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Board denies Linden Lake variance for 10-foot addition 197 feet from ordinary high water
Summary
The board denied a variance request that would have allowed a 10-by-28-foot addition to a South Haven home that would have placed the new structure 197 feet from Linden Lake’s ordinary high water line, short of the 200-foot setback for a natural-environment lake.
The Stearns County Board of Adjustment denied a request from property owners Corey and Katrina Koenig to construct a 10-by-28-foot addition on a house that would sit lakeward of the existing dwelling at a recorded 197 feet from the ordinary high water line (OHWL) of Linden Lake.
Environmental services staff told the board the applicants acquired the roughly 12.13-acre property in 2022; the lot sits in an A-40 zoning district and in the Shoreland Overlay District for Linden Lake, classified as a natural-environment…
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