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Isanti County approves zoning changes, rezones parcel to Business District; one commissioner recuses
Summary
After public hearings, the Isanti County Board on May 19 approved rezoning of a parcel to Business District and adopted zoning-ordinance amendments clarifying transfer-of-development-rights and definitions for cemeteries, town halls, parks and churches. No public comments were submitted for the rezoning; one commissioner recused from that vote.
The Isanti County Board of Commissioners approved multiple land-use actions and ordinance amendments during the May 19 meeting, including a rezoning of a described parcel in Section 34 (Township 36, Range 23) from Agriculture/Residential to Business District.
The board opened a public hearing at 9:30 a.m.; County Administrator Amanda Usher read the legal notice describing the parcel and the proposed zoning change. No public comment was submitted. When the board voted to adopt the rezoning motion (26/05-20), Commissioner LaRowe recused herself and abstained; the motion carried 4–0.
Separately, the board held hearings and approved amendments to the Isanti County Zoning Ordinance that clarify transfer-of-development-rights (TDR) rules, including a requirement to demonstrate a contiguous one-acre buildable area and verification of primary and secondary septic sites, and to limit wetland crossings to specified wetland types for access to sending areas. The board also approved revisions removing language that reduced development rights for cemeteries, town halls, essential services, churches and county parks and adopted statutory definitions (citing Minnesota Statutes where noted). Those ordinance amendments passed unanimously after public hearings at 9:45 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., respectively.
County Administrator Amanda Usher read the notices for each hearing; Zoning Administrator Trina Bergloff later noted that two Planning Commission items remained tabled for future consideration. The actions were recorded in motions 26/05-18 through 26/05-30.
What happens next: The zoning map and ordinance updates will be incorporated into county records and staff will apply the clarified TDR and definition rules to future land-use applications and plats.
