Commission backs conditional use to formalize log-home business at 330 Ball Club Road
June 11, 2026 | Cook County, Minnesota
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The Cook County Planning Commission voted to recommend that the Cook County Board of Commissioners approve a conditional use permit allowing Isaac Baron to operate a log-home building business as a home business at 330 Ball Club Road.
Staff told commissioners the 20-acre parcel sits in the F1 zoning district, which allows home businesses by conditional use; the applicant has operated a log-home construction and restoration business at the property for about seven years and now seeks to add one employee, which requires the conditional-use designation. Staff said no written comments had been received at the time of the packet and that the property is nonshorland with no septic or wetland conflicts documented in the file.
Draft conditions included adherence to all applicable state, local and federal regulations, compliance with Minnesota State Rule 7080 and the Cook County septic ordinance, operating hours limited to Monday–Friday 6 a.m.–5 p.m., and a threshold provision that if the operation exceeds five employees or the owner no longer resides on the property the use would no longer qualify as a home business and would require commercial review.
Isaac Baron identified himself and said he agreed with staff that the packet accurately described the proposal. The commission opened the public-comment period; no members of the public spoke. A motion to approve the application with the staff-recommended conditions was seconded and carried by voice vote; one commissioner opposed. The recommendation will proceed to the Cook County Board of Commissioners for final action.
Staff noted that conditional-use restrictions transfer with the property; the commission emphasized conditions should reflect the limited scale of the proposed home business to avoid unintended commercialization if the property changes hands.
The planning commission’s recommendation and the draft facts-and-findings will be forwarded to the county board at its next meeting.
Staff told commissioners the 20-acre parcel sits in the F1 zoning district, which allows home businesses by conditional use; the applicant has operated a log-home construction and restoration business at the property for about seven years and now seeks to add one employee, which requires the conditional-use designation. Staff said no written comments had been received at the time of the packet and that the property is nonshorland with no septic or wetland conflicts documented in the file.
Draft conditions included adherence to all applicable state, local and federal regulations, compliance with Minnesota State Rule 7080 and the Cook County septic ordinance, operating hours limited to Monday–Friday 6 a.m.–5 p.m., and a threshold provision that if the operation exceeds five employees or the owner no longer resides on the property the use would no longer qualify as a home business and would require commercial review.
Isaac Baron identified himself and said he agreed with staff that the packet accurately described the proposal. The commission opened the public-comment period; no members of the public spoke. A motion to approve the application with the staff-recommended conditions was seconded and carried by voice vote; one commissioner opposed. The recommendation will proceed to the Cook County Board of Commissioners for final action.
Staff noted that conditional-use restrictions transfer with the property; the commission emphasized conditions should reflect the limited scale of the proposed home business to avoid unintended commercialization if the property changes hands.
The planning commission’s recommendation and the draft facts-and-findings will be forwarded to the county board at its next meeting.
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