{"id":749,"date":"2019-04-15T16:43:39","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T16:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hlcca.com\/?p=749"},"modified":"2026-02-08T07:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T13:38:14","slug":"749","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hlcca.com\/?p=749","title":{"rendered":"RCV Spacing &#038; Aitkin County Ordinances and Permits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the season grows closer, I am sure many of you are itching to get to the lake.\u00a0 Some of you may be buying new campers, planning some landscaping, possibly building a deck, or putting in a new shed.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of some of our new seasonal renters you may be moving in for the first time.\u00a0 Welcome to Hickory Lake!<\/p>\n<p>With all this in mind, here is information regarding obtaining permits from Aitkin County for potential projects as well as a guide to spacing of your recreational camping vehicle (RCV).\u00a0 A couple of things I will point out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your shed and deck are considered part of your RCV by Aitkin County.<\/li>\n<li>Even though HLCCA has a setback of two feet from the property line, the ordinance states you must be ten feet away from another RCV (so you may have to plan for 8&#8242; of space at the edge of your property line).<\/li>\n<li>There is a ten foot setback from the road.<\/li>\n<li>If you own or rent property on the outside boundary of HLC, there is a 30&#8242; setback.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hlcca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/rcvspacindiagram.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-755 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/hlcca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/rcvspacindiagram-300x260.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hlcca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/rcvspacindiagram-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hlcca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/rcvspacindiagram.jpg 656w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When in doubt, before moving or constructing anything, contact Aitkin County (information below as well as on the Aitkin County Information page of this site).\u00a0 A quick five minute phone call could save yourself a huge headache down the road.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jim A<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<h3><strong>Aitkin County Information<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4>Permits<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Prior to submitting a permit application to the county please submit the Request for Lot Alterations to the board for approval.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aitkin County has now put their permit applications online. \u00a0Please follow the link below to begin your application for a deck, shed, or other alterations that may require county approval. \u00a0If in doubt on whether you need a permit, please contact the Aitkin County Planning and Zoning Department.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/pzpermit.co.aitkin.mn.us\/index.php<\/p>\n<p>Aitkin County Planning &amp; Zoning \/ Environmental Services<br \/>\n209 2nd Street NW, Room 100<br \/>\nAitkin, MN\u00a0 56431<br \/>\nPhone:\u00a0 218-927-7342<\/p>\n<h4>Local &amp; County Ordinances and Other Information<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.co.aitkin.mn.us\/ordinances\/MHP-RecCampAreas-Ordinance2011.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aitkin County Ordinances for RCA\u2019s (Recreational Camping Areas)\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hlcca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/RCA-Spacing-Aitkin-Fact-Sheet-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RCA (Recreational Camping Area) Spacing Aitkin County Fact Sheet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hlcca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/permit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aitkin County 2017 Update to Permit Process<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hlcca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Recreational-Camping-Areas-Update-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aitkin County Recreational Camping Areas Update 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aitkin County 2019 Permit Fee Schedule<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hlcca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Campgrounds-Online-Permitting-FAQs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aitkin County Online Permitting FAQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aitkin County Shoreland Homeowners Guide to Lake Stewardship<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the season grows closer, I am sure many of you are itching to get to the lake.\u00a0 Some of you may be buying new campers, planning some landscaping, possibly building a deck, or putting in a new shed. In the case of some of our new seasonal renters you may be moving in for the first time.\u00a0 Welcome to Hickory Lake! With all this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hlcca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hlcca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hlcca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hlcca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hlcca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=749"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/hlcca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2453,"href":"https:\/\/hlcca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/749\/revisions\/2453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hlcca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hlcca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hlcca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}