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The Pipestone County Board of Appeals recently approved a variance
allowing Gary Boverhof to build a greenhouse at the site shown here. The variance was needed because the greenhouse will not the meet setback requirement from the center line of County State Aid Highway 9.
Source: Pipestone County
The Pipestone County Board of Appeals during their Dec. 9 meeting approved two variances, allowing a greenhouse and grain bin that did not meet setback requirements.
Gary Boverhof requested the variance for a greenhouse, which will be located in the southeast quarter of Section 19 of Osborne Township. According to the application, the greenhouse will be 100 feet from the center line of County State Aid Highway 9 rather than the 125 feet required by the county’s zoning ordinance. The greenhouse will be 100 feet by 30 feet and will be located east of three existing greenhouses.
Pipestone County Zoning Administrator Kyle Krier said a variance was granted about eight years ago for one of the existing greenhouses that doesn’t meet the setback requirements. There’s also another new greenhouse being built at the site that meets the 125-foot setback requirement and does not require a variance.
No one spoke during a public hearing held to take comments on the variance request. Krier said he hadn’t heard from anyone prior to the meeting and that Pipestone County Highway Engineer Nick Bergman had no concerns.
The Pipestone County Board of Appeals recently approved a variance
allowing Spronk Brothers Real Estate to build a grain bin at the site shown here. The variance was needed because the bin will not meet
the setback requirement from the center line of 150th Avenue.
Source: Pipestone County
The Board of Appeals approved the variance with the condition that the new structure not be any closer than the existing greenhouse closest to the road.
Spronk Brothers Real Estate LLP requested a variance for a grain bin, which will be located in the northeast quarter of Section 30 of Osborne Township. Krier said the bin will be about 50 feet from the center line of 150th Avenue and the zoning ordinance requires a setback of 100 feet. Seth Spronk said a variance had been granted for an existing grain bin and another one in 2017 and the Board then gave him seven years to build the second one, but it didn’t get done within that time period. He said the 90-foot diameter bin will hold 400,000 bushels and will be located south of an existing one of the same size.
There were no comments during the public hearing regarding the variance request and Krier said he had not heard any prior to the meeting. The Board approved the variance with the condition that the new bin be no closer to the center line of the road than an existing bin to the north.