COOK COUNTY
Cook County Planning Commission
Reviews conditional use permits, variances and land use questions across Cook County outside city limits, and recommends action to the County Board, which decides.
Agendas, packets and minutes at the official portal
Authorized under: Minnesota Statutes section 394.30
Board Members
1st term · 1 vote · 1 aye · 0 nay
30 votes · 29 aye · 1 nay CHAIR
1st term · 2 votes · 1 aye · 1 nay
at least 2 terms · 1 vote · 1 aye · 0 nay
31 votes · 30 aye · 1 nay VICE CHAIR
17 votes · 16 aye · 1 nay
1st term · 2 votes · 0 aye · 2 nay
Staff Lead
County Planning Commission staff support, not a voting seat.
Neva Maxwell Land Services Director
In position since February 2026
What it decided
Planning Commission votes 5–2 to recommend denying the tower permit amendment
The commission recommended the County Board deny Vertical Bridge’s conditional use permit amendment, and instead let the applicant pursue wetland sequencing. The commission recommends; the County Board decides.
Source: Cook County Planning Commission minutes and Feb 24, 2026 staff report
Recommend approval of Cook County Conditional Use Permit for a permit-by-rule transfer station for municipal solid waste at Hovland (North Shore Waste) with conditions, 2025-2CUP
Source: Planning Commission packet, 14 May 2025 (CivicWeb doc 305622), Minutes p. 2, item 2.a
Adjourn
Source: Planning Commission packet, 09 Apr 2025 (CivicWeb doc 304439), Minutes p. 2, item 3
Board of Adjustment: Adjourn
Source: Board of Adjustment packet, 09 Apr 2025 (CivicWeb doc 304408), Minutes pp. 6 to 7, item 3