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Wabasha County board approves Sam Myers' variance to build lakeside cabin in bluff impact zone
Summary
On Feb. 11, 2020 the Wabasha County Board of Adjustment granted a variance allowing Sam Myers to build a 16-by-24-foot single‑story cabin and 12-by-16-foot deck near Prichard Lake, subject to three conditions including a 25% impervious surface limit.
Bob Walkes, chair of the Wabasha County Board of Adjustment, presided over a public hearing Feb. 11, 2020 in which the board approved a variance requested by Sam Myers to build a cabin near Prichard Lake.
The board voted to allow variances from Chapters 7.06(2), 11.02(2) and 13.07(2)(b) of the Wabasha County Zoning Ordinance to permit construction inside a bluff impact zone, within 15 feet of a property line and within 100 feet of Prichard Lake on parcel R10.00031.54 in the Town of Minneiska (59747 128th Ave.). The approval was made on a motion by Ken Jacob, seconded by Gayle Gillespie; the minutes record the motion as carried but do not include a roll‑call tally.
The approval covers construction of a 16-by-24-foot single‑story cabin (no basement or second story) and a 12-by-16-foot deck without a roof. The board imposed three explicit conditions: the variance applies only to the specified 16'x24' cabin and 12'x16' roofless deck; the landowner must comply with all representations made in the application; and no more than 25% of the lot may be covered by impervious surfaces.
The board opened and closed a public hearing on the application before making its decision; the minutes record motions to open the hearing (moved by Gayle Gillespie, seconded by Ken Jacob) and to close the hearing and go to findings (moved by Ken Jacob, seconded by Gayle Gillespie). The minutes do not report any public testimony text or a roll‑call vote tally for the final approval, only that the motion carried.
The variance affects a property adjacent to Prichard Lake in Wabasha County and is recorded under parcel R10.00031.54. Any future changes that exceed the approved scope (for example, adding a second story or basement) would require further review under the Wabasha County Zoning Ordinance.
