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Rushford planning staff issues Kolb home permit amid bluff-protection review; commission discusses parcel splits and driveway rules
Summary
Planning and Zoning Administrator Jon Pettit reported issuing a permit for a new home at 41705 State Highway 30 after receiving a G-Cubed survey showing buildable areas; work cannot begin until the permit fee is paid and a Fillmore County septic number is provided. Commissioners also discussed parcel splits and whether blacktopping a driveway requires a permit.
Planning and Zoning Administrator Jon Pettit reported the commission issued a permit for a new home at 41705 State Highway 30 but said work cannot begin until the property owner pays the permit fee and provides a Fillmore County septic-system number. Pettit said Beacon mapping initially flagged the site as being in bluff protection, and Fillmore County recommended the owner hire a surveyor to determine whether buildable areas exist.
The permit was issued after the estate broker, Chad Garteski of Weiss Realty, provided a G-Cubed survey showing portions of the lot outside bluff protection. Pettit said staff informed the owner that the existing house must be torn down before new construction begins.
The permit development prompted broader questions about land division and routine improvements. Commissioner Gordon Johnson raised whether blacktopping a driveway requires a permit; Pettit said, "I have never written a permit to blacktop a driveway," and noted that replacing a driveway with concrete would likely trigger a permit requirement. The commission did not adopt a new rule at the meeting.
Pettit also described an inquiry from Chad Garteski proposing to split parcels 05.0117.000 and 05.0112.000 into three parcels with a shared-driveway easement for two of them. Pettit said splitting may be permissible but warned that if buyers plan to build on the newly created parcels the situation could constitute a subdivision under CRV ordinances and would require compliance with subdivision rules.
The meeting began with routine procedural votes: the agenda and the April 21 minutes were each approved on motions by Commissioner Hamilton Petersen, seconded by Commissioner Gordon Johnson. A motion to adjourn was made by Commissioner Gordon Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton Petersen, and the meeting ended at 6:32 p.m.
The Planning and Zoning Commission did not reach a formal, written policy on driveway paving or parcel-split notification; Pettit said staff will continue to follow up with Fillmore County and property owners on surveys, septic records and permitting steps.
