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Commission approves 2.57‑acre reclassification in Ponto Lake Township

Cass County Planning Commission/Board of Adjustment · April 13, 2026
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Summary

The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of Jason Smith’s request to reclassify 2.57 acres from Rural Residential 5 to Rural Residential 1; 85 notices mailed and one comment received.

The Cass County Planning Commission voted 7–0 on April 13 to recommend approval of a reclassification requested by Jason Smith affecting a 2.57‑acre parcel at 942 Logger Lane NW in Ponto Lake Township. Staff reported 85 mailed notices and one comment; the commission’s findings state no farmland will be converted and list surrounding parcel classifications. The motion was recorded as MS/P LaPorte/Woll.

The commission’s findings cite consistency with soil, vegetative, topographic, and recreational lake use considerations. The recommendation advances the application to the next county procedural step under Section 707 of the Land Use Ordinance.