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County grants BENCO Electric conditional-use permit to expand Elmore Township substation
Summary
Faribault County granted BENCO Electric Company a Conditional Use Permit to replace and expand an existing substation in Elmore Township, with conditions requiring national/state electrical guidelines, county zoning compliance, a zoning permit before construction, and biennial reviews.
The Faribault County Board on March 17 approved Resolution 26-PZ01-13, granting BENCO Electric Company a Conditional Use Permit to replace and expand a substation located in Elmore Township (A-2 General Agricultural District).
The resolution records the board’s findings under the county zoning ordinance and lists ten findings (environmental impacts, traffic, utilities, property values, etc.) supporting the CUP. The board attached four specific conditions: compliance with national and state electrical guidelines, adherence to Faribault County zoning ordinances, obtaining a zoning permit prior to construction, and a CUP review every two years by county staff.
The permit specifies the project’s legal description in Section 5, Township 101 North, Range 27 West, and limits county approval to the conditions recorded; no construction permit was issued during the meeting. Planning staff recommended approval based on the Planning Commission’s findings and conditions recorded in the resolution.
