NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARINGS

-AS AMENDED-

This is to notify the public that the meeting of the Pope County Planning Advisory Commission (PAC) will take place on Thursday, July 28th, 2022 beginning at or about 6:00 pm or shortly thereafter in the Pope County Courthouse to consider the following agenda items:  

• Review minutes from June 23rd, 2022 PAC regular meeting.

• Review minutes from July 14th, 2022 PAC special meeting/public hearing.

• Old Business

1. Proposed Ordinance Amendment: Section 10.3.6 Non-Confinement Feeding Areas. The Planning Advisory Commission will take action, in the form of a recommendation, for a proposed amendment to the text of section 10.3.6 of the zoning ordinance.  The proposed amendment would affect permitting duration, application submittals and performance standards.

• New Business

1. Interim Use hearing on the application by LeAnn Chlian, if granted would allow applicant to locate recreational vehicle for intermittent use for more than 90 days in a Shoreland-General Development (S-GD) zoning district per Section 10.15.B.3 of the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance. Parcel is described as: Lot 36, Bass Beach, Section 19, Township 125 (Minnewaska), Range 38, Pope County, Minnesota.

2. Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held to receive comments regarding the interim use permit application to locate a recreational vehicle for more than 90 days.

3. Conditional Use hearing on the application by Gary Koubsky, if granted would allow applicant to construct an accessory structure greater than 1100 square feet with sidewalls greater than 12 feet in a Residential (R) zoning district per Section 5.6.1.A.1 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 34, Township 125 (Glenwood), Range 38, Pope County, Minnesota.

4. Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held to receive comments regarding the conditional use permit application to construct an accessory structure greater than 1100 square feet with sidewalls greater than 12 feet.

5. Interim Use hearing on the application by Hancock Concrete Glenwood Pit, if granted would allow applicant to expand an existing aggregate (gravel) mining operation in a Non-Intensive Agriculture (A-1) zoning district per section 6.4.C. and 10.2 of the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance. Parcel is described as being located in: Part of the East Half (E½) of the Southwest Quarter (SW¼), Section 5, Township 125 (Glenwood), Range 37, Pope County, Minnesota.

6. Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held to receive comments regarding the expansion of an existing gravel mine.

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

July 18