Environmental staff briefs board on how ‘bluffs’ are defined and why the county restricts development
Senior environmental specialist Nick Newman gave a technical briefing on the county’s bluff standard, explaining the measurements used to identify bluffs, the rationale for setbacks and the environmental risks that motivate stricter local rules than the state baseline.
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Nick Newman, senior environmental specialist with Stearns County Environmental Services, presented a training for the Board of Adjustment explaining how the county determines bluff areas, why bluffs matter for shoreline protection, and how the county’s standard differs from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) methodology.
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