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Board approves Butternut Point plats, denies Tip Top preliminary; land-use map amendment for Section 3 wins approval after township opposition
Summary
The board approved preliminary and final plats for Butternut Point (conservation-design conversion of a former resort), took no action on a Tip Top preliminary plat (effectively denying it), and approved a land-use map amendment changing a parcel from Ag-Forestry to Rural Residential 5 after discussion of township opposition.
Crow Wing County commissioners acted on several land-use items on April 8, approving plat applications for a former resort conversion, declining to advance another resort conversion and adopting a land-use map amendment after debate about township preferences.
Land services staff presented the preliminary and final plats for Butternut Point of 2025 (the former Butternut Point Resort). The board approved the preliminary plat, a conservation-design plat with seven individual lots and one outlot, subject to conditions recommended by the Planning Commission, including limited docking spaces and adherence to prior conditional-use requirements except where the staff-recommended amendment noted an exception. Staff said a homeowners association will manage common open space and that HOA documents must be recorded…
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