NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
Public Notice | Published on June 13, 2022 at 1:12pm CDT
This is to notify the public that the regular meeting of the Pope County Board of Adjustment will take place on Thursday, June 23rd, 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 May 26th, 2022 BOA meeting.
• New Business
o Variance hearing on the application by Pete and Kathy Meyer, if granted would allow applicants to locate a porch at less than the minimum setback standard to the Ordinary High Water Level in a Shoreland-Recreational Development (S-RD) zoning district per Section 4.3.4.A of the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance. Parcel is described as: Lot 21 of Winkels Acorn Ridge, Section 25, Township 126 (Leven), Range 37, Pope County, Minnesota.
o Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held to receive comments regarding the application for relief from the OHWL setback.
o Variance hearing on the application by Kenneth & Janice Hinz, if granted would allow applicants to locate a recreational vehicle (RV) at approximately 125 feet from the Ordinary High Water Level in a Shoreland-Natural Environment (S-NE) zoning district where 200 feet is the required minimum setback per Section 4.4.4.A and 4.6.5.A.1 of the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance. Parcel is described as: Lot 5, Block 1, West Marlu Estates, Section 27, Township 125 (Glenwood), Range 37, Pope County, Minnesota.
o Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held to receive comments regarding the application for relief from the OHWL setback.
o Variance hearing on the application by Dale Steffenson, if granted would allow applicant to locate a residential structure at approximately 100 feet from the Ordinary High Water Level in a Shoreland-Natural Environment (S-NE) zoning district where 200 feet is the required minimum setback per Section 4.4.4.A of the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance. Parcel is described as being located in: Part of Government Lot 3, Section 21, Township 123 (Gilchrist), Range 37, Pope County, Minnesota.
o Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held to receive comments regarding the application for relief from the OHWL setback.
o Variance hearing on the application by Gateway Construction & Concrete Inc. on behalf of Brian & Therese Walker, if granted would allow applicants to locate a residential structure addition at less than the minimum setback standard of forty (40) feet from the road right-of-way in a Shoreland-Recreational Development (S-RD) zoning district per Section 4.3.4.G of the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance. Parcel is described as: Lot 5, Block 2, First Addition to Lonesome Point, Section 16, Township 125 (Minnewaska), Range 38, 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 setback.
o Variance hearing on the application by Jason Gullickson, if granted would allow applicant to locate a detached garage at less than the minimum setback standard of one hundred (100) feet from the road centerline in a Non-Intensive Agriculture (A-1) zoning district per Section 6.6.D of the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance. Parcel is described as being located in: Part of the Northwest Quarter (NW¼) of the Northeast Quarter (NE¼), Section 34, Township 125 (Glenwood), Range 37, 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 Theodore and Konstance Hill, 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 the Northeast Quarter (NE¼) of the Southeast Quarter (SE¼), Section 25, Township 124 (Blue Mounds), Range 39, 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.
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
June 13
