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Board denies Schafer’s variance to build 30-by-30 accessory structure near Knauss Lake
Summary
The Board of Adjustment denied a variance request to allow a 30-by-30 accessory structure 66.19 feet from Knauss Lake (100-foot requirement) and to exceed the county’s 900-square-foot accessory limit, citing water-resource and neighborhood character concerns.
The Stearns County Board of Adjustment denied a variance request from Alexander Schafer that would have permitted a 30-by-30 detached accessory structure at 66.19 feet from the ordinary high-water level of Knauss Lake and allowed the property to exceed the county's 900-square-foot maximum accessory building area.
Environmental Services staff told the board the lot is 12,472 square feet (0.29 acres) in R-1 zoning, a riparian parcel on Knauss Lake (a recreational-development lake listed for excessive nutrients). The county’s lake-setback standard for…
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