NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARINGS
Public Notice | Published on June 5, 2023 at 3:11pm CDT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARINGS
This is to notify the public that the regular meeting of the Pope County Board of Adjustment will take place on Thursday, June 22nd 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 May 25th, 2023 BOA meeting.
• New Business
o Variance hearing on the application by Stryhn, LLC on behalf of Shomer Ahava, LLC, if granted would allow applicant relief from the minimum lot width standard, in a Shoreland-General Development (S-GD) zoning district per section 4.2.3. of the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance. Parcels are described as: Part of Lot 18, Shady Beach, Section 23, Township 125 (Glenwood), Range 38 and Part of Government Lot 1, Section 24, Township 125 (Glenwood), Range 38, Pope County, Minnesota.
o Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held to receive comments regarding the application for relief from the minimum lot width standard.
o Variance hearing on the application by Shawn Grossman, if granted would allow applicant to locate storage shed at a reduced setback from the top of a bluff, where 30 feet is the minimum setback standard, in a Shoreland-General Development (S-GD) zoning district per section 4.2.4.C. of the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance. Parcel is described as: Part of Lots 1 and 12, Subdivision of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 18, 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 bluff setback.
o Variance hearing on the application by Marcus & Kaley Litwiller, if granted would allow applicants relief from the reciprocal feedlot setback standard, in an Agriculture Protection (A-2) zoning district per section 7.6.E. of the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance. Parcel is described as: Part of Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 4, Township 123 (Hoff), Range 40, Pope County, Minnesota.
o Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held to receive comments regarding the application for relief from the reciprocal feedlot setback.
o Variance hearing on the application by Steve Aaberg, if granted would allow applicant to construct a non-farm residence resulting in more than one non-farm residence in the same quarter section (160 acres) in an Agriculture Protection (A-2) zoning district where one non-farm residential structure within any quarter section (160 acres) is the standard per section 7.3.K. of the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance. Parcel is described as being located in: Part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 16, 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 non-farm residence 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 5
