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Board approves conditional use permit for 29.7‑acre aggregate mine with conditions
Summary
Goodhue County approved a conditional use permit to allow aggregate extraction on a 29.71‑acre parcel owned by the Leslie Kilo Trust, attaching seven conditions including hours, dust control, road permits, annual registration and a reclamation financial security.
The Goodhue County Board on May 20 approved a conditional use permit (CUP) for aggregate mining on 29.71 acres of a larger farm parcel owned by the Leslie Kilo Trust, subject to conditions drafted by county staff and discussed at the Planning Advisory Commission.
County land‑use staff told commissioners the application included required submittals: a narrative addressing Article 14 of the zoning ordinance (mineral extraction), test borings, Minnesota DNR conservation planning and natural heritage reviews, a FEMA flood‑insurance map (FIRMAT) and civil engineering plans. The Planning Advisory Commission had also reviewed and the Board of Adjustment granted a variance to setback requirements from a nearby river where strict setbacks would have prevented access to mapped mineral deposits.
Staff summarized proposed conditions the Board attached to the CUP: compliance with Article 14 mining rules; compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws including shoreland and floodplain regulations; hours of operation limited to 7 a.m.–7 p.m. Monday–Friday and 7 a.m.–noon Saturdays (more restrictive than county default); permit from the road authority for any new access points; continuous roadway dust control on primary gravel routes (to be to the satisfaction of the road authority); annual submission of the county's mining site registration and reclamation plan; and an annual reclamation financial security of $522,375 (bond, letter of credit or cash escrow) to be submitted with each annual site renewal.
The planning and regulatory record, including the County's soil and test borings and DNR reviews, was incorporated into the Board's decision. A motion to approve the CUP with the staff‑recommended conditions passed by voice vote.
Staff said county staff inspect registered mining sites on a multi‑year rotation and the annual registration requirement triggers continuing compliance review. The Board directed staff to implement the conditions and to manage enforcement and annual renewals under the county's mineral extraction ordinance.
