Legal Notice
Notice of Public Hearing
Stearns County Board of Adjustment
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:
A request from Kelvin Olson, South Haven, Minn., from Sections 5.1.2C., 6.2.1G. & 10.2.11A. of the Stearns County Land Use and Zoning Ordinance #439, to leave as constructed a 268-sq. ft. deck ahead of the established building line and a 49-sq. ft. lean-to addition both attached to the nonconforming principal structure that is partly within the Shore Impact Zone of Augusta Lake classified as Recreational Development. To construct a 20-foot by
24-foot (480-sq. ft.) detached accessory structure that is less than 10 feet from the principal structure and less than 100 feet from the Ordinary High-Water Level of Augusta Lake. Also, to construct an 8-foot by 12-foot (96-sq. ft.) screen porch addition ahead of the established building line onto the principal structure that is partly within the Shore Impact Zone of Augusta Lake. Said ordinance does not allow additions or alterations ahead of the established building line onto a nonconforming structure located partly within the shore impact zone and does not allow for accessory structures less than 100 feet landward of the Ordinary High-Water Level of a lake classified Recreational Development, and less than 10 feet from the principal structure. Affected property: Lot 6 and the W 1/2 Lot 5, Block 2, Coe’s Clearwater Augusta Passage, Section 11, T121N, R28W, Fair Haven Township. Property address: 2343 Augusta Road, South Haven, Minn.
When and where is the meeting?
Date and Time: 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023.
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 Jamie Lucas at Jamie.Lucas@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 at Jamie.Lucas@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 at http://stearnscountymn.iqm2.com/Citizens/Default.aspx. 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 http://stearnscountymn.iqm2.com/Citizens/Default.aspx. 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, Aug. 31, 2023.