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Pine County adopts broad zoning, septic and shoreland ordinance package
Summary
The Pine County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt Ordinance 2025‑11 after a staff presentation and public hearing that changed zoning, septic and shoreland rules, including standardizing short‑term rental permitting and clarifying density zoning where parcels cross 40‑acre lines.
The Pine County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt Ordinance 2025-11 amending the County Zoning Ordinance, the Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems Ordinance and the Shoreland Management Ordinance following a staff presentation and a public hearing.
County Auditor‑Treasurer Kelly Schroeder told the board the package bundles three separate ordinance updates and that the zoning board reviewed the changes and recommended them to the county board on Jan. 23. "The zoning board reviewed all of these changes and recommended them to the county board on January 23," Schroeder said during her presentation.
Schroeder said the changes aim to align overlapping rules, reduce duplication between shoreland and non‑shoreland rules, and clarify how the county will treat several recurring permitting questions. Key changes adopted include:
- Short‑term rentals: The county redefines and standardizes terminology to match shoreland language, making short‑term rentals an administratively permitted use in nonshoreland zoning areas rather than an interim use that required a public hearing. Schroeder said the…
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