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Planning Commission recommends rezoning of Breezewood Road parcel to allow one additional house
Summary
The commission recommended rezoning roughly 1 acre of a 6.64‑acre parcel on Breezewood Road from R‑5 to R‑1 so owners Barry and Tammy (self‑identified at the hearing) can create one additional residential lot; commissioners limited the recommendation to a single R‑1 split to avoid creating multiple building entitlements.
The Stearns County Planning Commission on Dec. 19 recommended that the County Board rezone about 1 acre of a parcel at 31238 Breezewood Road from Residential‑5 to Residential‑1 to allow an additional buildable lot, a decision the applicants said would meet their objective of creating one additional home site.
Staff described the request as a rezoning of roughly 6.64 acres from R‑5 to R‑1 that, in theory, could allow greater density under R‑1 rules; the applicants told the commission their intent was to split the parcel into two lots (their existing home plus one new lot), not to pursue the full density R‑1 would technically permit. On site visits commissioners observed an existing building site and discussed access points from Breezewood Road.
Commissioners raised concerns that rezoning the entire parcel to R‑1 would create multiple additional building entitlements that could be transferred or sold in the future. In response, staff and the applicants discussed the option of split zoning so that only the area where the house would be built becomes R‑1 while the remainder remains R‑5. The applicants said they preferred the split‑zoning compromise and described an L‑shaped parcel area they would likely designate for R‑1.
Commissioner Jason Wiederman moved to recommend rezoning approximately 1 acre of the parcel to R‑1 and leave the remaining acreage R‑5; the motion was seconded and carried on an affirmative voice vote. Commissioners said any future platting or additional development would require separate plat and subdivision approvals and would remain subject to zoning and subdivision standards.
