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Board approves Klopock request to build home closer to 100‑animal feedlot than ordinance allows

2530170 · February 13, 2025
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Summary

The Board granted a variance allowing a proposed dwelling at 26997 327th Street (Oak Township) to be built 360 feet from an existing feedlot registered for 258 animal units, below the ordinance 700‑foot setback requirement.

ALBANY, Minn. — The Stearns County Board of Adjustment voted Feb. 13 to approve a variance allowing applicants Joe and Carly Klopock (also referenced as Jeff and Judy Klopock in some staff materials) to build a new residence 360 feet from a neighboring registered feedlot, below the county's 700‑foot setback for feedlots registered for 100 animal units or more.

Staff summary and context

Environmental staff said the Klopock parcel lies in an A‑80 agricultural district and that both the existing home and the neighboring feedlot predate the current setback standards. Staff noted the neighboring feedlot owned by Richard and Sherry Gable…

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