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County board approves multiple plats and land‑use map amendments; one commissioner recuses
Summary
The board approved final plats for Leffler Acres and Axel's Land, preliminarily approved Axel's Land earlier, and granted land-use map amendments to allow commercial storage and residential rezoning; one commissioner recused from a family-related item and another abstained on one vote.
Crow Wing County approved several planning items on Oct. 14, including the final plat for Leffler Acres (personal ID 53040576, Section 4, Center Township) and both a preliminary and final plat for Axel's Land (parcel 88310577). Planning staff said the planning commission and the Board of Adjustment had held public hearings and recommended approval; the board moved, seconded and approved the items by voice vote.
The board also approved land-use map amendments. One request (parcel 77190503 in Mission Township) was amended from Shoreland and rural residential 2.5 to commercial to allow a commercial storage facility and outdoor storage; Mission Township sent a letter of support and the planning commission recommended unanimous approval. A separate amendment (approximately 80 acres in Saint Matthias Township) to reclassify agricultural-forestry land to rural residential 5 was approved after staff presented findings and a public hearing record. A later item prompted the chair’s recusal for a family relationship; the item passed with one recorded abstention. Planning staff summarized application findings and recommended approval as submitted.
