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Clay County Board of Adjustment grants Northern Improvement variance to mine closer to County Road 26
Summary
The Clay County Board of Adjustment approved a variance allowing Northern Improvement Company to locate mining operations closer than the 200-foot road right-of-way setback on County Road 26, with conditions including no stockpiling inside the 200-foot buffer and requirements for reclamation.
The Clay County Board of Adjustment voted to approve a variance for Northern Improvement Company to reduce the mining setback from the County Road 26 right-of-way, allowing mining as close as 43 feet from the right-of-way, provided conditions intended to limit impacts on the roadway and require reclamation.
Staff member Matt described the request as an application to reduce the extractive-use setback on Parcel ID 27.002.0100 in the fractional north half of the northeast quarter of Section 2, Township 140 Range 46 West (Spring Prairie Township). Matt said the county’s development code normally requires a 200-foot setback for structures, storage of excavated materials and excavation edges from existing roads and highways, and that the applicant requested a reduction to…
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