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Board approves oversized guest cottage on century farm with condition to remove existing dwelling when vacated
Summary
Stearns County approved a request to build a 37-by-42-foot guest cottage (exceeding the 700-square-foot shoreland limit) on a Millwood Township parcel, conditioned on removing the existing older dwelling within 90 days after that dwelling is no longer occupied.
The Stearns County Board of Adjustment approved a variance allowing Irvin and Carol Herdering to construct a 37-by-42-foot guest cottage on a 12.4-acre property in Millwood Township within the Shoreland Overlay of Long Lake; the request exceeded the ordinance limit for guest cottages in area (700 square feet) and height (15 feet) but the board approved the larger cottage with a condition.
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