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1. How do I find information about affordable housing?

Contact Dakota County Community Development Agency at: 651-675-4400 or http://www.dakotacda.org

2. How do I find information about easements?

Contact the Burnsville City Engineering Department at: 952-895-4463 or Walter.Ehresmann@Burnsvillemn.gov

3. Where can I find information about signs?

For temporary signs contact Chris Forslund at 952-895-4466 or by email at christopher.forslund@burnsvillemn.gov. For permanent signs contact Beth Weber at 952-895-4454 or by email at beth.weber@burnsvillemn.gov. 

To apply for a permanent sign permit, please visit Citizen Services, our online permit portal.

4. How do I find information about Little Libraries?

Contact the Burnsville City Engineering Department at: 952-895-4463 or Walter.Ehresmann@Burnsvillemn.gov

5. How do I find information about who owns a property in Burnsville?

Contact Dakota County Assessing Services at:
651-438-4200
800-247-1056
651-438-4469 (Fax)
assessing.services@co.dakota.mn.us

6. How do I find out about my taxes?

Contact Dakota County Taxation & Records at 651-438-4576 or https://www.co.dakota.mn.us/HomeProperty/Paying/Pa

7. How do I find out what my property is zoned?

You can find information about your property using this

interactive zoning map.

8. How do I get a zoning compliance letter for a specific property?

Submit a request for a zoning letter to the City of Burnsville. The fee is $67 per the City of Burnsville Fee Schedule. 

Requests for a zoning letter may be submitted online through our Citizen Services portal.

Payment is required prior to release of the letter. Depending on complexity of the request, it can take up to 15 days to complete a Zoning letter, but most often it’s completed within 7-10 days. You’re able to request for multiple, related/contiguous parcels on the same letter/fee (for example, an apartment complex).

9. How do I find information about the Comprehensive Plan?

Contact Sarah Madden, City Planner at 952-895-4424 | sarah.madden@burnsvillemn.gov or Deb Garross, City Planner at 952-895-4446 | deb.garross@burnsvillemn.gov

10. What is the purpose of the Planning Commission?

The Planning Commission is responsible for researching, reviewing and making recommendations on issues related to land use and development in the City.

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11. When does the Planning Commission meet?

Planning Commission meetings are held on the second and fourth Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Burnsville City Council Chambers.

12. How do I file a housing discrimination complaint?

Housing discrimination complaints are handled through the Minnesota Department of Human Rights and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The City of Burnsville does not take or investigate housing discrimination complaints.

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