Lake County Planning Commission to Discuss Revisions to Ordinances 12, 9, 29

The Lake County Planning Commission will conduct a work session on February 26, 2026, at 1:00 P.M. in the Two Harbors Law Enforcement Center, 613 Third Avenue, Two Harbors, MN 55616, at which time the potential ordinance changes will be discussed. The public notice published in the North Shore Journal identifies three specific items for review: Land Use Ordinance #12, Subdivision Ordinance #9, and Cannabis Ordinance #29.

The notice makes clear how the commission intends to handle public participation: "The public is welcome to attend, but no public comments will be taken at this time." The public notice is signed by Michael Hoops, Chairman, Lake County Planning Commission, and dated "this 20th day of February 2026." The notice was posted under the North Shore Journal's Community → Two Harbors → News → Legal Notices section and carries the publication attribution Northshore Journal: February 20, 2026.

The published notice contains no agenda, draft ordinance text, or staff report links. It does not specify which sections or provisions of Ordinances #12, #9, and #29 are under consideration, nor does it list a contact phone number, email address, or a county web link for advance materials. The notice also does not state whether the Feb. 26 work session will include remote participation or a live stream option.

Readers should note calendar artifacts in other "Lake County" systems that show different meeting times and participation procedures but are not tied to Two Harbors. A County calendar snippet captured elsewhere lists a Planning Commission entry for 2/26/2026 at 9:00 AM in "Board Chambers" with the instruction "Please see agenda for public participation information and eComment submission on any agenda item"; that calendar entry is from a separate county system and should not be conflated with the Two Harbors notice. Separate postings from other Lake County governments illustrate how jurisdictions differ: a County of Lake (California) Facebook post referenced a Feb. 12, 2026 Planning Commission meeting beginning at 9:00 AM with a Zoom passcode and directed comments to PlanningComment@lakecountyca.gov, while Lake County (Montana) legal notices included a planning contact planning@lakemt.gov and phone (406) 883-7235.

What happens after the Feb. 26 work session is not specified in the North Shore Journal notice. The commission's public notice uses the phrase "potential ordinance changes," but it does not set a timetable for when draft language, subsequent public hearings, or adoption votes might be published. Those details and any draft ordinance text will need to be obtained from Lake County (MN) planning staff or the county's official meeting materials to determine the scope of proposed revisions to Land Use Ordinance #12, Subdivision Ordinance #9, and Cannabis Ordinance #29.