Beltrami County

Beltrami County in north-central Minnesota is seated in Bemidji and stretches north to the Red Lake Reservation and Lake of the Woods County.

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PublicGIS maps 36,553 parcels for Beltrami County.

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  • PublicGISProperty lines

    Fast, simple parcel map and property viewer. Tap any parcel to see its lines, size, owner of record, and the official county links for it.

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  • Public GIS Viewer - Beltrami CountyCounty GIS map · Aerial imagery

    Full-feature interactive map for land records, parcels, aerials, and more.

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    • MnGeoHome page of the state GIS office. Explains state mapping programs and links to the Geospatial Commons.
    • Minnesota Historical Aerial Photographs OnlineBrowse and download historical aerial photos of Minnesota back to the 1930s to see how a property looked in past decades.
    • MNHS Collections SearchSearch the historical society's collections: maps, atlases, photographs, manuscripts and county records held by the state archives.
  • RecorderProperty records

    County Recorder page; online recorded document search is through Tapestry (pay per search).

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    • Electronic Certificate of Real Estate ValueThe state's record of reported sale prices and terms filed with deeds. Used for sales ratio studies and to research what a property actually sold for.
    • MCRA County Recorder DirectorySearchable directory of every Minnesota county recorder and registrar of titles, with a downloadable PDF directory.
    • Minnesota DEED Sites and Buildings Site FinderMinnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development statewide site finder. Search available business sites and buildings through the embedded LocationOne (LOIS) tool or open it in a new window. Contact DEED for site-selection assistance.
  • Property information search by parcel, address, or owner.

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    • Minnesota Business Filings SearchLook up a Minnesota business, LLC or corporation, including its registered agent and address, when a company name appears on a deed or tax record.
    • Statewide ParcelsOne statewide map layer of property parcel boundaries compiled from counties that share their parcel data openly. Includes parcel ID and, where the county provides it, owner and address fields.
  • Property tax parcel search by PID or address.

  • Environmental ServicesZoning · Wetlands

    Environmental Services handles septic, shoreland, wetlands, and planning and zoning.

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    • Minnesota public drainage systemsExplains Minnesota public drainage law: landowners share open ditches and tile lines, and a public drainage authority runs each one. The authority is a county board of commissioners, a joint county board, or a watershed district board of managers. Contact the county or watershed district that runs the ditch.
    • NRCS wetland determinations and conservation complianceFarm wetland rules for USDA program participants. Before you drain, fill or clear a wet area in a farm field, ask NRCS at your local USDA Service Center for a wetland determination.
    • Board of Water and Soil ResourcesState agency overseeing soil and water conservation districts, watershed districts, the Wetland Conservation Act, buffers and conservation easements such as RIM.
  • Official source for flood insurance rate maps. Enter an address to see the current flood zone and download the FIRM panel and letters of map change.

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    • DNR Floodplain Management ProgramHow floodplain mapping and local floodplain ordinances work in Minnesota and where to get flood map help.
    • Find a DNR Area HydrologistCounty-assigned DNR contacts for public waters, shoreland and public waters work permits. For local Wetland Conservation Act decisions, use the BWSR Wetland Conservation Act LGU contact directory.
    • FEMA Disaster DeclarationsSearch federal disaster and emergency declarations by state, county and incident to see whether an area was declared and what assistance was authorized.
  • Survey RecordsPlats

    Survey records and section corner remonumentation.

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    • GLO Plat Maps, Minnesota 1848-1907Map viewer of the original government survey plats for every Minnesota township. Shows section lines, water and features as first surveyed.
  • Septic System ManagementSeptic systems

    County SSTS permits and compliance.

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    • MPCA Septic SystemsState program page for septic (subsurface sewage treatment) systems: rules, homeowner guidance, compliance inspections and forms.
    • Local Septic System ProgramsExplains that counties and some cities issue septic permits, and lists local SSTS program contacts.
  • The building codes Minnesota has adopted, including the residential code, plus the statutes and rules behind them and which local jurisdictions enforce them.

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    • Minnesota Certificate of Occupancy RequirementsMinnesota Rules 1300.0220 describes certificate of occupancy requirements, exceptions and temporary occupancy. Read the state rule, then confirm its application to a particular building with the local building official. This does not certify that a building is approved for occupancy.
    • Wetland Conservation Act ContactsCounty-by-county directory of local wetland regulatory contacts, with PDF and spreadsheet downloads. Find the county, city, SWCD or watershed representative who makes Wetland Conservation Act decisions. BWSR recommends this LGU directory as the starting point for questions about a specific property or project.
  • Beltrami County GIS HubGIS data downloads

    ArcGIS Hub with county GIS data, apps, and printable maps.

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  • How Reinvest in Minnesota conservation easements work and how to check whether land is enrolled. Contact the local soil and water conservation district for parcel-level answers.

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    • Lands and MineralsState mineral leasing, state land records and mineral ownership information, including how to research severed mineral rights and lease sales.
    • Mineland ReclamationRules and records for reclaiming mined land in Minnesota, covering iron mining on the Iron Range and nonferrous mining sites.
    • Minnesota DNR State Minerals LeasesState mineral leasing information for iron ore, taconite, nonferrous and industrial minerals. Links to active and historic mineral lease GIS data and the statutory lease form. Reclamation permits are a separate program.

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Beltrami County offices

  • Beltrami County Administration BuildingCounty government.
  • Beltrami County AdministrationCounty administration, county board business and department contacts.
  • Beltrami County AssessorValuation and classification, including the City of Bemidji.
  • Beltrami County Real Estate & Property Tax ServicesProperty tax billing and payments.JoDee Treat, Auditor-Treasurer
  • Beltrami County Public WorksPublic works and highway department for Beltrami County, Minnesota: county roads, bridges, right of way and access permits.
  • Beltrami County GISCounty GIS and survey records.Kevin Trappe, GIS Director
  • Beltrami Soil and Water Conservation DistrictSoil and water conservation district serving Beltrami County, Minnesota: conservation, erosion, wetland and shoreland assistance for landowners.
  • Beltrami County USDA FSA and NRCS officeThe Farm Service Agency office for Beltrami County is at the Bemidji Service Center, 3217 Bemidji Ave N, Bemidji, MN 56601. Call it to sign up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and other farm programs, and for farm and tract records. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) works from the same office: ask it for wetland determinations, highly erodible land questions and conservation plans.
Other county departments (4)
  • Beltrami County AttorneyCounty attorney: prosecutes crimes and advises the county board in Beltrami County, Minnesota.
  • Beltrami County ExtensionUniversity extension office for Beltrami County, Minnesota: soils, agriculture, horticulture, 4-H and natural resource education.
  • Beltrami County SheriffCounty sheriff: law enforcement, civil process, jail and warrant records for Beltrami County, Minnesota.
  • Beltrami County Veterans ServicesCounty veterans service office: helps veterans and families file VA benefit claims in Beltrami County, Minnesota.

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About Beltrami County

Beltrami County in north-central Minnesota is seated in Bemidji and stretches north to the Red Lake Reservation and Lake of the Woods County. The Assessor, Auditor-Treasurer, and Recorder share one customer service area in the county administration building, and the City of Bemidji contracts with the county for assessing. Environmental Services runs septic, shoreland, wetland, and planning and zoning, and county GIS publishes a Public GIS Viewer, parcel finder, and GIS hub.

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