Pope County is regulated by the ordinances shown below. The Land Use Controls Ordinance was adopted to regulate the use and development of the unincorporated areas of Pope County.

Proposed Ordinance amendments are listed below in GREEN.

Land Use Controls Ordinance

• Table of Contents
• Section 1 - General Provisions
• Section 2 - Rules of Interpretation & Definitions
• Section 3 - Zoning District Rules of Application
• Section 4 - Shoreland Districts
• Section 5 - Residential District (R)
• Section 6 - Non-Intensive Agriculture (A-1)
• Section 7 - Agriculture Protection (A-2)
• Section 8 - Industrial (I)
• Section 9 - Specific Zoning District Regulations
• Section 10 - Performance Standards
• Section 11 - Administration

1999 Pope County Zoning Districts Map

2020 Pope County Official Zoning Map

Ordinances

• Solid Waste Disposal Ordinance No. 4
• Flood Plain Management Ordinance No. 5
• Riparian Buffer Enforcement Ordinance
• Water Surface Use Ordinance No. 2014-01
• Subsurface Sewage Treatment System Ordinance
• LUCO Section 10.25 -  Subdivision Controls Ordinance

Ordinance Amendment Resolutions

• Resolution 202022 - Approving an Amendment to the Pope County Land Use Ordinance Section 2.2.pdf
• Resolution 202023 - Approving an Amendment to the Pope County Land Use Ordinance Sections 4 Through 8.pdf
• Resolution 202019 - Approving an Amendment to the Pope County Land Use Ordinance Section 10.2 and Section 10.15.pdf
• Resolution 202020 - Approving an Amendment to the Pope County Land Use Ordinance Section 10.5 and Section 10.12.pdf
• Resolution 202021 - Approving an Amendment to the Pope County Land Use Ordinance Section 10.30 Vacation Home Rental.pdf
• Resolution 202116 - Approving Amendments to the Pope County Land Use Ordinance Sections 2.2, 4.6, 5.6, 10.8, 10.15 and 11.5.pdf
• Resolution 202114 - Acknowledging the Governing Provisions of Minnesota Statute Chapter 272.162 and Amending the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance Section 10.25 (Subdivision Controls Ordinance)
• Resolution 202115 - Amending the Official Zoning Map of Pope County - 6 April 2021
• Resolution 202122 - Approving Amendments to the Pope County Land Use Ordinance Sec 4.6.5, 4.6.6, 4.6.8, 4.6.9, 4.6.10.pdf
• Resolution 202209 - Amending the Official Zoning Map of Pope County - 1 March 2022.pdf
• Resolution 202210 - LUCO Amendments Sec 11.1 & 11.6 - 1 Mar 2022.pdf 
• Resolution 202216 - LUCO Sec 2.2 Amendments - 19 April 2022.pdf
• Resolution 202217 - LUCO Sec 6 & 7 Amendments - 19 April 2022.pdf
• Resolution 202218 - LUCO Sec 8 Amendments - 19 April 2022.pdf  
• Resolution 202224 - Amending the Official Zoning Map of Pope County - 17 May 2022.pdf 
• Resolution 202239 - Approving Amendments to the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance Section 10.3.6 Non-Confinement Feeding Areas-6 September 2022.pdf

Proposed Ordinance Amendments

• 3.8 Land Use Table - DRAFT - 22 February 2021.pdf 

Pope County Land Use Zones Web Map Viewer publicly available!

The Pope County Land Use Zones - Existing & Proposed web map viewer is provided for the public to further view Pope County's Zoning Districts and the proposed revisions. Please click the above link or click here to go to the web map viewer.