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Planning Commission affirms staff denial of building permit for Delta Bay lot after historical restriction review
Summary
The commission on Nov. 19 upheld a staff decision that Lot 12, Block 2 of First Edition to Delta Bay is not buildable, citing county board minutes from 1971 that restricted Block 2 lots to access purposes; the appellant contested reliance on meeting minutes and plans to pursue further remedies.
The Crow Wing County Planning Commission affirmed staff’s denial of a building permit Nov. 19 for Lot 12, Block 2 of First Edition to Delta Bay (PID 7212505), concluding the historical record supports the county’s position that lots in Block 2 were designated strictly for channel/access purposes and not for building.
Land Services staff described the recorded plat language and county board minutes from June 1971 that specify lots in Block 2 extend to the shore "subject to flowage rights and other reservations or restrictions of record," and cited contemporaneous county board minutes stating the lots were intended for access only. Staff also said much of the parcel lies in the flood…
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