New Zoning Code is in effect as of June 26, 2009

Subdivision Ordinance -Final Draft

Information Every Resident Needs to Know

Brainerd Industrial Park Information

Rental Housing Maintenance Code Information

Temporary Building Requirements

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Brainerd, a city located at the geographical center of the state of Minnesota, began life as a railroad town. The owner of the railroad at the time was John Gregory Smith. Rather than naming the new community Smithville or Smithton, the maiden name of his wife, Anne Eliza Brainerd Smith, was chosen as the moniker. Thus, in 1870, Brainerd was born.

Today that humble little railroad town is a growing city; not only concerned with lumber and railroads but also a hub for tourism, a burgeoning service industry, and more.