NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARINGS

This is to notify the public that the meeting of the Pope County Planning Advisory Commission (PAC) will take place on Thursday, January 26th, 2023 beginning at or about 6:00 pm or shortly thereafter in the Pope County Courthouse to consider the following agenda items:  

• Annual Organizational Meeting

• Review meeting minutes from November 17th, 2022 PAC meeting.

• New Business

o Conditional Use hearing on the application by Todd & Lisa Sloneker, if granted would allow applicants to locate a non-farm residence in a Non-Intensive Agriculture (A-1) zoning district per section 6.3.K. of the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance. Parcel is described as being located in: Part of the Southwest Quarter (SW¼) of the Southwest Quarter (SW¼), Section 22, Township 125 (White Bear Lake), Range 39, Pope County, Minnesota.

o Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held to receive comments regarding the location of a non-farm residence.

o Discussion of Proposed Ordinance Amendments:

a. Floodplain Management Ordinance

b. Solid Waste Ordinance(s)

c. Land Use Controls Ordinance:

i. Section 2.2: Definitions

ii. Section 10.8: Guest Cottage & Guest Quarters

iii. Section 10.24: Stormwater Management

iv. Section (TBD): CBD Retail Sales

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 Planning Advisory Commission 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) review the staff prepared report via Pope County website;

4) observe and/or participate in the proceedings of the Planning Advisory Commission meeting.

FOR LEGAL PUBLICATION

David J. Green, Director

Pope County Land & Resource 

Management

Jan. 16