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Commission approves Long Lake variances with added condition to move lakeside outhouse
Summary
The board approved multiple variances for a new home on South Long Lake — including lake and wetland setback reductions — and added a condition requiring an existing outhouse near the lake be relocated to a conforming location by project completion.
The commission approved variances that allow Bradley and Denise Christiansen (applicant) to build a new 2,418 sq ft home with two covered patios on South Long Lake, including reduced lake and wetland setbacks where staff and the technical evaluation panel (TEP) reviewed alternatives to minimize wetland impacts.
A commissioner praised the property's "really nice natural buffer along the lake," and a board member added a condition on the record requiring that an outhouse near the lake be moved to a conforming location no later than completion of construction. After that addition and review of five findings of fact, the board voted to approve the variances subject to the now‑five conditions and the findings in the packet.
Staff reminded the applicant that permits from Land Services are required before construction begins and that any future changes to structure size, height or location must return to the board.
