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Commission narrowly recommends Jones rezoning near Lake Moriah despite comp‑plan concerns
Summary
Stearns County planners recommended forwarding Carol and Clark Jones’s request to rezone 40.5 acres (AG‑40 to R‑10) near Lake Moriah to the County Board by a 3–2 vote after debate about shoreline overlay, rural character and spot zoning; the LISA score was 39.05 and Linden Township recommended approval.
The Stearns County Planning Commission voted 3–2 to recommend that the County Board consider rezoning roughly 40.5 acres owned by Carol and Clark Jones from AG‑40 to R‑10 in Linden Township, a property that abuts Crooked Lake and Lake Moriah and lies in a shoreland overlay.
Staff said the property is wooded with wetlands, currently has one home and that if the entire…
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