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Council deadlocks on Oak Grove subdivision variance, then tables decision for next meeting
Summary
Council members split on a variance request for a Jarvaro Street subdivision redesign after DNR Shoreland feedback altered lot layouts; initial motion to deny produced a 2-2 split and the council subsequently voted to table the matter for two weeks pending additional materials from the applicant.
The Oak Grove City Council took up Resolution 2025-101 on July 14, a request to deny a variance for a proposed subdivision redesign on property in the Jarvaro Street area. The request stems from a developers revised plat that added a short cul-de-sac in the northern corner after Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) shoreland and ordinary high-water-line analysis changed required building setbacks for several lots.
Applicant Jerry Bauer addressed the council and said the configuration required by DNR setback findings reduced the number of lots he could previously show on the preliminary plat. Bauer and his representatives told the council they had explored connecting the development to a south-side right-of-way in previous designs but that a prior…
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