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Board grants variance for new dwelling on century farm in St. Joe Township
Summary
Stearns County approved a variance allowing Michael and Caitlin Murdes to build a 40-by-100-foot residence less than 50 feet from a side property line in the A-40 district after the board found the statutory criteria satisfied and noted century-farm context and township support.
The Stearns County Board of Adjustment approved a variance permitting Michael and Caitlin Murdes to construct a 40-by-100-foot dwelling closer than the A-40 district’s 50-foot side-yard setback on a large farm parcel in Saint Joe Township.
Staff said the applicants recently acquired the property, a large tract with a historic farmstead and that an earlier split created a 0.9-acre parcel that…
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