Permits, Policies and Restrictions
Find information and fees for overweight/over width move, driveways/access, and utility/right of way work.
Please call County Public Works at 507-328-7060 with any permit questions.
Permits and Fees
Policies
Restrictions
Cost:
- Residential, Field Access $125 per access
- Commercial, Public Streets $250 per access
Fees can be paid by cash, check or credit card. Please note: Permit fees are non-refundable
In person with credit card, check, or cash
Olmsted County Public Works, 2122 Campus Drive SE, Suite 200 Rochester MN 55904 | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday
By phone with credit card: Call: 507-328-7060
By mail with check: Olmsted County Public Works, 2122 Campus Drive SE, Suite 200 Rochester MN 55904
Access permits are required for any changes proposed to driveway access along County Highways. The following proposed work requires this permit: new driveway construction, including field driveways, residential driveways, commercial driveways, and public street access. Proposed driveway widening also requires this permit.
Upon submittal of an access permit a determination shall be made as to whether the application is complete within ten business days of receipt of an application and whether any waiver to the requirements of this ordinance will be needed to approve the application. For commercial and public/private street access applications, a preliminary grading plan shall be submitted before the application is considered complete. The grading plan shall include a site plan with parking stalls and traffic circulation, drainage patterns and features including catch basins and culvert outlets with direction arrows, proposed utilities, construction requirements for all work within the right of way, access construction details, and details for turn/bypass lanes if appropriate. The complete application satisfies the form and content requirements set forth in this ordinance, thereby making it acceptable for review. Where a Transportation Impact Report (TIR) is required under this ordinance or the Olmsted County Zoning Code as part of a permit application, the application shall be considered incomplete until the TIR has been submitted and determined to be adequate by the County Engineer.
Please call Olmsted County Public Works at 507-328-7188 with any questions.