NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARINGS
Public Notice | Published on September 11, 2023 at 2:44pm CDT
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, September 28th, 2023 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 August 24th, 2023 PAC meeting
• Old Business
o Conditional Use hearing on the application by Eric Paulson on behalf of Belgrade Cooperative Association, if granted would allow applicants to operate an agriculturally related commercial business in an Agriculture Protection (A-2) zoning district per section 7.3.O. of the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance. Parcel is described as being located in: Part of the Southwest Quarter (SW ¼) of the Southwest Quarter (SW ¼), Section 21, Township 125 (White Bear Lake), Range 39, Pope County, Minnesota.
• New Business
o Conditional Use hearing on the application by Jeremy Walker, if granted would amend the previously issued Conditional Use Permit #22161, to allow for the location of feedlot structures and activities in a Shoreland-Natural Environment (S-NE) zoning district where a feedlot had existed historically, in conformance with MN Administrative Rules, Chapter 7020, Part 7020.2005 Subpart 1.A. Parcel is described as being located in: Part of Government Lot 2, Section 12, Township 126 (Leven), Range 37, Pope County, Minnesota.
o Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held to receive comments regarding the amendment of a Conditional Use Permit.
o Conditional Use hearing on the application by Michelle and Mark Halls, if granted would allow applicants to locate a used accessory structure greater than 200 square feet in a Shoreland-Recreational Development (S-RD) zoning district per section 4.6.13.A.3 of the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance. Parcel is described as: Lot 4, Bourne’s East Shore Line Beach, Section 17, Township 123 (Gilchrist), Range 37, Pope County, Minnesota.
o Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held to receive comments regarding the location of a used accessory structure.
o Conditional Use hearing on the application by Brad Marthaler, if granted would allow applicant to locate and operate a new feedlot in a Non-Intensive Agriculture (A-1) zoning district per section 6.3.O of the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance. Parcel is described as being located in: Part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 25, Township 125 (Grove Lake), Range 36, Pope County, Minnesota.
o Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held to receive comments regarding the location of a new feedlot.
o Proposed Zoning Map Amendment: The Planning Advisory Commission will review and consider a proposed amendment to the existing zoning map. The area identified for rezoning is currently zoned as Non-Intensive Agriculture (A-1). The parcels are currently in residential use; therefore, rezoning to a Residential (R) zoning district would bring the parcels into conformance with the Land Use Controls Ordinance. Area is described as: Approximately 19.15± acres of land described as O’Larry’s Addition, Section 2, Township 125 (Minnewaska), Range 38, Pope County, Minnesota.
o Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held to receive comments regarding the proposed zoning map amendments.
o Proposed Land Use Controls Ordinance Amendments:
• Section 2.2: Definitions
• Section 4.6.2: Access Lots and Easements
• Section 4.6.13 & 5.6.1: Steel Buildings, Pole Structures and Other Dwellings
o Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held to receive comments regarding the proposed ordinance amendments.
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
Jessica Hill, Deputy Land &
Resource Director / Zoning
Administrator
Pope County Land &
Resource Management
Sept. 11
