Notice is hereby given that the Stearns County Board of Adjustment, in and for the County of Stearns, will conduct the following public hearings to consider variance applications:
1. To consider an after-the-fact request from Rickey and Debra Hartmann, Kimball, Minn., from Sections 9.9.9A.(1), 10.2.11 A. (1) (a) and 10.2.11 A. (2), of Stearns County Land Use and Zoning Ordinance #439 to leave as constructed a 12 foot by 12 foot (144 Sqft) deck less than 10 feet to a side property line, ahead of the building line and less than 100 feet from the OHWL of Pearl Lake. Also, to construct a dwelling addition ahead of the building line and less than 100 feet from the OHWL of Pearl Lake. Said Ordinance requires structures to be located, at a minimum, 10 feet to a side property line, behind the building line or 100 feet landward of the OHWL of a lake classified as Recreational Development. Affected property: .17 acres of Government Lot 3, Section 3, T122N, R29W, Maine Prairie Township. Property address: 9867 Eclipse Rd., Kimball, Minn.
2. To consider a request from Jeff Johnson on behalf of the Jeffrey Johnson & Lori Johnson Revocable Trust, South Haven Minn., to amend variance P-012250 to allow for the structure permitted to be 79 feet from the centerline of County Road 145 to be used as a residential dwelling. Said Variance allowed for a residential accessory structure to be 79 feet from the centerline of County Road 145. Affected property: Lot 1, Block 1 JCUBED Addition, Section 3, T 122N R27W. Property Address: 19564 County Rd. 45, Clearwater, Minn.
When and where is the meeting?
Date and Time: Thursday, July 10, 2025 – 6 p.m.
Location: Stearns County Service Center, Room 1104, 3301 County Road 138, Waite Park, MN 56387.
How do I participate?
Public Testimony: If you would like to provide public testimony, you may do so by appearing at the above hearing, you are invited to do so by attending said hearing in person or by joining virtually. To participate virtually, please contact Brian Krippner at Brian.Krippner@stearnscountymn.gov, or call (320) 656-3613 by noon on the Wednesday preceding the meeting date.
Written Testimony: You may submit written testimony by emailing Brian Krippner at Brian.Krippner@stearnscountymn.gov,
by 3 p.m. on the hearing date. Written testimony may also be mailed to the Stearns County Environmental Services Department, Service Center, 3301 County Road 138, Waite Park, MN 56387.
Comments on this public hearing are not limited to those persons receiving copies of this notice. If you know of any interested person, who for any reason has not received a copy of this notice, it would be appreciated if you would inform them of this public hearing.
Where can I view the application?
Copies of the applications can be viewed approximately one week prior to the meeting athttps://stearnscounty.civicweb.net/portal/. Action taken on this request will be available shortly after the meeting at the same website location.
What if the meeting changes?
This meeting is subject to change. Please sign up for automatic updates for this meeting at https://stearnscounty.civicweb.net/portal/. Call the Department for assistance.
Stearns County Board of Adjustment
Barrier-free status: This meeting will be accessible to the handicapped. Attempts will be made to accommodate any other individual need for special services. Please call (320) 656-3613 early so arrangements can be made.
Published in the Tri-County News Thursday, June 26, 2025.