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Board approves conditional permits for trailer storage/scrap with cleanup conditions; reduces Prairie Lake extraction limit
Summary
The board approved a conditional‑use permit for a trailer‑storage/transportation business with added conditions (3‑year permit, 18‑month review, no burning, cleanup of existing scrap/tire pile), concurred on a therapy and wellness center CUP, and amended Prairie Lake extraction allowances from 350,000 to 50,000 cubic yards while agreeing to monitor on‑site stockpiles.
The Becker County Board approved multiple land‑use actions after extended public comment and planning‑staff review.
Contested conditional‑use permit: The board concurred with the planning commission and approved a conditional‑use permit allowing temporary storage and transportation of mobile homes/structures on a rural parcel owned by John and Jenna Barry, but added several conditions requested by commissioners and neighbors. Key conditions are: a three‑year time limit on the permit with an 18‑month review; removal of the existing scrap pile (including tires) within a defined timeline; no open burning of demo materials; no additional removal of screening trees that currently obscure the site; and compliance with county demolition and shoreland rules. Planning staff and commissioners said the permit is to be monitored and can be pulled if conditions are violated; the board recorded the vote as 4 in favor, 1 opposed.
Therapy and wellness center: The board also concurred with planning to approve a conditional‑use permit for a therapy and wellness center at another rural site; commissioners imposed a parking provision to prevent parking on the county road and confirmed the site has adequate on‑site parking in the application.
Prairie Lake mining amendment: The board approved an amendment reducing previously approved material extraction from 350,000 cubic yards to 50,000 cubic yards for a specified 20‑acre area, and removed the earlier berm requirement. Neighbors asked staff to verify an existing topsoil stockpile (estimated in the packet at ~10,000 cubic yards) and raised concerns about truck numbers, dust and noise. Commissioners asked planning/highway staff to monitor volumes and consider a survey/aerial measure to confirm compliance with the 50,000‑cubic‑yard limit.
Planning staff will monitor compliance with the CUP and the mining amendment; the board directed follow‑up inspections and reminded applicants that permits can be revoked if conditions are not met.
