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Board opens hearing on septic setback variance for Cold Spring property

Stearns County board · November 14, 2025
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Summary

Stearns County staff told the board a designer recommended siting a replacement septic tank and soil absorption area close to an existing failed treatment area on a 41.7-acre parcel at 14556 Kingwood Road, a plan that would not meet the county's lake setback requirement.

Stearns County board members opened a hearing on a request from Kevin and Anna May Schrom, on behalf of the Schrome Family Trust, to construct a replacement sewage tank and soil absorption area that would not meet required lake setback distances at 14556 Kingwood Road in Cold Spring, Collegeville Township.

Staff said the property is a 41.7-acre tract in a '40' zoning district. The original septic system was designed for a mobile home and was installed in 1991; a recent compliance inspection…

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