Lake County panel to weigh Helleloid rezoning Feb. 23, work Feb. 26

The Lake County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on February 23 at 5:15 PM to consider a rezoning application filed by Ada Helleloid, with a follow-up work session set for February 26 at 1:00 PM in the Two Harbors Law Enforcement Center, 613 Third Avenue. The public hearing notice says the commission will "conduct a public hearing to make a recommendation to the Lake County Board of Commissioners on February 23, 2026 at 5:15 PM in the Law Enforcement Center, 613 Third Avenue, Two Harbors, MN 55616 at which time interested parties shall have the opportunity to discuss the granting of the following request."

The rezoning request is filed under Lake County Land Use Ordinance #12 as application RZ-26-001; the notice records "Ada Helleloid - RZ-26-001 dated this 13th day of February 2026." The filing, as published in the North Shore Journal, states the application "would allow for the rezone of three parcels" and identifies at least two parcels proposed to change districts.

Property specifics published in the notice include a legal description and parcel identifiers: "N 1/2 of SE 1/4 of SE 1/4 in Section 31, Township 54, Range 9 & Outlot 2 of NW 1/4 of SW 1/4 less that part North of Town Road in Section 32, Township 54, Range 9, 20 & 8.34 acres, zoned shoreland (North Shore Management Zone), R-3/Residential, 2 acre minimum, Silver Creek Township." The notice also lists PIDs 29-5409-31910 and 29-5409-32575 and ties the parcels to Silver Creek Township and the North Shore Management Zone shoreland designation.

The published request describes the rezoning more directly in one line: "Two parcels from R-4 Residential District (2 acre minimum) to R-3 Residential District (2.5 acre minimum)." The notice therefore contains an internal inconsistency on R-3 minimum lot size: the legal description portion lists "R-3/Residential, 2 acre minimum," while the rezoning line lists an R-3 minimum of 2.5 acres. That discrepancy appears in the same public-notice text and should be clarified with Lake County planning staff or by consulting Lake County Land Use Ordinance #12 before the Board acts.

A Planning Commission work session is scheduled for Thursday, February 26 at 1:00 PM at the Two Harbors Law Enforcement Center; the separate North Shore Journal notice announcing the Feb. 26 session reconciles the Law Enforcement Center address as 613 Third Avenue after an original truncated listing. The public notice is signed in print as "Michael Hoops, Chairman, Lake County Planning Commission."

Residents seeking the application materials should request the full RZ-26-001 file and the staff report from Lake County Planning staff to review maps, the complete parcel list (the notice refers to three parcels but the excerpt supplies details for two), and the county's ordinance text under Land Use Ordinance #12. The February 23 hearing is explicitly described as a recommendation to the Lake County Board of Commissioners; any final Board action would be scheduled separately.