NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING This is to notify the public that the regular meeting of the Pope County Board of Adjustment will take place on Thursday, May 28th, 2026 beginning at or about 6:00 pm or shortly thereafter in the Pope County Courthouse, 3rd Floor Board Room, to consider the following agenda items:• Review meeting minutes from April 23rd, 2026 BOA meeting• Old Businesso Variance hearing on the application by Steven Amiot (VAR-26-007, Parcel#09-0627-600) if granted would allow applicant relief from the non-conforming structure standard in a Shoreland-Recreational Development (S-RD) zoning district per section 10.16.4 of the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance. Parcel is described as: Lots 4 and 5 of Reents Resort and part of Lot 3 of County Auditor Subdivision #12, Section 2, Township 125 (Glenwood), Range 37, Pope County, Minnesota.o Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held to receive comments regarding the application for relief from the non-conforming structure standard.• New Businesso Variance hearing on the application by Stryhn LLC on behalf of Steve and Lisa Nelson (VAR-26-008, Parcel#07-0361-600), if granted would allow applicants relief from the impervious surface coverage standard of 25% in a Shoreland-General Development (S-GD) zoning district per section 10.10 and 10.24 of the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance. Parcel is described as: Lot 4, S. L. Gaarder’s First Subdivision, Section 25, Township 125 (White Bear Lake), Range 39, Pope County, Minnesota.o Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held to receive comments regarding the application for relief from the impervious surface coverage standard.o Variance hearing on the application by Donald Steffen (VAR-26-009, Parcel#09-0102-000, 09-0794-001, 09-1219-000), if granted would allow applicant relief from the non-conforming structure standard in a Shoreland-General Development (S-GD) zoning district per section 4.2.4.A and 4.6.5.A.1 of the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance. Parcels are described as: Part of Government Lot 1, part of Lot 13 of Canal Cove, and Lot 41, Block 1 of First Addition to Gandrud Beach, Section 26, Township 125 (Glenwood), Range 38, Pope County, Minnesota.o Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held to receive comments regarding the application for relief from the non-conforming structure standard.o Variance hearing on the application by Donald Steffen (VAR-26-010, Parcel#09-0102-000, 09-0794-001, 09-1219-000), if granted would allow applicant relief from the road right-of-way setback standard in a Shoreland-General Development (S-GD) zoning district per section 4.2.4.F and 4.6.5.A.3 the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance. Parcels are described as: Part of Government Lot 1, part of Lot 13 of Canal Cove, and Lot 41, Block 1 of First Addition to Gandrud Beach, Section 26, Township 125 (Glenwood), Range 38, Pope County, Minnesota.o Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held to receive comments regarding the application for relief from the road right-of-way setback standard.o Variance hearing on the application by Kayla & Joshua Geister (VAR-26-011, Parcel#07-0075-002), if granted would allow applicants relief from the non-farm residential density standard in an Agriculture Protection (A-2) zoning district per section 7.3.K the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance. Parcel is described as being located in: Part of the Southeast Quarter (SE¼) of the Northeast Quarter (NE¼), Section 12, Township 125 (White Bear Lake), Range 39, Pope County, Minnesota.o Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held to receive comments regarding the application for relief from the non-farm residential density standard.Public participation by interested parties and citizens will include an opportunity to:1) submit written concerns and comment prior to the scheduled meeting. All such communications will be shared with the Board of Adjustment prior to or during the meeting;2) submit concerns and comments via Pope County’s Public Comment web map, go to https://www.popecountymn.gov, at the top of the page hover over Government, then under Board of Adjustment/Planning Advisory Commission, select Submit a Public Comment or type in the following link to access the Public Comment web map: (https://popecounty.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=22a203912a864a77b4cdabe672e35e3f) 3) review the staff prepared report via Pope County website;4) observe and/or participate by providing verbal comments in the Public Hearing portion of the Board of Adjustment meeting.Notices of Decision will be posted online, shortly after decision making, at the following Pope County webpage: https://www.popecountymn.gov/land-resource-management/boa-pac-notices-of-decision/ FOR LEGAL PUBLICATIONJessica Hill, Deputy Land & Resource Director / Zoning AdministratorPope County Land & Resource ManagementMay 11
