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Clay County planning commission opens public hearing on consolidated Land Development Ordinance; key proposals include shoreland/floodplain updates, accessory‑d
Summary
Clay County planning staff opened a public hearing on a consolidated Land Development Ordinance that proposes updated shoreland and floodplain rules, changes to development standards and new administration and enforcement procedures.
Clay County planning staff opened a public hearing on a draft consolidated Land Development Ordinance that combines existing chapters and incorporates several substantive changes to zoning, subdivision and administration rules.
Planning staff said the draft folds previously separate renewable‑energy and other rules into the main ordinance, updates shoreland and floodplain provisions to align with Minnesota rules, and incorporates state feedlot standards. Staff recommended the county submit the amended shoreland and floodplain sections to the state for review.
Key proposed changes discussed at the hearing included removing lot‑setback averaging (a provision that currently allows an average of adjacent setbacks to determine a new setback), adding a one‑acre minimum lot area for Highway Commercial and Limited Highway Commercial districts (with exceptions for…
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