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APPLICATION FOR VARIANCE
FROM
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINNESOTA II %noReceipt No.
Application Fee $
(218) 589-8873FrancisJ.Belcourt _ Phone:Owner:MiddleFirstLast Name
56515Route #1 Box 57A MNBattle Lake
Zip No.StateCityStreet & No.
56-390 RDLongLake ClassLake NameLake No.
131 St. Olaf241Twp. NameRangeSec.Twp.
Legal Description:
Government Lot 4, Except Tracts.
*Fire No. or Lake ID It22.22 Acres
*Directions to property: Property just west of public access on north shore of Long Lake
(but road running through property is dead end and does not permit access to public access).
Parcel Number 54-000-02-0014-000
VARIANCE REQUESTED IS:
In 1986 11 lots were surveyed out on the north shore of Long Lake (two of which are backlots)
Each lot is at least 2.5 acres as shown on the attached drawing. Three of the lots were
conveyed and recorded prior to the effective date of the new ordinance (June 12th, 1995).
The lots which have been sold are identified on the attached drawing as lots 3, 4, and 5.
Lot 6 was presented for recording after the effective date of the new ordinance. The
Subdivision Controls Ordinance requires that subdivisions created by metes and bounds
descriptions, within the shoreland area, must be at least 5 acres. Rec^uesting a variance
to allow the conveyance of the remaining parcel as surveyed in 1986 by metes and bounds
descriptions. Each parcel would be considered a buildable lot. The parcels to be covered
by this variance rec^uest are identified on the attached drawing as parcels 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9,
10, and 111 Each parcel is at least 2.5 acres. The road as shown on the attached drawing
has been built and is being maintained by the township.
Please note that a map and a legal description for each proposed parcel Lot numbers referenced above are on the attached drawing.
is attached.
In order to properly evaluate the situation, please provide as much supplementary information as possible, such as: maps, plans,
information about surrounding property, etc. APPLICANT SHALL BE PRESENT AT THE SCHEDULED HEARING.
I understand that I have applied for a variance from the requirements of the Shoreland Management Ordinance of Otter Tail
County.
27thJune 95Application dated 19 . X
Signature Of Applicant
95August 3rd,^ MDate of hearing:Time:19
MOTION AS FOLLOWS:
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Chairman
Otter Tail County Board of Adjustment
NOYESPermit(s) from Land & Resource Manag^ent required:
mailed copy of Application to Applicant.(Date/Initial)
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4' ''Motion was made by Craig Anderson, seconded by Cecil Feraiing and unan'i'mdu.siy carried, to
approve the following: I'w ) the recording of the parcel identifietJ^as^Lo'^-S, on the above
referenced surveyor's drawing, under the conditions and provisions of the pre June 12th,
1995, Subdivision Controls Ordinance, 2.) the combination of the parcels identified as Lots
7 and 8, on the above referenced surveyor's drawing, with the conditions that a private
easement for the owner(s) of the island can be maintained on the combined Lots 7 and 8 for
access purposes and when this tract is conveyed the drawing requirements of the June 12th,
1995, SubdivisicmfCon.t£ols/Qi?di'Jiance must be met at the tinveCZ^p^. reCo'rdij?gv /and 3. ) the
conveyance of the parcels identified as Lots 1, 2, 9, 10, and-’ll, "on the above referenced
surveyor's drawirigi' as^gepi^r^fte'^itrabtS;^with the condition that the drawJTng requirements of
the June 12th, 1S95, ;^Subdi^isiqn Controls Ordinance must be met at/the ;tijjje of recording.It was noted that Lot 6 hdd'beeii presented for recording on the l^^h 'of JuhW;’'^1995, and
that the document was dated prior to the effective date (June 12th, 1995) of the revised
ordinance and that the recording should be permitted since it was very evident that the
transaction was in process during the transition to the revised ordinance,
noted that many of the other lots were in various stages of being conveyed and with the
exception of Lot 7, which must be combined with Lot 8 because of the significant amount of
low wet areas, all of the other lots should be allowed to be recorded as individual lots.
The timing of the new ordinance and the impact of the ordinance on the Belcourts was given
significant consideration by the Board in making their decision.
It was further
Or
Office of County Recorder
County of Otter Tail
1 hereby Ciftily (list the within instrument was tiled lor/ecofcl in tliia offico on the 1^ dav of
and wasply Micfo'ilmeij as
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County RacordS
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