Application | variancepermit.pdf | $350.00 |
| Any Permit After the fact | - | $200.00 |
| WCA - Boundary and Type Determination | - | $100.00 |
| WCA - Replacement Plan Decision | - | $500.00 |
| WCA - Banking Plan Application Decision | - | $500.00 |
| WCA - Appeal of LGU Decision | - | $350.00 |