NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

This is to notify the public that the meeting of the Pope County Planning Advisory Commission (PAC) will take place on Thursday, February 22nd, 2024 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 January 25th, 2024 PAC meeting

• Old Business

o By-Laws

• New Business

o Conditional Use hearing on the application by Jami Knoblauch, if granted would allow applicant to locate a non-farm residence in an Agriculture Protection (A-2) zoning district, 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 (NE ¼) of the Southeast Quarter (SE ¼), Section 21, 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 a non-farm residence.

o Interim Use hearing on the application by Jesse Dimond on behalf of Viking Community Solar 27 LLC, if granted would permit applicant to locate an 830-kilowatt (kW) solar garden in a Non-Intensive Agriculture (A-1) zoning district per section 6.4.G. of the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance. Parcel is described as being located in: Part of the Northeast Quarter (NE¼) of the Southwest Quarter (SW¼), Section 17, Township 125 (Glenwood), Range 37, Pope County, Minnesota.

o Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held to receive comments regarding the application for a solar garden.

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, go to https://www.popecountymn.gov, at the top of the page hover over Government, then under Board of Adjustment/Planning Advisory Commission, select Submit a Public Comment or type in the following link to access the 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

Feb. 5