NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

This is to notify the public that the regular meeting of the Pope County Board of Adjustment will take place on Thursday, May 26th, 2022 beginning at or about 6:00 pm or shortly thereafter in the Pope County Courthouse to consider the following agenda items:

• Review meeting minutes from April 28th, 2022 BOA meeting.

• New Business

o Variance hearing on the application by Marlowe Engler, Shawn Engler and Kellie Hentges, if granted would allow applicants to locate two (2) single-family residential structures on a lot in a Shoreland-Natural Environment (S-NE) zoning district per Section 4.4.1.A of the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance. Parcel is described as being located in: Part of the Southeast Quarter (SE¼) of the Northeast Quarter (NE¼) and Part of Government Lot 5, Section 30, Township 125 (New Prairie), Range 40, Pope County, Minnesota.

o Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held to receive comments regarding the application for relief from the residential structure density standard.

o Variance hearing on the application by Jeremy Litwiller, if granted would grant applicant relief from the minimum setback standard of 225 feet from the road centerline in a Non-Intensive Agriculture (A-1) zoning district per Section 6.5.C of the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance. Parcel is described as being located in: Part of the Southwest Quarter (SW¼) of the Southeast Quarter (SE¼), Section 19, Township 125 (New Prairie), Range 40, Pope County, Minnesota.

o Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held to receive comments regarding the application for relief from the road centerline setback.

o Variance hearing on the application by David and Pamela Foster, if granted would allow applicant to locate accessory structure at less than the minimum setback standards of forty (40) feet from the road right-of-way and ten (10) feet from the side yard line in a Shoreland-General Development (S-GD) zoning district per Section 4.2.4.G. and 4.2.4.D respectively of the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance. Parcel is described as being located in: Part of Government Lot 1, Section 36, Township 125 (White Bear Lake), Range 39, Pope County, Minnesota.

o Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held to receive comments regarding the application for relief from the road right-of-way and side yard line setbacks.

Public participation by interested parties and citizens will include an opportunity to:

1) submit written concerns and comment prior to the scheduled meeting; All such communications will be shared with the Board of Adjustment prior to or during the meeting;

2) submit concerns and comments via Pope County’s Public Comment web map (https://popecounty.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=22a203912a864a77b4cdabe672e35e3f);

3) to review the staff prepared report via Pope County website;

4) observe and/or participate in the proceedings of the Board of Adjustment meeting.

FOR LEGAL PUBLICATION 

David J. Green, Director

Pope County Land 

& Resource Management

May 9