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Planning Commission approves variance to allow mining up to north property line at parcel 11.018.0260
Summary
The Clay County Board of Adjustment-approved variance allows a gravel mining operator to excavate to the north property line on parcel 11.018.0260 after the adjacent owner provided written consent; the commission found the request consistent with code standards and comprehensive-plan goals.
The Clay County Planning Commission heard and confirmed a variance to allow a gravel mine to operate into the north property-line setback on parcel ID 11.018.0260, the commission said, after staff and the applicant described the site, adjacent ownership and mitigation measures.
County planner Matt (last name not specified in record) told commissioners the parcel is zoned Agricultural General and Resource Protection Aggregate and has operated under a conditional-use permit granted in 2010. He said code ordinarily requires a 100-foot setback from an adjoining property line for excavation, but the adjacent landowner to the north, Jeffrey and Connie Mortensen, provided written…
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