Black-X Farms feedlot expansion hearing set for March 20
Public NoticeClose Proximity Property Owners and Local Officials of the Rock County Planning & Zoning CommissionNotice is hereby given that the Rock County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Monday, March 20th, 2006, at the Rock County Family Services Building located at 2 Roundwind Road in Luverne, MN at 8:30 P.M. to act on the following conditional use permit application:Conditional use: Expansion of an existing feedlot over 1000 animal units.Property Owner: Blac-X Farms Legal Description: NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of section 12f in Beaver Creek Township, Rock County, Minnesota.The conditional use permit is for the expansion of an existing feedlot on the property described above. The existing feedlot will consist of 6 acres of open lots with runoff controls to house 990 head of finishing cattle. Using 1 animal unit per head, total animal units will be 990. The open lots will drain to a 2 acre storage basin. The total animal unit capacity for these lots will be 990.The proposed facility consists of 6 acres of open lots with runoff controls housing 990 head of finishing cattle. The runoff from these lots will be routed to the new storage basin. These lots have a capacity of 990 animal units. The site will have a total capacity of 1980 head of finishing cattle equaling 1980 animal units. The described property is zoned as A-2, General Agriculture. All persons interested may appear and be heard at said time and place, or submit views in writing or by representative. Dated: March 9th, 2006By Order of the Rock County Planning & Zoning CommissionEric Hartman, Zoning Administrator311 W. Gabrielson RoadLuverne, MN 56156507-283-8862(3-9, 3-16)