Northern Hills Farms, LTD
conditional use hearing July 28
Notice of Public Hearing for Conditional Use Permit
Northern Hills Farms, LTD
Pursuant to the Rock County Zoning Ordinance, notice is hereby given by the Rock County Planning and Zoning Commission that a public hearing will be held at the Rock County Law Enforcement Center located at 1000 North Blue Mound Avenue, Luverne, Minnesota at 7:10 p.m., Monday, July 28, 2025. The purpose of this hearing is to rule on the application for Conditional Use Permit for the following:
Applicant &
Property Owner: Northern Hills Farms, LTD
Location: 25 ac. tract in the NW 1/4 of Section 16 of Martin Township
T101N, R 46W, Rock County, Minnesota
Conditional Use: Expansion and operation of an existing feedlot to more than 1000
Animal Units
Zoning District: A-2, General Agriculture
The conditional use permit is for the expansion of an existing feedlot on the property described above. The existing feedlot consists of open lots with a solids settling basin and vegetated infiltration area below the lots for runoff control and total containment holding 930 head of finishing cattle. The total capacity of the existing feedlot is 930 animal units.
In addition to the open lots holding 930 head of finishing cattle, the proposed expansion shall consist of a total confinement cattle finishing barn with bedding pack to hold 960 head of finishing cattle, a feed storage area with a vegetated infiltration area for runoff effluent, and a dry manure stacking area and vegetated infiltration area.
After the expansion, the site will house 1890 head of finishing cattle at 1.0 animal unit per head of finishing cattle for a total permitted capacity of 1890 animal units.
All persons interested may appear at said time and place, or submit views in writing to the Rock County Land Management Office at 311 West Gabrielson Road by 4:00 p.m., July 28th, 2025.
Dated: July 17, 2025
By Order of the Rock County Planning and Zoning Commission
Eric Hartman, Zoning Administrator
311 W. Gabrielson Road
Luverne, MN 56156
507-283-8862
(07-17, 07-24)
